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. Floral biology and pollination requirements of sesame sesamum indicum l. Comparative qualitative phytochemical analysis of sesamum. 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. The emerging oilseed crop sesamum indicum enters the omics era. The bestknown member of the genus is sesame, sesamum indicum syn. 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. Harvest of the non shattering varieties can be done with a combine harvester. Mbabie and others published chemical composition of sesamum indicum l. Harvest of the non shattering varieties can be done with a combine. 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. Sesame oil shows highest resistance to rancidity and can be used as substitute for olive oil.
Nutritional, medicinal and industrial uses of sesame. Numerous wild relatives occur in africa and a smaller number in india. Genetic improvement of oil quality in sesame sesamum. More interestingly, by combining comparative genomic and. It is widely naturalized in tropical regions around the world and is cultivated for its edible seeds, which grow in pods. Ix sesame cycle descriptors sesamum indicum working paper 1.
Although nigeria is among the major sesame sesamum indicum l. Sesamum sesamum indicum is an ancient oil seed crop and grown in india from antiquity. Floral biology and pollination requirements of sesame. The primary aim of sesame breeding is to improve yield as well as oil content. Dynamic transcriptome landscape of sesame sesamum indicum l. 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. 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. Its primary marketable products are the whole seeds, seed oil and meal. 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. Pdf the antibacterial activities of sesamum indicum linn. Pedaliaceae une adventice recemment naturalisee en tunisie. Sesamum is a genus of about 20 species in the flowering plant family pedaliaceae. Th e seeds, hulled or dehulled, roasted or raw are now widely used in the european and north american.
Sesamum indicum and raw african locust bean parkia biglobosa on the growth responses and food. We further merged the novel coding transcripts with the reference transcripts to get. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 2. In direct combining, weeds can be a big problem because. Nutritional, medicinal and industrial uses of sesame sesamum indicum l. The plants are annual or perennial herbs with edible seeds. Sesamum indicum is a flowering plant in the genus sesamum, also called benne. Sesame has one of the highest oil contents of any seed, which is known for. Economic empowerment of rural women in northern ghana through indigenous rural enterprises.