Abstract
This paper aims to review the research achievements concerning sustainable sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) production and outlook on the production constraints and future perspectives for Myanmar sesame. Sesame is an economically and nutritionally important crop, and it is prized for oil. The global sesame market demand is rising with increasing health awareness. Meanwhile, there is high competition in the market among producing countries for an international trade. Smallholder farmers in developing countries cultivate sesame as a cash crop on marginal soils. The edible oilseed sectors currently face several challenges, including ones affecting sesame crops. For sustainable production of sesame, an integrated approach is needed to overcome these challenges and the critical limiting factors should be identified. In recent years, sesame genomic resources, including molecular markers, genetic maps, genome sequences, and online functional databases, are available for sesame genetic improvement programs. Since ancient times, sesame has been cultivated in Myanmar, but productivity is still lower than that of other sesame producing countries. Myanmar sesame production is limited by many factors, including production technology, research and development, etc. With integration of these genomic resources, crop production and protection techniques, postharvest practices, crop improvement programs, and capacity building will play a crucial role for improving sesame production in Myanmar.
Highlights
Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is labeled as the queen of oilseeds because of its high oil content, delicious nutty aroma, and flavor [1] and is traditionally categorized as a health food in Asian countries [2]
Online sesame databases provide valuable information related to molecular functions, genome components, gene expression, simple sequence repeat (SSR), SNP, QTL and functional genes, transposons, genetic maps (Table 3)
Myanmar is home to many tropical crops species and a high rate of diversity is found in sesame [79]
Summary
Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is labeled as the queen of oilseeds because of its high oil content, delicious nutty aroma, and flavor [1] and is traditionally categorized as a health food in Asian countries [2]. Sesame seed is used for a wide array of edible products in raw or roasted formand for industrial uses such as soaps, lubricants, lamp oil, an ingredient in cosmetics; pharmaceutical uses, and animal feed [3]. It contains a considerable amount of oil, proteins, carbohydrates, essential. Sesame is an economically important crop for producing edible oil and for domestic and international markets. It is an essential component for Myanmar cultural ceremonies and traditional food. It is conducted by using the secondary data and literature search
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