Crop Improvement

Source updated Apr 2023

Climate Requirement

T. Max	T. Min	T. Optimum	Rainfall	Altitude
40 o C	20 o C	25-35 o C	450-500 mm	up to 1600 m

Sesame Seasons of Tamilnadu

Month of sowing

Month of sowing	Season	Districts
Jan- Feb	Thaipattam	Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Pudukkottai,Tiruvannamalai and Mayiladuthurai
Feb-March	Masipattam	Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Tiruvannamalai, Thanjavur, Tiruchirapalli, Salem, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Namakkal, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli
Apr- May	Chithiraipattam	Tirunelveli, Karur, Villupuram, Thiruvarur and Kallakurichi.
June-July	Anipattam	Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Dindigul, Madurai, Thiruvallur, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Salem, Namakkal, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Tirupattur and Ranipet
July-Aug	Adipattam	Virudhunagar, Pudukkottai, Kancheepuram, Cuddalore, Ariyalur, Namakkal and Perambalur
Sep- Oct	Purattasipattam	Karur, Thiruvallur and Tiruchirapalli.
Nov- Dec	Karthigaipattam	Theni, Ramanathapuram, Sivagangai, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi and Villupuram
Dec- Jan	Margazhipattam	Pudukkottai, Kancheepuram, Cuddalore, Vellore, Namakkal, Tirupattur and Ranipet

Districts

Karthigaipattam

Margazhipattam

Seasons and Varieties

TMV 7, VRI 4 and VRI 5

S esame Varieties

Characters of Sesame Varieties

Particulars	VRI(Sv) 2	TMV 7	VRI 3	VRI 4	VRI 5
Year of release	2005	2009	2017	2022	2023
Parentage	Derivative of VS 9003 x TMV 6	Derivative of SI 250 x ES 22	Derivative of SVPR 1 x TKG 87	VRI 2 x GT 10	VRI 3 x EC370840
Duration (days)	80-85	80-85	75-80	85-90	75-80
Season	Masipattam, Karthigaipattam, Chithiraipattam, Margazhipattam and Purattasipattam	Masipattam, Karthigaipattam, Chithiraipattam, Margazhipattam, Purattasipattam, Anipattam, Adipattam and Thaipattam	Masipattam and Margazhipattam	Masipattam, Chithiraipattam and Thaipattam	Masipattam and Margazhipattam
Average Yield (kg/ha)
Rainfed	650-700	850	-	-	-
Irrigated	700-750	920	1025	957	795
Oil content %	51.9	50	50	50	52
Growth Habit	Profuse branching	Branching	Branching	Branching	Monostem
Salient Features	Profuse branching, 4 loculed and reddish brown seeds	Erect, indeterminate with profuse branching, 4 loculed and brown seeds	Erect, indeterminate with profuse branching, 4 loculed and white seeds	Semi erect, indeterminate with profuse branching, 4 loculed and brown seeds. Moderately resistant to phyllody and root rot	Monostem/Shy branching, white seed, suitable for high density sowing. Moderately resistant to sucking pests and capsule borer. Moderately resistant to stem and dry root rot, phyllody and powdery mildew diseases.

Masipattam, Chithiraipattam and Thaipattam