Cultivation of sesame to wheat structure
Sesame is a valuable plant for cultivation, said a doctor of agriculture.
Hossein Pourhadian stated: Sesame is a valuable plant for cultivation and consumption in the form of oil and medicine.
He continued: Estimating its net water requirement under the climatic conditions of each region, especially in arid and semi-arid regions, helps a lot in its cultivation and production.
Pourhadian pointed out: Sesame seeds are obtained from the cultivation of a plant species called Sesamum indicum, which belongs to the dicotyledonous family.
This faculty member of Payame Noor University of Lorestan said: This plant is native to Iran and after wheat, it is considered by farmers in arid and semi-arid regions.
He added: In recent years, good work has been done to develop sesame cultivation and improve its cultivars.
Pourhadian added: For reasons such as low yield and susceptibility to diseases, sesame planting has received less attention.
Materials stored in wheat are water-soluble carbohydrates
The substances stored in wheat are in the form of water-soluble carbohydrates, said a doctor of agriculture.
Dr. Davood Eradatmand stated: Environmental stresses are the most important factors reducing crop yields around the world, and therefore the genetic potential of crop yields is not realized.
He continued: It is necessary to know the traits related to drought tolerance and study their relationship with grain yield.
Eradatmand added: In fact, the traits that prevent or reduce the damage caused by drought stress to the plant should be identified and the role and effect of each of them on drought tolerance should be evaluated.
Improving grain filling capacity using stem reserves is one of the most important goals of wheat breeding under environmental stresses such as drought and heat, he said.
He pointed out that in many crops, including wheat, stored materials are mainly in the form of non-structural carbohydrates or water-soluble carbohydrates.
Eradatmand said that the substances stored in the stem are in the form of water-soluble carbohydrates and make up about 25 to 40% of the total dry weight of the stem.