TMV ( Sv) 7 – A high yielding cosmopolitan sesame variety
2010
V. Manoharan, M. Vaithiyalingan, M. Sudha, G. Rangaraju, R. Vishnupriya, P. Renugadevi and S. Jebaraj
The sesame culture TVS 0039 is a hybrid derivative of Si 250 x ES 22. It is an high yielding sesame variety with brown colour seed. It matures in85- 90 days. TVS 0039 has recorded a mean yield of 737 kg/ha which is 12.8, 26.9 and 14.0 % superior to TMV 3, VRI (Sv) 1 and VRI(Sv 2),respectively under rainfed condition. During summer season, the culture registered an average yield of 781 kg/ha which is 25.6, 20.5, 34.3 and27.8 % increase over VRI (Sv) 1, VRI (Sv 2), TMV 4 and TMV 6 respectively. The seeds are brown coloured with an oil content of 51.0 percent. The culture is also tolerant to root rot disease.
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