FUW TRENDS IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(A Peer Review Journal)
e–ISSN: 2408–5162; p–ISSN: 2048–5170
keywords: Sesame, sowing date, Maiduguri
Appropriate time of sowing and suitable varieties have been reported to be the major constraints experienced by sesame farmers in Nigeria. Thus, field trials were conducted to evaluate the optimum sowing date and suitable sesame variety in Borno State, Nigeria. Treatment consisted of three sowing times (14th July, 28th July and 11th August) and three varieties (Ex-sudan, Kenana-4 and Gwoza) laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replicates. The results revealed that all the yield attributing parameters were significantly affected by different sowing dates and varieties. Higher number of capsule per plant, thousand seed weight and seed yield, were recorded from the cultivar Ex-sudan in plots that were sown at 11th August. Result revealed that growth and grain components of sesame varieties differed with different planting dates within a given environment. Ex-sudan variety is taller than Kenana-4 and Gwoza. Also, Ex-sudan variety recorded higher number of capsules per plant, seeds per capsule, thousand seed weight and grain yield (kg ha–1), compared with Kenana-4 and Gwoza varieties. Based on these results, variety Ex-sudan planted during the second week of August is recommended for cultivation in the agro-climatic conditions of Maiduguri.
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