How to Increase Sesame Yield? Latest Planting Tips Shared

Sesame is a fairly commonly used food ingredient in our daily lives, but its uses are not limited to being a food ingredient; it can also be used as feed, fertilizer, vegetable oil, and so on. Sesame's nutritional value is quite high, and its economic value on the market is also very good. Demand is also relatively large, but in many cases sesame yield is not high, so next let me introduce to you how to increase sesame yield.

1. Land Preparation and Seed Selection

Sesame does not have high requirements for the land it is planted in, and land where sesame is often planted will also become more fertile, but when preparing the land we need to pay attention to loosening the soil, leveling the land, removing weeds, then digging the soil to make ridges and cutting drainage ditches well, so that the water needed by sesame during its growth process can be well controlled. For seed selection, excellent varieties should be chosen, that is, seeds with good overall qualities such as strong adaptability, strong resistance, and high yield. A good variety is the most basic requirement for high yield.

2. Sowing Methods

There are generally two ways to sow sesame. The first is double-layer sowing, which means first scattering one layer of seeds in a piece of land, then covering them with soil, then scattering a second layer of seeds and covering them in the same way. One advantage of this method is that when the weather is relatively dry, the first layer of seeds can absorb underground moisture to germinate and grow seedlings, while the second layer of seeds can fully grow seedlings when it rains. When the seedlings grow to five or six cm, they can be transplanted. The second method is to directly scatter seeds in the field at a certain spacing, but in that case thinning of seedlings will occur, so timely replanting is needed.

3. Field Management

Field management means carrying out fertilization, weeding, and some daily small tasks, but for sesame these are major matters. If they are not handled well, that can mean serious yield reduction. The first fertilization is after transplanting or when the seedlings grow to five to ten cm, which is for seedling growth. The second fertilization is at flowering time, and at this time the nutrients required are also the greatest, so the nutrients in the soil must be supplemented in time. At this time, applying nitrogen fertilizer to the soil is combined with foliar spraying of phosphorus, potassium, and boron fertilizers. About one week after flowering, potassium dihydrogen phosphate should be applied as a top dressing. When the main stem grows to a certain height, the terminal bud should be removed, because it needs the most nutrients, so in order to reduce unnecessary nutrient consumption it should be removed in time.

4. Disease Prevention

Sesame is prone to leaf blight and cutworms, so we need to treat them in time. Leaf blight can cause the entire plant to wither and die, and the consequences are very serious, while cutworms especially like to eat sesame, so in order to ensure yield, it is better to get rid of them as soon as possible.

5. Timely Harvesting

Harvesting sesame is relatively key. If harvesting is too late, the sesame capsules will already have split open, so the sesame will all fall to the ground, and by the time you harvest, basically very little will be left. At the same time, it cannot be harvested too early, because at that time the sesame is not yet mature. So the most suitable time for harvesting is to wait until most of the second leaves of the sesame have turned yellow and fallen off, and the capsules at the very bottom have slightly split open, then it can be harvested.