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<journal-id>2305-0683</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Investigación Agraria]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Investig. Agrar.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2305-0683</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, UNA.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2305-06832024000200049</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/investig.agrar.2024.diciembre.2602810</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Agronomic traits and oil content of sesame varieties in eastern Paraguay]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Características agronómicas y contenido de aceite de variedades de sésamo en el este de Paraguay]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Melgarejo Arrúa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Milciades Ariel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Diaz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Belén]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Colman]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Patricia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mendoza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marcos]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aguilera Sosa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Américo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Amarilla]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diosnel]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Maidana]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ever]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Peralta]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Elida]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ayala Aguilera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lider]]></given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Da Silva Oviedo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Modesto]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Canindeyú Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Katueté ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agronomia ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Pernambuco ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Concepción Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Concepción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>26</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>49</fpage>
<lpage>53</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2305-06832024000200049&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2305-06832024000200049&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2305-06832024000200049&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT In Paraguay, sesame holds an important social role in rural areas, as it is primarily cultivated by small-scale farmers. However, limited information is available on varieties with high yield potential. This study aimed to evaluate the agronomic traits and oil content of five varieties of Sesamum indicum L. Field trials were conducted in Saltos del Guairá and Ybyrarobana during the 2022/23 growing season. The experimental design was a randomized block design with five replications and five treatments corresponding to five sesame varieties (Inia, Negro, KO7, SH1, and Escoba) in each experiment. The evaluated characteristics were plant height, number of capsules, thousand-grain weight, grain yield, and oil percentage in grains. The Escoba variety had the highest plant height (174.50 cm), and the Inia and Negro varieties had the highest thousand-kernel weight values of 3.20 and 3.02 g, respectively. No significant differences were observed in the number of capsules, productivity, or oil content among the varieties.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN En Paraguay, el sésamo cumple una función social en el medio rural, debido a que es producido principalmente por pequeños agricultores. Sin embargo, aún son escasas las informaciones que identifiquen variedades con altos rendimientos. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo evaluar las características agronómicas y el contenido de aceite de cinco variedades de Sesamum indicum L. Los experimentos se realizaron en Saltos del Guairá e Ybyrarobana en la campaña agrícola 2022/23. El diseño experimental fue de bloques al azar con cinco repeticiones y cinco tratamientos correspondientes a cinco variedades de sésamo (Inia, Negro, KO7, SH1 y Escoba) en cada experimento. Las características evaluadas fueron altura de planta, número de cápsulas, peso de mil granos, rendimiento de grano y porcentaje de aceite en los granos. Se observó, en la variedad Escoba, la mayor altura de planta (174,50 cm), y las variedades Inia y Negro presentaron el mayor valor en peso de mil granos: 3,20 y 3,02 g, respectivamente. Para las variables número de cápsulas, productividad y contenido de aceite no se observaron diferencias.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Sesamum indicum L.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[sesame]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[family farming]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Sesamum indicum L.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ajonjolí]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[agricultura familiar campesina]]></kwd>
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