Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is an important ancient oilseed crop with high oil content
(OC) and quality. The direct selection to improve OC of sesame (OCS) due to low heritability …

Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is one of the prehistoric oilseed crop, dates back to 3050-
3500 BC and has been cultivated from ancient times,(Bedigian and Harlan, 1986). It is …

To determine the most important traits influencing seed yield of sesame, 18 lines were
evaluated in a randomized block design with three replicates in two years during the 2013 …

ABSTRACT A field trial was conducted during 2013 to evaluate 09 genotypes variety for
genetic differences and estimates for yield and its associated characters. The experiment …

Three-hundred genotypes of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) with check variety
(Shandaweel3) were evaluated for eight important agronomic traits during three successive …

The present investigation was conducted at Arab El-Awammer Agricultural Research
Station, Assiut, Egypt during 2012, 2013 and 2014 summer seasons. Two cycles of pedigree …

Sesame growing areas in Egypt are decreasing due to low seed yield compared to the other
competitive crops in the crop rotation. The main goal in a breeding program is developing …

Breeding for early maturity is an important goal in field crops. Two cycles of pedigree
selection for days to first flower were achieved in two segregating populations of sesame …

Sesame is an important oilseed crop in Burkina Faso. However, varieties currently under
cultivation are low yielding and susceptible to biotic or abiotic stresses. In such a context, an …

A field trial was conducted during 2013 to evaluate 09 sesame genotypes (Pr-122, Pr-126,
Pr-135, Pr-147, Pr-68, Pr-24, Pr-167, Pr-70, Sehwan-II) for estimating yield and its …