Dr. Sneha MacwanaMADAN MOHAN AGRAWAL2017-11-152017-11-152014http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810035692Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is an important oilseed crop of the world. It is the fourth largest oilseed crop in Indian agriculture after groundnut, rapeseed and mustard. Sesame is described as the “Queen of oilseeds” because it contains high oil (38-54%), protein (18- 25%), calcium, phosphorous, oxalic acid and excellent qualities of seed oil and meal. Any successful crossing programme for varietal improvement depends mainly on selection of the parents having high genetic variability so that the desirable character combinations may be selected for higher seed yield. Thus, the genetic variability in breeding population for development of high yielding varieties is of immense importanceenGenetics & Plant bredingAnalysisThesis