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Sesame

Crop /

Variety

Parentage

Year  of

release 

Duration

Days

 

Yield (Kg/ha)

Special features

Rainfed

Irrigated

TMV 1

Mass selection from Palani (local)

  1939

    85

300

 600

Erect, fairly bushy with moderate branching, 4 loculed reddish brown to black seeds. Oil 50%

TMV 2

Nagpur white x Sattur

  1942

    80

300

 -

Open,moderate branching 6-8 loculed,  cylindrical big sized capsules dark brown to black seeds. Suitable for cold weather 52% oil.

TMV 3

South Arcot variety x Malabar Variety

1943

80

350

700

Bushy with profuse branching 4 loculed, dark brown to black seed 51% oil.

KRR1

Pureline selection from Karur  Paramathy

1967

120

450

-

Bushy with profuse branching, 4 loculed, brown seeds, oil 52%.

KRR 2

Karur local x Bombay white

1970

110

-

-

Bushy with profuse branching, 4 loculed, oil 52%, dull white seeds.

TMV 4

Pureline selection Sattur (local)

1977

85

-

700

Bushy with profuse branching, 4 loculed, brown seeds, 51% oil.

TMV 5

Pureline selection from Srivaikuntam local

1978

 80

400

750

Erect with moderate branching, 4 loculed, brown seeds, 51% oil.

TMV 6

Selection from Andhra local

1980

85

-

750

Erect with moderate branching, 4 loculed, brown seeds, 54% oil. 

CO 1

(TMV 3 x Si 1878) x  Si 1878

  1983

  85-90

600

900

Bushy plant, 4 loculed, black warty seeds, 51% oil content

Paiyur 1

Si2511 x Si 2314

1990

90

-

644

Resistant to powdery mildew, 4 loculed, bushy suited for irrigated condition, black seed, oil 50%. 

SVPR 1

Selection from “Westernghat white”

1992

80

-

800

White seeded, 4 loculed, high yielding variety suitable for irrigated tracts of TamilNadu, oil content 50%.

VRI 1

Pureline selection from Tirukkattupalli local

1995

75

-

700

 Short duration crop, 4 loculed, suited specially for rice fallows, oil content 51%

VRISV2

US9003 x TMV 6

2005

80-85

726

706

Moderately resistant to shoot webber, 4 loculed, high oil content (51.9%) .

TMV(Sv) 7

 Si 250 x ES 22

 2009

85-90

 750

820

 High yield, 4 loculed, tolerant to root rot disease, Lustrous brown testa, oil content 50%