Vol. 11, Issue 11 (2022)

Nineteen genotypes of sesame were subjected to per se performance analysis and variability study for eight morphological traits. All the traits were highly variable except capsule length and 1000-seed weight. The highest difference between phenotypic coefficient of variation and genotypic coefficient of variation was observed in seed yield per plant, no. of capsules per pant and number of seeds per capsule indicating the traits are highly influenced by environment. High to moderate heritability with high genetic advance was observed for plant height, number of branches per plant and capsule length, number of capsules per plant, seeds per capsule and seed yield per plant. So simple selection is highly effective for improvement of these traits as they are controlled by additive gene action.