HETEROSIS IN SESAMUM INDICUM

Abstract

The exploitation of heterosis has been a practical proposition in manyallogamous crops and a few autogamous crops. Sesamum, an autogamous crop, has not so far been amenable for heterosis breeding due to lack of economic methods for large scale seed production. However, the cross pollination in this crop is also high. The recorded high heterosis for seed yield [1-2] suggests possibilities for successful heterosis breeding. This note reports the magnitude and direction of heterosis for various traits in sesame.