Evaluation of New Chemistry Fungicides against Charcoal Rot of Sesame Caused by Macrophomina phaseolina in Pakistan

Abstract

Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is the most significant oilseed crop of Pakistan. It is cultivated in tropical and subtropical areas of the world with slightly high temperature. The consumption of 100 gram seeds of sesame provides water (1.60ml), food energy (586 kcal), proteins (18.08 g), total lipids (50.87 g), carbohydrate (24.05 g), total dietary fiber (5.5 g), vitamin B6 (0.816 mg), vitamin A (3 μg), saturated fatty acids (1.252 g), monosaturated fatty acids (3.377 g) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (3.919 g). In the world, it is cultivated on an area of 9398 thousand hectares with total annual production of 4.78 million tons. In Pakistan, its area under cultivation is 88 thousand hectares with an average available production of 19.3 thousand tons.