Its broad adaptability to edaphoclimatic conditions in
countries with hot weather and with a good level of
resistance to drought as well as its easy harvesting
makes the sesame culture an excellent option for
agricultural diversification with a great economic viability
(Ashri, 2007).
It is featured as an annual or perennial
plant, with variable height between 0.5 and 3 m, straight
stalk, with or without branching. Sesame seeds are hairy
capsules with longitudinal dehiscence and episodes of
indehiscence (Ashi et al., 2007; Morris, 2009)