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Sesame - Harvesting

Harvest

  • 25% percent of bottom leaves shed, top leaves and stem turn yellow
  • Capsules turn yellow upto the middle portion
  • Assess seed colour of the variety in 10th capsule from bottom
  • Harvest before the bottom capsules turn brown
  • Pull out / cut the plant stalk and stack in the threshing yard on circle shape with the stem portion pointing out and the top portion pointing inside
  • To hasten the seed maturity, cover the entire stack arrangement with straw and leave it for curing (3-5 days)
  • After 5th day shake the plants and mature seeds fall
  • Clean the seeds and allow for 3 days for sun drying
  • Collect and store the seeds in gunny bags
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Sesame - Harvesting Maturity symptoms 25% percent of bottom leaves shed, top leaves and stem turn yellow Capsules turn yellow upto the middle portion Assess seed colour of the variety in 10th capsule from bottom Harvest Harvest before the bottom capsules turn brown Pull out / cut the plant stalk and stack in the threshing yard on circle shape with the stem portion pointing out and the top portion pointing inside To hasten the seed maturity, cover the entire stack arrangement with straw and leave it for curing (3-5 days) After 5th day shake the plants and mature seeds fall Clean the seeds and allow for 3 days for sun drying Collect and store the seeds in gunny bags
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