Sesame: Its uses, botany, cytogenetics, and origin

Nayar, N. M.; Mehra, K. L.

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“…It is considered as one of the most ancient oilseed crops [4], and it is cultivated in marginal lands and inclement areas under frequent droughts and/or high heat [5]. Africa accounts for more than 40% of the world's sesame seed production with…”

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Enhancing sesame production in West Africa’s Sahel: a comprehensive insight into the cultivation of this untapped crop in Senegal and Mali

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Background: West Africa's Sahel is characterized by a dry and hot climate with limited rainfall that impairs the production of several crops. Sesame is a resilient crop that is well suited to this environment. Unfortunately, there is a lack of data relative to the status of its production in West Africa. We made investigations in four major sesame-growing areas of Senegal and Mali, into the status of the crop's production, its agronomic practices, the challenges farmers face and their preferences concerning the traits that should be improved.Results: A total of 256 sesame producers in 47 villages were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. The results showed that sesame is a multi-ethnic crop and only 20% of the total fields owned by farmers were allocated to its cultivation. The yield and the seasonal production of sesame per farmer was quite weak showing that this crop is still a commodity grown on a small scale. Various cultivars were grown, and the most widely grown ones have considerable levels of oil (53-60.34%) and protein (18-21.89%) contents. In both countries, seed marketing was the main impediment the producers faced on account of a lack of reliable markets and of a considerable fluctuation in prices. Conclusions:Overall, the sesame sector is still traditional but is progressively developing and sesame could become an important cash crop for smallholders in West Africa's Sahel. Research programs should target the release of the varieties with higher yield, a stronger resistance to drought, heat, diseases and pests, a good seed quality and improved plant architecture. This study represents the first insight into the sesame sector in West Africa's Sahel, and our findings may guide researchers and policy-makers to boost this sector for ensuring food security and the improvement of small-scale farmers' livelihood.

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“…The origin of this plant is known in Ethiopia (27). Because of high nutritive quality and stability, S. indicum oil is known as a rich food (28). It has different usages and it clearly differs from other oils extracted from vegetables, because of its high nutritional and therapeutic values.…”

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“…The considerable stability of the seeds to oxidation can be due to its endogenous antioxidant lignin along with tocopherols (29). S. indicum is a natural source of Calcium (approximately 1%) and phosphorous (approximately 0.7%) (28). S. indicum contains plenty amounts of oleic (43%), palmitic (11%), stearic acid (7%) and linoleic (35%) which together include 96% of the total fatty acids (25).…”

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Removal of acid red 88 from wastewater by adsorption on agrobased waste material. A case study of Iranian golden Sesamum indicum hull

Zarei

Pezhhanfar

Someh

2017

Environ Health Eng Manag

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Background: Colors are very useful in different industries such as textile and leather but when they enter water, can cause many biological and environmental problems. In the present research, a waste agricultural material which is freely available is employed to analyze its efficiency for removing acid dye from contaminated wastewaters. Methods: In this study, batch adsorption experiments were performed in the treatment process of acid red 88 (AR88) by Iranian golden Sesamum indicum (IGSI) seeds hull which is produced abundantly in some countries and especially in Iran up to 1100 kg/ha. Also, the effect of operational parameters like adsorption time, pH, dye concentration and adsorbent dosage was studied on pollutant removing efficiency. The experimental data of AR88 adsorption was fitted to Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin isotherm models. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images for the IGSI were taken before and after adsorption process. Results:The efficiency of dye adsorption on adsorbent was found to be 98.2%. The optimum pH for treatment was 4.5 which is in the acidic range. Enhancing the adsorbent dosage from 0.5 to 2.5 g caused increasing in removal efficiency from 73.85% to 95.85%. Decreasing in dye concentration from 70 to 30 mg/L caused increasing in removal efficiency from 79.73% to 95.83%. The process of adsorption was best fitted to Langmuir model and the amount of dye adsorbed on adsorbent, q e , was found to be 25 mg/g. Comparison between SEM images before and after dye adsorption, showed the significant difference that was due to the dye loading on adsorbent. Conclusion:The results of present study demonstrated higher dye removal efficiency for AR88 in acidic pHs. Employing the IGSI material in this study proves to be a potential alternative to expensive adsorbents, utilized for the treatment of contaminated industrial waste waters. Keywords: Adsorption, Acid red 88, Waste products, Sesamum, Waste water, Color removal Citation: Zarei M, Pezhhanfar S, Ahmadi Someh A. Removal of acid red 88 from wastewater by adsorption on agro-based waste material. A case study of Iranian golden Sesamum indicum hull.

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“…The genus Sesamum contains more than 30 species of which S. indicum is the commonly cultivated (Nayar and Mehra, 1970;Kobayashi et al, 1990). The exact natural origin of the sesame is mysterious.…”

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Use of RAPD Marker for the Assessment of Genetic Diversity of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Varieties

Saxena¹,

Bisen²

2017

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

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Sesame: Its uses, botany, cytogenetics, and origin

Cited by 103 publications

References 13 publications

Enhancing sesame production in West Africa’s Sahel: a comprehensive insight into the cultivation of this untapped crop in Senegal and Mali

Enhancing sesame production in West Africa’s Sahel: a comprehensive insight into the cultivation of this untapped crop in Senegal and Mali

Removal of acid red 88 from wastewater by adsorption on agrobased waste material. A case study of Iranian golden Sesamum indicum hull

Use of RAPD Marker for the Assessment of Genetic Diversity of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Varieties

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