Impact of the Seeding Method on Physiological, Agronomic, and Biochemical Performance of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Varieties Grown in Burkina Faso

Table 1

Characteristics of the four varieties.

Parameters	Varieties
	S-42	32-15	Wollega	Humera
Density of stem hair	Very dense	Very dense	Sparse	Sparse
Color of the flowers	White + slight purplish tint	White + slight purplish tint	White + purple stripes	White
Color of the seeds	White	White	White	White
Leaf necrosis	Very few	Very few	Very few	Very few
Resistance to lodging	Good	Good	Good	Good
Exercise date (DAS)	3
Date of beginning of flowering (DAS)	35		42
Date of end of flowering (DAS)	65	67	83
Date of capsules’ maturity (DAS)	84	85	100
Cycle time (DAS)	90		105

Source: Ily [6]; DAS: days after seeding.