CRESCIMENTO, DESENVOLVIMENTO E PRODUTIVIDADE DO GERGELIM BRS SEDA NA AGROVILA DE CANUDOS, EM CEARA MIRIM (RN)
The sesame crop, today little known in Brazil, may become an alternative to grain production by small and medium farmers in Northeast Brazil, viewed as a functional food, has good market prospects. The field experiment was conducted at Agrovila Canudos distant 23 Km from the city of Ceara Mirim/RN, in an area of 0.7 ha, irrigated with groundwater, using 80,000 plants of BRS Silk. The present study aimed to evaluate the growth and development of that crop given that these parameters are indicators of productivity, besides being a source of information to deploy and expand the crop in the region. At the end of the production cycle, the plants had, on average, 95.70 g of capsules and 20.40 g of grains per plant. These values are correlated to grain yield amounted to 1,600 kg/ha. The result of this productivity indicates that this sesame cultivar should be inserted in productive ways of that community and can thus ensure an alternative source of income to the families of small producers.