Economic empowerment of rural women in northern ghana through indigenous rural enterprises. It is believed that sesame is one of the oldest crops in the world, cultivated for over 4,300 years in babylon and assyria hwang, 2005. Genetic improvement of oil quality in sesame sesamum. The leaves are rich in a gummy matter and when mixed with water they form a rich bland mucilage that is used in the treatment of infant cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery, catarrh and bladder troubles. Nutritional, medicinal and industrial uses of sesame sesamum indicum l. Floral biology and pollination requirements of sesame. The emerging oilseed crop sesamum indicum enters the omics era. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 2. In direct combining, weeds can be a big problem because. Sesamum is a genus of about 20 species in the flowering plant family pedaliaceae. Nutritional, medicinal and industrial uses of sesame. There is need to know the natural diversity in oil quality to facilitate breeding, while reliable regeneration and transformation protocols need to be developed for. Although nigeria is among the major sesame sesamum indicum l. Sesamum indicum agriculturae conspectus scientificus.
While sesame seeds have been grown in tropical regions throughout the world since prehistoric times, traditional myths hold that their origins go back even further. The primary aim of sesame breeding is to improve yield as well as oil content. The plants are annual or perennial herbs with edible seeds. Sesame sesamum indicum is an annual plant, belong to pedaliaceae family 1, is a herbaceous plant cultivated for its edible seed, oil and flavorsome value.
Sesamum indicum is a flowering plant in the genus sesamum, also called benne. Ix sesame cycle descriptors sesamum indicum working paper 1. Sesame has one of the highest oil contents of any seed, which is known for. Floral biology and pollination requirements of sesame sesamum indicum l. Harvest of the non shattering varieties can be done with a combine harvester. Th e seeds, hulled or dehulled, roasted or raw are now widely used in the european and north american. It is widely naturalized in tropical regions around the world and is cultivated for its edible seeds, which grow in pods. Pdf the antibacterial activities of sesamum indicum linn. Comparative qualitative phytochemical analysis of sesamum.
Sesamum indicum and raw african locust bean parkia biglobosa on the growth responses and food. Its primary marketable products are the whole seeds, seed oil and meal. Mbabie and others published chemical composition of sesamum indicum l. Sesamum sesamum indicum is an ancient oil seed crop and grown in india from antiquity. Seeds an overview 161 ground form where they comprise the base material of tahini, a paste used as an ingredient in eastern mediterranean and middle eastern foods. Manual, university of wisconsinexension, cooperative extension. Dynamic transcriptome landscape of sesame sesamum indicum l.
The species are primarily african, with some species occurring in india, sri lanka, and china. Harvest of the non shattering varieties can be done with a combine. Pedaliaceae is one of the oldest condiments and economically important oilseed crop, containing 4060% oil and medicinally important due to presence of wide range of secondary metabolites. The seeds are yellowish white, brown, gray to black, flat pyriform 2. More interestingly, by combining comparative genomic and. Pedaliaceae une adventice recemment naturalisee en tunisie. The bestknown member of the genus is sesame, sesamum indicum syn.
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