Sesamum indicum is an oilseed crop and is widely cultivated in Asia, Africa and south America.(Ashri A.1998 and Bawa A.S.et al. 2010 ). The seed of sesamum plant is used for extracting oil.Sesame oil has got many medicinal properties (http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/open-sesame-10-amazing-health-benefits-super-seed)
The genome size of Sesamum is 354 MB.37% of the genome consists of repeat elements.The genome consists of approximately 24000 genes.
Reference:
1. Ashri A: Sesame breeding. In Plant Breeding Reviews. Edited by Janick J.Oxford: Oxford UK; 1998:79-228.
2. Anilakumar KR, Pal A, Khanum F, Bawa AS: Nutritional, medicinal and industrial uses of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) seeds – an overview. AgricConspec Sci 2010, 75:159-168.
3. Haiyang Zhang1, Hongmei Miao1, Lei Wang, Lingbo Qu, Hongyan Liu, Qiang Wang and Meiwang Yue:Genome sequencing of the important oilseed crop Sesamum indicum L.Genome Biology 2013;14:401-410.
Genome sequence of Sesamum indicum
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