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Sesamum indicum

Description
Life form	herb	Physiology
Habit	erect	Category	forage/pasture, materials
Life span	annual	Plant attributes	grown on large scale

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	deep (>>150 cm)	medium (50-150 cm)
Temperat. requir.	20	30	10	40	Soil texture	medium	heavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	500	1000	300	1500	Soil fertility	moderate	low
Latitude	-	-	25	40	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	1500	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	5.5	7.5	4.5	8	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry)
Light intensity	very bright	very bright	very bright	clear skies

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs), subtropical dry winter (Cw)	Photoperiod	short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	no input	Killing temp. early growth	no input
Abiotic toler.		Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system	small scale (manual), large scale/commercial	Crop cycle	40	180
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity
	inter-cropping	sorghum, millet, maize, pigeon peas, finger millet	low	medium
	ley cropping		high	low

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
fuels	charcoal	bark
fuels	non-wood fuel	bark
material	lipids/oil & fats	seeds
food & beverage	vitamins	seeds
food & beverage	minerals	seeds
food & beverage	vitamins	leaves
animal food (feed)	vitamins	seeds
animal food (feed)	minerals	seeds