Sesame: Kasetsart
(Sesamum indicum)
Sesame is an erect, herbaceous, annual, broad-leaved plant, growing to 2.5 m in height. It is one of the oldest cultivated crops and mainly grown as a field crop for the seeds and especially oil extracted from the seeds.
Produces big pods with white seeds. It is tolerant to disease and the pods do not split before harvest.