Meeting Global Sesame (Sesamum Indica) Production Challenges: Addressing Improved Production through Variety Development, Pest Management, and Sustainable Agronomic Practices
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Innovative Cropping Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 December 2022) | Viewed by 4534
Special Issue Editor
Interests: sesame agronomy; sesame weed science; sesame entomology; sesame pest management; variety development; sesame breeding; water use efficiency; nutrient use efficiency; invasive pest management
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sesame (Sesamum indica) is a crop with a long history in global agricultural production. New concerns around water and fertility use in other major row crops have made this crop more promising for wider production globally. With new issues of pest management, variety development, and agronomic practices continually changing, it is imperative to collaborate as a global community to ensure looming challenges are met. In the context of this Special Issue, new developments in crop breeding, pest management, and agronomic practices in sesame are highly important. With global temperatures on the rise, and reduced land available for agriculture, finding new ways to successfully increase sesame yield through variety development, pest management, and agronomic practices will be key to ensuring sustainability and is the key focus of our production paradigm. New threats to sesame production from invasive weeds, insects, and diseases will further present challenges that will be imperative to solve through global collaboration.
In this Special Issue, we aim to exchange knowledge on any aspect related to sesame, thus facilitating better management practices and improved pest management from new and emerging threats to this crop.
Dr. Connor Ferguson
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sesame
- yield response
- pest management
- weed management
- sesame leaf roller
- sesame variety development
- nitrogen response
- water response
- water use efficiency
- nutrient use efficiency
- invasive pest management
- sustainable agronomic practices
