The 2nd African Organic Conference – Mainstreaming ... - ICROFS

2 nd AFRICAN ORGANIC CONFERENCE 2012
May 2-4, 2012 in Lusaka, Zambia
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1 OLOWE, V.I.O, 2 BELLO, O. R. AND AINA, T 2
1 Institute of Food Security, Environmental Resources and Agricultural Research (IFSERAR), University
of Agriculture, Abeokuta (UNAAB), P.M.B. 2240, Abeokuta, owebaba@yahoo.com; +234 8033928111
2 Department of Plant Physiology and Crop Production, UNAAB, +234 8033625424
Abstract
Selection of high yielding sesame varieties is very germane to the enhancement of sesame production in
order to meet the constant demand for high quality sesame seeds in the world market. A preliminary field
evaluation trial was conducted to determine the grain yield performance of fourteen sesame varieties
(Check (E-8), recently released (NCRIBEN-02M, NCRIBEN – 03L and PBTil), available with farmers
(ABBS, 530-6-1 and Domu) and recently acquired (Cameroon white, CIANO-16, Adakuavari, CIANO-27,
Pachequena, Kwandere and Eva) during the late growing season of 2010 in a forest-savanna transition zone
of Nigeria under organic system. All the fourteen test varieties produced grain yields that ranged between
548.8 to 1651.4 kg/ha. Variety 530-6-1 was the most outstanding out of the fourteen varieties for weight of
capsules and seeds per plant, harvest index and grain yield. Pachequena, CIANO-27, CIANO-16 and
Adakuavari also demonstrated high yield potential among the newly acquired varieties under organic
system. Sesame grain yield was significantly (p