Sesame
📍 UgandaClick a numbered marker on the plant to explore each life-cycle stage — or read the key dates on the right.
Roots & seed establish first. Sow in at .
Leaves & stem drive the vegetative stage over .
Flowering falls mid-cycle between sowing () and harvest (). Keep stress low here.
Fruit/grain matures — harvest around .
Where Sesame grows in Uganda
Busoga Farming System
Just east of R. Nile & north of L.Victoria, rainfall range 1,000 - 1350 mm; 1,215 - 1,320 M, flat and swampy in places, soils poor to moderate
Eastern Savanna
Eastern, range of rainfall from 800 - 1500 mm, altitude from 1,200 - 1,340 M, generally flat with undulating hills, moderate to good soils
Karamoja Wet Zone
North eastern, mostly bordering Acholi, Teso, Kapchorwa & Lango sub regions, more reliable rainfall received, average rainfall of 1,100 mm, altitude at 970 - 1,420 M, soils moderately good
Northern Farming System
Northern, generally flat with isolated hills, average rainfall of 1200 mm, altitude from 975 - 1,520 M, fairly heavy fertile soils
West Nile Farming System
North western, generally flat with undulating hills, average rainfall range of 1340 - 1370 mm, altitude from 350 - 1,340 M, moderate to goodsoils
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