Sesame

Family: Sesame family
Other names: Benne seed, Beni, Benneseed, Benniseed, Gingelly, Sim sim, Til

Growth stages	Pests  For weeds and diseases please see further down on this page. For rodents, snails and slugs please click here
Seed
Sown seeds	Ants
Seedling Stage
Leaves	Aphids Whitefly
Vegetative Stage
Leaves	Aphids Whitefly
Reproductive Stage
Flowers	Aphids Whitefly
Leaves	Aphids Whitefly
Stems	Aphids Whitefly
Maturation stage
Grain	Aphids
Leaves	Aphids Whitefly

Weeds

Grasses
Sedges
Broadleaf

Diseases

Fungal
Bacterial
Viral

Agro-ecology

Sesame is an excellent rotation crop of cotton, corn, peanut, wheat, and sorghum; reduces nematode populations that attack cotton and peanut; excellent soil builder- improves the soil texture and moisture retention; lessens soil erosion - the composted sesame leaves left on the soil binds the ground; retains soil moisture better for planting the next crop; increases the yield of the following crop; resistant to drought; tolerant to insect pests and diseases; and a low cost crop and one of the best alternative specialty crops.

OISAT Field Guides

Field Guide to Non- chemical Pest Management in Sesame Production download (410 kb)

External links

• Thomas Jefferson Agricultural Institute. Sesame production guide. http://www.jeffersoninstitute.org/sesame.php
• Wikipedia. Sesame. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame
• University of Wisconsin Extension. Sesame. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/sesame.html

References

• Ashri, A. (1989): Sesame. Oil Crops of the World. Robbelen, G.; Downey, R.K.; and A. Ashri (eds.). McGraw-Hill Publishing Company: New York. pp. 375?387.
• Bedigian, D. (2004): History and lore of sesame in Southwest Asia. Economic Botany 58 (3): pp. 329?353.
• Bhatti, I.H,; Ahmad, R.: and Nazir M. S. (2005): Agronomic traits of sesame as affected by grain legumes intercropping and planting patterns. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences 42: pp. 56?60.
• Weiss, E. H. (1983): Oil seed crops. Longman: New York.