(African Journals Online, 2009) Olowe V. I. O.; Adeyemo Y. A.; Adeniregun O. O.
Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is an important oilseed crop that ranks sixth among vegetable oils
worldwide. Asia and Africa respecti vely account for 2. and 0.9 of the 3.66 million tons produced
worldwide. However, Africa’s net export of the commodity is just 38% of its producti on, despite the
fact that the Conti nent has favourable weather conditi ons that would support large-scale growing
of the crop for commercial purposes. Presently, majority of the primary growers of the crop on
the conti nent produce non-certi fi ed organic Sesame but which meets the specifi c requirements
for organic Sesame. Recently released varieti es of the crop, i.e. NCRIBEN-01M, NCRIBEN-02M,
NCRIBEN-03L and Ex-Sudan (exoti c variety) readily meet the premium quality requirements for
export (i.e. 1000 seed weight>3.0 g, 40- 0% oil content and pearly-white seed colour). This paper
presents data on the agronomic performance of these varieti es.
