An oil seed crop with about 37 related species; the cultivated form is 2n = 2x = 26 but related species may have x = 8 and different levels of ploidy.
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(2008). Sesame (Sesamum indicum). In: Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics and Informatics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6754-9_15440
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