RT-346
A popular Rajasthan variety with stable rainfed yield and good oil content. Not yet individually researched for a detail page.
Quick facts
- Crop
- Sesame (Til)
- Type
- Open-pollinated
- Season
- Kharif
- Maturity period
- 82–88 days
- Expected yield
- Medium–high
- Suitable soil
- Sandy / light soil
- Release
- Associated with sesame breeding/trial work at Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, Jaipur, Rajasthan — exact release year and developing institute not independently confirmed this phase
About this variety
RT-346 is a sesame (til) variety associated with Rajasthan's sesame breeding programmes, referenced as a parent/comparison line in stability and genetic-diversity studies conducted at Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, Jaipur, Rajasthan. It has been found stable for most agronomic traits across environments in Rajasthan sesame trials.
Key characteristics
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
82–88 days
Expected yield
Medium–high
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
Pest & disease considerations
Major diseases
Advantages & considerations
Things to consider
- No directly-fetchable primary source giving RT-346's exact release year, parentage or yield/duration figures was found this phase — it appears in academic trial literature (stability analysis, genetic diversity studies) as an established reference variety rather than in a dedicated variety-release document.
- The stability-across-environments finding is new context not previously in this record, consistent with (and supporting) this record's existing note describing it as having "stable rainfed yield" — no conflict there.
- No states discrepancy found — sourced material consistently ties RT-346 to Rajasthan's sesame research programme, matching this record's existing single-state field.
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Rajasthan
Frequently asked questions
What institute is RT-346 associated with?
Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, Jaipur, Rajasthan, where it has been used as a reference/comparison line in sesame stability and genetic-diversity studies.
Is RT-346 a stable-yielding variety?
Yes — academic trial literature found it stable for most agronomic traits across different environments in Rajasthan, corroborating this record's existing note about its stable rainfed yield.
Has RT-346 been used to breed other sesame varieties?
It has appeared as a parent/comparison line in academic breeding studies at Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, though the specific offspring varieties were not detailed in sources found this phase.
What is RT-346's exact release year?
Not confirmed this phase — no directly-fetchable primary variety-release document was found, only academic trial literature that treats it as an already-established reference variety.
What makes RT-346 suited to Rajasthan's growing conditions?
Its documented stability across different environments within Rajasthan, plus this record's existing note on good oil content, make it a dependable choice for the state's rainfed sesame belt.