Sesame Seasons of Tamilnadu

Month of sowing	Season	Districts
Jan- Feb	Thaipattam	Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Pudukkottai,Tiruvannamalai and Mayiladuthurai
Feb-March	Masipattam	Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Tiruvannamalai, Thanjavur, Tiruchirapalli, Salem, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Namakkal, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli
Apr- May	Chithiraipattam	Tirunelveli, Karur, Villupuram, Thiruvarur and Kallakurichi.
June-July	Anipattam	Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Dindigul, Madurai, Thiruvallur, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Salem, Namakkal, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Tirupattur and Ranipet
July-Aug	Adipattam	Virudhunagar, Pudukkottai, Kancheepuram, Cuddalore, Ariyalur, Namakkal and Perambalur
Sep- Oct	Purattasipattam	Karur, Thiruvallur and Tiruchirapalli.
Nov- Dec	Karthigaipattam	Theni, Ramanathapuram, Sivagangai, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi and Villupuram
Dec- Jan	Margazhipattam	Pudukkottai, Kancheepuram, Cuddalore, Vellore, Namakkal, Tirupattur and Ranipet

Zone/ District/Season	Sowing Month	Varieties
I. Western Zone (Irrigated)
Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Erode
Masipattam	Feb - March	VRI (Sv) 2, TMV 7, VRI 3 , VRI 4 and VRI 5
Western Zone (Rainfed)
Coimbatore,Tiruppur, Erode and Dindigul
Anippattam	June - July	TMV 7, VRI 4 and VRI 5
Theni
Karthigaipattam	Nov - Dec	VRI(Sv) 2, TMV 7, VRI 4 and VRI 5
II.Southern Zone (Irrigated)
Thirunelveli and Karur
Chithiraipattam	Apr - May	VRI(Sv) 2, TMV 7, VRI 4 and VRI 5
Pudukkottai
Margazhipattam	Dec - Jan	VRI(Sv) 2, TMV 7, VRI 3 , VRI 4 and VRI 5
Southern Zone (Rainfed)
Madurai
Anipattam	June -July	TMV 7, VRI 4 and VRI 5
Virudhunagar and Pudukkottai
Adippattam	July - Aug	TMV 7, VRI 4 and VRI 5
Karur
Purattasipattam	Sep - Oct	VRI(Sv) 2, TMV 7, VRI 4 and VRI 5
Ramanathapuram, Sivagangai, Thirunelveli and Thoothukudi
Karthigaipattam	Nov - Dec	VRI(Sv) 2, TMV 7, VRI 4 and VRI 5
III.North Eastern Zone (Irrigated)
Kancheepuram, Cuddalore and Vellore
Margazhipattam	Dec - Jan	VRI(Sv) 2, TMV 7, VRI 3 , VRI 4 and VRI 5
Thiruvannamalai
Masipattam	Feb - March	VRI(Sv) 2, TMV 7, VRI 3 , VRI 4 and VRI 5
Villupuram
Chithiraipattam	Apr - May	VRI(Sv) 2, TMV 7, VRI 3 , VRI 4 and VRI 5
Thiruvallur
Anipattam	June - July	TMV 7, VRI 4 and VRI 5
North Eastern Zone(Rainfed)
Vellore and Thiruvannamalai
Anippattam	June - July	TMV 7, VRI 4 and VRI 5
Kancheepuram and Cuddalore
Adippattam	July - Aug	TMV 7, VRI 4 and VRI 5
Thiruvallur
Purattasipattam	Sep - Oct	VRI(Sv) 2, TMV 7,
Villupuram
Karthigaipattam	Nov - Dec	VRI(Sv) 2, TMV 7, VRI 4 and VRI 5

IV.North Western Zone (Irrigated)
Namakkal
Margazhipattam	Dec - Jan	VRI(Sv) 2, TMV 7, VRI 3 , VRI 4 and VRI 5
Salem, Perambalur, Ariyalur
Masipattam	Feb - March	VRI(Sv) 2, TMV 7, VRI 3 , VRI 4 and VRI 5
North Western Zone(Rainfed)
Salem,Namakkal, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri
Anippattam	June - July	TMV 7, VRI 4 and VRI 5
Perambalur and Ariyalur
Adippattam	July - Aug	TMV 7, VRI 4 and VRI 5
V.Delta Zone (Irrigated)
Thanjavur and Thiruchirapalli
Masipattam	Feb - March	VRI(Sv) 2, TMV 7, VRI 3 , VRI 4 and VRI 5
Thiruvarur
Chithiraipattam	Apr - May	VRI(Sv) 2, TMV 7, VRI 4 and VRI 5
Delta Zone (Rainfed)
Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam  and Mayiladuthurai
Thaippattam	Jan - Feb	TMV 7, VRI 4 and VRI 5
Thiruchirapalli
Purattasipattam	Sep - Oct	VRI(Sv) 2, TMV 7, VRI 4 and VRI 5

Characters of Sesame Varieties

Particulars	VRI(Sv) 2	TMV 7	VRI 3	VRI 4	VRI 5
Year of release	2005	2009	2017	2022	2023
Parentage	Derivative of VS 9003 x TMV 6	Derivative of SI 250 x ES 22	Derivative of SVPR 1 x TKG 87	VRI 2 x GT 10	VRI 3 x EC370840
Duration (days)	80-85	80-85	75-80	85-90	75-80
Season	Masipattam, Karthigaipattam, Chithiraipattam, Margazhipattam and Purattasipattam	Masipattam, Karthigaipattam, Chithiraipattam, Margazhipattam, Purattasipattam, Anipattam, Adipattam and Thaipattam	Masipattam and Margazhipattam	Masipattam, Chithiraipattam and Thaipattam	Masipattam and Margazhipattam
Average Yield (kg/ha)
Rainfed	650-700	850	-	-	-
Irrigated	700-750	920	1025	957	795
Oil content %	51.9	50	50	50	52
Growth Habit	Profuse branching	Branching	Branching	Branching	Monostem
Salient Features	Profuse branching, 4 loculed and reddish brown seeds	Erect, indeterminate with profuse branching, 4 loculed and brown seeds	Erect, indeterminate with profuse branching, 4 loculed and white seeds	Semi erect, indeterminate with profuse branching, 4 loculed and brown seeds. Moderately resistant to phyllody and root rot	Monostem/Shy branching, white seed, suitable for high density sowing. Moderately resistant to sucking pests and capsule borer.  Moderately resistant to stem and dry root rot, phyllody and powdery mildew diseases.

Updated on Apr 2023

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