44 | Advancements in Life Sciences Vol. 1, Issue 1 TH-6: a high yielding cultivar of sesame released for general cultivation in Punjab Muhammad Anwar 1 , Ejaz-ul-Hasan 1 *, Tahira Bibi 1 , Hafiz Saad Bin Mustafa 1 , Tariq Mahmood 2 , Muhammad Ali 2 Key words: Sesamum indicum, Botanical description, High yielding variety, Punjab . Abstract Background: Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is a diploid species, known as Beniseed, Gingelly, Sim-Sim and Til. It is grown in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Sesame seed contains high nutritional values of certain compounds (25% protein and 50% oil) and is a vital source of natural antioxidants. TH-6 (96006) is characterized by white, bold and high yielding seeded variety of sesame with a unique character of having single stem. Methodology: Variety Punjab Til-90 and line 436602 were cultivated at Oilseeds Research Institute, Faisalabad. At flowering, Til-89 was crossed as female with the line 436602 in 1990. In 1991, the F 1 generation of plants were grown and self-pollinated at flowering. Homozygous progenies of pedigree number F6-96006 from F 6 were evaluated for their high yield in season 1996-97. Evaluation was done through micro, zonal, station and finally “National Uniform Yield Trials”. Results: In 2006, 2217 kg/ha production was marked as its maximum potential at Oilseed Research Institute (Faisalabad) in Zonal Varietal Trail. In National Uniform Sesame Yield 2006 and 2007 the performance of TH-6 was better than TS-3 (check) by giving 32.16% and 9.59% more yield respectively. TH-6 also showed moderate tolerance against insect pests Phyllody diseases and Charcoal Rot. Conclusion: Agronomic studies revealed that TH-6 performed better if planted in 15 th to 30 th June if supplementation of one bag of di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) and half bag of Urea at the time of sowing and flowering, respectively, with 1 st and 2 nd irrigation. Open Access *Corresponding Author: (Email: ejaz_ulhasan@yahoo.com) 1Assistant Research Officer, Oilseeds Research Institute, AARI, Faisalabad. 2 Botanists, Oilseeds Research Institute, AARI, Faisalabad ARTICLE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL “Advancements in Life Sciences”