In this ppt mention the seed production of sesame

2. SESAME

3.  Highest yield (China) : 1234 kg/ha
 World average yield : 535 kg/ha
 Indian average yield : 413 kg/ha
 More than 85% production of sesame comes from West
Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh,
Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

4. 3. Rajasthan
District Avg. area 2009-2010 to 2011-12 (`000
ha)
Tonk 50.92
Sawai Madhopur 41.15
Jodhpur 36.58
Bhilwara 30.22
Kota 29.76
Nagaur 24.94
Bundi 24.13
Karauli 23.80
Ajmer 22.75
Jaipur 19.50
Baran 18.00
Sirohi 15.87
Dausa 13.18

5. Seed
Category
Seed (Quintals) Area required (ha)
Nucleus 0.03 0.01
Breeder 3.60 01.00
Foundation 534.00 134.00
Certified 80,000.00 20,000.00

6. Factor Standards for each class (%)
Foundation
Certified
Pure seed (minimum) 97.0 97.0
Inert matter
(maximum)
3.0 3.0
Other crop seeds
(maximum)
10/kg 20/kg
Weed seeds
10/kg 20/kg

7.  Family : Pedaliaceae
 Common name : Til, Gingeli
 Scientific name : Sesamum
indicum

8.  Origin : Probably of African origin
 Pollination : Sesame flowers contain both male
and female structures which allow them to self-
pollinate. However, sesame can be cross
pollinated by insects that carry pollen from flower
to flower. When cross-pollinated, sesame plants
yield more seed weight per plant than when self-
pollinated .
 C.N. : 2n= 32
 Somatic chromosome counts of four wild species
revealed a consistent chromosome number of 2n
= 32, which differed from that of the cultivated
sesame (2n = 26), indicating genetic variation in
chromosome counts

11. Season : Kharif in arid and
semi-arid tropics
and rabi/summer
in cooler areas
Climate : Semi arid climate of
Western India, Central,
Eastern and Southern part of
India including lower
Himalayas

12. Rajasthan Varieties

RT-46, 103, 125, 127, 346, 351
PACKAGE AND PRACTICES
State/ Situation Recommended
dose of
N:P:K (kg/ha)
Specific
recommendation
Rajasthan
Heavy soils
Light soils
20-20-0
40-25-0
For areas with less
than 350 mm rainfall
For areas with more
than 350mm rainfall

13.  The seed crop should be essentially raised
on an isolated plot to maintain seed purity.
Isolation from other plots/field of the same
crop is essential and more important than
other crops. An isolation distance of 100 m
is recommended for foundation seed and
50 m for certified seed of sesame.

14. State Season Sowing
Time
Spacing (cm)
Rajasthan Kharif Late June-
Early July
30 x 15

15. Soil:
 Sesame can be grown on a wide range of soils but
well drained light to medium textured soils are
preferred. The optimum pH range is 5.5 to 8.0,
acidic or alkaline soils are not suitable
Seed rate:
 A seed rate of 5 kg/ha is adequate to achieve the
required plant population
Sowing method:
 To facilitate easy seeding and even distribution
seed is mixed with either sand or dry soil or well
sieved farm yard manure in 1:20 ratio

16. Seed Treatment:
 For prevention of seed borne diseases, use seed
treated with Bavistin 2.0 g/kg seed
 Wherever bacterial leaf spot disease is a problem,
soak the seed for 30 minutes in 0.025% solution of
Agrimycin-100 prior to seeding

17. Weeding and Inter-culture:
 The crop is very sensitive to weed competition during the
first 20-25 days. Two weeding, one after 15-20 days of
sowing and other at 30-35 days after sowing are required
to keep the field weed free and to make moisture and
nutrients available to the crop
Irrigation:
 For good seed filling and yield, irrigations at flower
initiation and capsule formation are essentially required

18.  Crop Protection
Incidence of Antigastra and bud fly may be
managed with alternate sprays of NSKE 5% or
Quinalphos. Among new insecticides,
Thiamethoxam 0.25 g/l and Imidacloprid 0.25
ml/l proved to be effective for the management
of pod bug. Seed treatment with T. viride (4
g/kg) + soil application of T. viride 2.5 kg/ha
and neem cake 250 kg/ha was effective for
Phytophthora, Macrophomina. Solarization +
Mancozeb spray was effective to manage
Phytophthora. IDM module comprising seed
treatment with Carbendazim (1.0 g/kg) +
Thiram (2.0 g/kg) and two sprays of Mancozeb
and Endosulfan minimized the incidence of
diseases

19.  The best time of harvesting is when the leaves turn
yellow and start drooping and the bottom capsules
are lemon yellow
 Delay in harvesting may result in shattering