Sesame, (Sesamum indicum L.), is one of the world’s ancient important oilseed crop cultivated in more than 55 countries of the world belonging to the family Pedaliaceae and native of India. Sesame cultivars/varieties presently under cultivation do not posses proven field resistance or tolerance and majority of them are more or less prone to the leaf blight disease (A. sesami). | Screening of sesame varieties, cultivars, germplasm lines and elite lines against Alternaria sesami
