Sesame: Vital Oil Seed Crop Imperiled by Drought Stress
Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is an important oil seed crop, but its quality, and production are often reduced by drought stress. Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is an important oil seed…
Pakistan’s Agri-Exports Flourish, Surpassing $3.84 B In First Half of FY24
Rice exports, a pivotal component of Pakistan’s agricultural trade, exhibited an outstanding performance by reaching $1.64 billion during July-December FY24. Pakistan’s food exports have soared to $3.84 billion during the…
Sesame: A Golden Crop For Growers
“Life is like a sesame seed. It may seem small, but it has the potential to add flavor to your journey.” Anonymous Sesame (B.N.: Sesamum indicum) is an important oilseed…
Breeding Oilseed Crops For Sustainable Production
Oilseed crops play a vital role in modern agriculture as they are the source of vegetable oils, which are essential for human consumption, animal feed, and industrial use. Several steps…
PARB Approves Oilseed & Soybean Projects To Reduce Oil Import Bill
Sesame exports from Pakistan have exceeded Rs 75 billion in the current fiscal year, and it is possible that they will rise even higher. Oilseed and soybean projects worth about…
AARI and Chinese Sesame Scientist working together for sesame planting and harvesting
A group of Chinese and Pakistani sesame scientists have selected and exchanged seeds for crop breeding, cooperation in sesame planting and harvesting is in the pipeline under the CPEC framework.
Characterization of sesame oil emulsion as a fat replacers
Fat replacers are fats which provide few calories than natural fat from 0 to 9 kcal/g. These are classified as fat mimetics e.g. protein and carbohydrate based and fat substitutes…
Sesame cultivation is advised to start in June
Farmers advised to start the Sesame cultivation in June and must complete it by mid of July as it is the best time for getting the plentiful crop. Sesame seed…
First call for proposals for the SESAME light source
ISLAMABAD: SESAME, the pioneering new regional laboratory for the Middle East and neighbouring countries has publicly announced its first call for proposals for experiments. …
Need to promote Sesame cultivation
Edible oil is one of the important commodities of everyday use. Pakistan has been persistently and acutely deficient in its production. About 70 per cent of the…