🧈 Sesame/Til

Sesame/Til

• Botanical Name: Sesamum indicum
• Family: Pedaliaceae
• Origin: India
• Sesame crop contains 18-20 per cent protein and 50 per cent oil.

Climate

• It is generally cultivated in tropical and sub-tropical.
• Ideal temperature for sesame cultivation is between 25°C – 27°C.

Soil

• Soil is well drained and light loamy soil for better growth performance.
• Adding well rotten Farmyard Manure to the soil is beneficial in getting higher yields.
• Sandy soils and saline are not suitable for sesame cultivation.

  

• Seed rate: Line sowing - 3-4 kg/ha Broadcasting - 5-7 kg/ha
• Sowing of seed with sand mixture for uniform sowing followed by hoed in to cover the seeds. The depth of sowing should not be more than 3 cm.
• Seed treatment: 1.5 gm Thirum + 1.5 gm Bavistin per kg of seed
• Spacing: 30 x 10 cm
• Water requirement: 500 mm (5-6 irrigation in summer)
• Critical stages:
  1. 4-5 leaf stage (25-30 DAS)
  2. Flowering stage
  3. Capsule/Pod formation stage
• Varieties: Jawahar Til - 21, 7, Gwalior 5, 35, GT-17
• Nutrient management: 30 : 60 : 30 kg NPK/ha
• Weed management: Basalin @ 1 kg ai/ha or Alachlor @ 0.75 kg ai/ha.
• Sesame is matured at 85-90 days after sowing.
• Yield: 8-10 q/ha.

Disease

Insect-Pest