traditional oil seed sesame in Sri Lanka

Is Sesame a Potential Crop that Contributes to the Bioeconomy of Sri Lanka?

  • traditional oil seed sesame in Sri Lanka
  • traditional oil seed sesame in Sri Lanka
  • traditional oil seed sesame in Sri Lanka
  • traditional oil seed sesame in Sri Lanka

The Emerging Oilseed Crop Sesamum indicum

Agronomic status of Sesame/Thala (Sesamum indicum

Evaluation of Selected Quality Parameters in Edible

Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)

  • What is sesame oil?
  • 1. Introduction Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is one of the oldest cultivated oilseed crops, known for its resilient growth in arid conditions and highly valued seeds for their oil and nutritional content.
  • What is a sesame seed?
  • Sesame is the first known crop used to extract edible oil, and its seeds are rich in proteins (Anilakumar et al., 2010). Sesame production is centered in Asia where ∼70% of global sesame is produced. The seeds of sesame are produced in capsules, which burst upon maturity.
  • Can genetic engineering improve oil content and seed yield in sesame plants?
  • Genetic engineering techniques have been used to enhance the oil content and seed yield in sesame plants by targeting essential enzymes involved in oil synthesis, including diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT), phospholipid diacylglycerol acyltransferases (PDAT), fatty acid desaturases (FAD), and cytochrome b 5 (Muthulakshmi et al., 2021).
  • Can lignans improve the quality and yield of sesame oil?
  • These findings provide a molecular platform for improving the quality and yield of sesame oil, potentially benefiting breeding programs aimed at developing sesame cultivars with higher levels of unsaturated fatty acids. Major lignans in sesame seeds include sesamin and sesamolin, with higher concentrations found in white-seeded cultivars .

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