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Sesame is believed to have originated in Africa, and is regarded to be the oldest oilseed crop known to man. Evidence from interspecific hybridization and phytochemical analysis indicate that the progenitor of sesame occurred in the Indian subcontinent (Bedigian et al. 1985). From here, sesame was introduced to Mesopotamia in the Early Bronze Age and by 2000 BC where it became a crop of enormous importance. Mesopotamia became the hub of distribution of sesame into the Mediterranean. By the second century BC, sesame became a prominent oil crop in China. Today sesame is cultivated pantropically.

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