Effects of environmental factors and storage periods on sesame seed quality and longevity
Zenawi Gebregergis,
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Fiseha Baraki,
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Dawit Fiseseha
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et al.
CABI Agriculture and Bioscience,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
5(1)
Published: May 22, 2024
Abstract
Sesame
is
one
of
the
world’s
oldest
oil
seed
crops
grown
mainly
for
its
seeds.
Lengthened
storage
time,
inappropriate
staking,
back
warded
threshing
method
and
poor
facilities
are
major
causes
postharvest
quality
losses
sesame
seed.
Therefore,
objective
was
to
review
effect
time
conditions
on
longevity.
Seed
longevity
mostly
governed
by
moisture
content,
temperature,
humidity,
period,
pre-storage
conditions,
pest
infestations.
Moisture
content
a
pre-requisite
long-term
storage,
most
important
factor
affecting
seeds
remain
consistent
viable
up
12
months
under
appropriate
otherwise
it
get
lessened
viability.
The
crop
should
be
harvested
at
stored
6%
or
lower
content.
In
tropics
where
temperature
as
high
33
°C
relative
humidity
about
80%,
deteriorate
rapidly.
Varietal
mixtures
harvest
affect
in
storage.
Pests
such
as,
Mites,
Indian
mealy
moth,
Weevils,
Flour
beetles,
serious
problems
Under
low
insects
may
not
problem.
Oil
require
high-quality
constructions
prevent
leakages
allow
easy
access
bin
sampling
monitoring.
well-constructed
room/ware
house
maintain
viability
Language: Английский
Assessment of On‐Farm Saved Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Seed Quality in Central Ethiopia
Abebe Sori,
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Zewdie Bishaw,
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Asnake Fikre
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et al.
Legume Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
7(1)
Published: Feb. 10, 2025
ABSTRACT
Limited
information
exists
on
the
impact
of
current
seed
storage
methods
quality
in
Central
Ethiopia.
The
study
aimed
to
assess
extent
decline
on‐farm
stored
chickpeas.
Two
hundred
two
farmers
were
identified
using
a
multistage
and
purposive
technique,
samples
collected
from
five
districts.
rounds
at
early
March
planting
time
September
2022.
Seed
tests,
including
physical
purity,
physiological
quality,
health
conducted
standard
laboratory
techniques
for
samples.
In
Round
1,
results
showed
that
mean
moisture
(SM,
%),
germination
(SG,
%)
94.9%,
10.7%,
83.8%,
respectively.
Moreover,
about
95.5%
81.8%
satisfied
certified
class
D
standards
SM
SG,
However,
2,
met
SG
dropped
36.9%
63.1%,
infection
varied
between
12%
80%,
whereas
25%
100%.
During
both
sampling,
no
sample
fulfilled
specified
chickpea
(%).
Overall,
was
considerably
lower
during
compared
storage.
challenges
maintaining
production,
storage,
management
practices
indicating
need
improve
processing,
handling
enhance
farm‐level
productivity.
Language: Английский
Sustainable farming with machine learning solutions for minimizing food waste
Journal of Stored Products Research,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
112, P. 102611 - 102611
Published: March 3, 2025
Language: Английский
Evaluation and selection of sesame mutants (Sesamum indicum L.) for optimal nutritional profiles in seeds under field drought conditions
Mohamed Kouighat,
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F. Moussaoui,
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Atman Adiba
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et al.
OCL,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
32, P. 8 - 8
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Sesame
(
Sesamum
indicum
L.)
is
a
crucial
oilseed
crop,
valued
for
its
nutritional
qualities
and
resilience
to
environmental
stress.
However,
as
drought
global
temperatures
increase,
sesame
cultivation
increasingly
threatened.
While
seeds
are
widely
consumed
in
African
Asian
countries,
few
studies
explore
the
impact
on
seed
composition,
focusing
instead
oil.
This
study
addresses
this
gap
by
evaluating
profiles
of
from
11
M
4
mutants
their
wild-type
parents,
cultivated
under
field
water
deficit
conditions
(50
%
control
irrigation)
at
two
distinct
locations,
Taoujdate
Afourare,
Morocco,
2021.
Targeted
traits
include
moisture,
ash
content,
oil
total
polyphenols,
anthocyanins,
flavonoids,
amino
acids,
antioxidant
activity.
Data
analysis
revealed
that
specific
responded
favorably
deficit,
with
increased
levels
activity,
moisture.
Notably,
mutant
ML2-68
showed
high
content
(9.53
%)
stability,
ideal
diverse
environments.
ML2-72
maintained
(49.05
%),
acids
(14.46
mg
GlyE/g),
anthocyanins
(4.51
mg/g),
moisture
(5.08
while
US2-6
excelled
phenolic
compound
(25.13
mg/g)
accumulation
free
radical
scavenging
(96.09
suggesting
health
benefits.
These
results
position
genotypes
ML2-68,
ML2-72,
US2-7,
promising
enhancing
crop
nutrition
stability
challenging
environments,
supporting
efforts
develop
drought-resilient
varieties.
Language: Английский
Storage stability of jaggery based sesame spread: A comprehensive study
Journal of Stored Products Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
107, P. 102350 - 102350
Published: May 19, 2024
Language: Английский
Large scale genetic landscape and population structure of Ethiopian sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) germplasm revealed through molecular marker analysis
Oil Crop Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
8(4), P. 266 - 277
Published: Oct. 1, 2023
Sesame
(Sesamum
indicum
L.)
plays
a
crucial
role
in
Ethiopian
agriculture,
serving
both
subsistence
and
commercial
purposes.
However,
our
understanding
of
the
extensive
genetic
diversity
population
structure
sesame
remains
limited.
To
address
this
knowledge
gap,
we
genotyped
368
germplasms,
categorizing
into
four
distinct
breeding
groups:
Accessions,
landraces,
improved
varieties,
wild
types,
using
comprehensive
set
28
polymorphic
markers,
including
23
simple
sequence
repeat
(SSR)
5
Insertion-Deletion
(InDel)
markers.
These
markers
ensured
robust
genomic
representation,
with
at
least
two
per
linkage
group.
Our
results
unveiled
substantial
diversity,
identifying
total
535
alleles
across
all
accessions.
On
average,
each
locus
displayed
8.83
alleles,
observed
expected
heterozygosity
values
0.30
0.36,
respectively.
Gene
PIC
were
recorded
0.37
0.35.
The
percentage
loci
varied
significantly
among
groups,
ranging
from
8.00%
to
82.40%,
indicating
high
accessions
(82.4%),
moderate
varieties
(31.20%)
landraces
(29.60%),
limited
types
(8.00).
AMOVA
emphasized
significant
differentiation
populations,
(P
<
0.001)
within
population.
Approximately
8%
entire
could
be
attributed
distinctions
while
larger
proportion
(92%)
resided
individual
population,
showcasing
heightened
study's
findings
received
support
Bayesian
clustering
Neighbor-joining
(NJ)
analysis,
reaffirming
credibility
insights.
Notably,
Population
analysis
its
highest
Δk
value
(k
=
2)
revealed
existence
primary
clusters,
further
subdivided
sub-populations
k
4.
Similarly,
NJ
identified
prominent
displaying
additional
sub-clustering.
In
conclusion,
research
provides
subpopulations,
overall
populations.
underscore
germplasm
collections.
This
richness
holds
promise
for
conservation
efforts,
highlighting
importance
preserving
ensure
adaptation
changing
environments
meet
needs
farmers
consumers.
Language: Английский