Selection of Sesame Accessions (Sesamum indicum L.) in Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to select the best accessions for use as potential breeding sources in Thua Thien Hue province. A total of 16 accessions were used in this study, of which three accessions from Ho Chi Minh city in Vietnam, four accessions supplied by Japan, six accessions collected from China, two accessions provided by the United States and one Mè Vàng local accession (control) from Thua Thien Hue. The field experiment was conducted from August 2016 to November 2016 and laid out in a random complete block design (RCBD) for three replications at Huong Long ward, Hue city, Thua Thien Hue province. Each accession was observed 10 plants per replication. The size of each plot was 10 m and the spacing of 25 cm × 10 cm was applied. The results showed that experiment accessions can grow under Thua Thien Hue conditions. Of those, the actual yield of VV12, VDM21, VH12, VDM50, VH01 and VDM45 were higher than the other accessions with 1.65, 1.64, 1.55, 1.54, 1.52 and 1.45 tons/ha, respectively. Oil content of these six accessions was above 50%. Therefore, VV12, VDM21, VH12, VDM50, VH01 and VDM45 can be used for breeding and cultivation under local condition.