Nice Shot Surajit Ji. It is a common escape plant in north India also On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 11:47 PM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote:
> Sir / Madam, > > Attaching pictures of sesame plant. > > Species : Sesamum indicum L. > Bengali name : TIL (তিল ) > Habit & Habitat : oil seed producing herb, agro species, but this one > found in an uncultivated land which is common occurrence > A couple of decades ago poor people, who were not so privileged and > couldn't afford mustard / rapeseed oil, used this for cooking. Even today > it is used for the same purpose, though often mixed with mustard/rapeseed > oil. Besides, we have some sweet treats like > TIL-CHORI<http://img.21food.com/20110609/product/1306918496957.jpg>or TILER > NARU. <http://festivals.iloveindia.com/baisakhi/pics/til-ke-ladoo.jpg> > Date : 18-06-12, 9.32 a.m. > Place : Gobra (Hooghly), WB > > Thank you & Regards, > > Surajit Koley > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
