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Sesame is distributed widely in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The cultivation history of sesame dates back to over 5000 years ago. In this section, the botanical features and growth characteristics of sesame including root, stem, leaf, flower, capsule, and seed are discussed. The overview summarizes the species-specific morphological characteristics of sesame and provides the fundamentals for sesame genetics and genomics research. In addition, the wild species are also described.
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Miao, H., Langham, D.R., Zhang, H. (2021). Botanical Descriptions of Sesame. In: Miao, H., Zhang, H., Kole, C. (eds) The Sesame Genome. Compendium of Plant Genomes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98098-0_2
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