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Writers who refer to a 'fight' about the origin of sesame are not cognizant of the published literature. Sesame was domesticated on the Indian subcontinent, although many wild species occur in Africa, leading some writers insist [without experiment] that Africa was its home. Cytogenetic and morphological studies listed below, subsequently repeated by scientists on other continents, demonstrate this fact.

Zohary and Hopf are highly respected scholars. They reviewed a vast literature and have produced 3 editions of their masterful Domestication of Plants in the Old World. Their 3rd edition revised their earlier report about sesame and that is the edition that should be relied upon for this Wikipedia article, NOT the 2nd ed.

The following publications, each published in peer-reviewed journals, contain reliable details about sesame history: Mkamilo, G.S. and D. Bedigian. 2007. Sesamum indicum L. In H.A.M. van der Vossen and G.S. Mkamilo, eds. Vegetable Oils. Plant Resources of Tropical Africa [PROTA] Vol. 14: 153-158. PROTA Programme, Wageningen University, the Netherlands. Bedigian, D. 2006. Assessment of sesame and its wild relatives in Africa. Pages 481-491 In S.A. Ghazanfar and H.J. Beentje, eds. Taxonomy and Ecology of African Plants, their Conservation and Sustainable Use. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Bedigian, D. 2006. Pedaliaceae. Pages 846-849 In A. Akoègninou, W.J. van der Burg and L.J.G. van der Maesen, eds. Flore Analytique du Bénin. Backhuys, Cotonou, Benin and Wageningen, the Netherlands. Bedigian, D. 2005. Pedaliaceae. In M. Sosef, ed. Checklist of Gabonese Vascular Plants. Scripta Botanica, National Botanic Garden, Meise, Belgium. Van der Maesen, L.J.G., A.G. Lengkeek and D. Bedigian. 2005. Access and benefit sharing of plant genetic resources: aspects of equity and ethics. International Botanical Congress 2005, Vienna. Symposium 09-06, Biodiversity prospecting, ethics and human welfare. Bedigian, D. 2004. Conspectus of Sesamum. Annex III. Pages 61-63 In IPGRI. Descriptors for Sesame (Sesamum spp.). International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Rome, Italy. http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/publications/pdf/246.pdf Bedigian, D. 2004. History and lore of sesame in Southwest Asia. Economic Botany 58(3): 329-353. [Cover story]. Bedigian, D. 2004. Importance of botanical data to historical research on Africa. Pages 152-168 In J.E. Philips, ed. Writing African History: Methods and Sources. Rochester University Press, NY. http://www.boydell.co.uk/www.urpress.com/80462561.HTM Bedigian, D. 2004. Sesamum radiatum Thonn ex Hornem. Pages 465-467 In G. Grubben and O.A. Denton, eds. Plant Resources of Tropical Africa [PROTA] Vol 2. Vegetables. PROTA Programme, Wageningen University, the Netherlands. Bedigian, D. 2004. Slimy leaves and oily seeds: distribution and use of wild relatives of sesame in Africa. Economic Botany 58 (Supplement): S3-S33. Bedigian, D. and O.A. Adetula. 2004. Ceratotheca sesamoides Endl. Pages 175-177 In G. Grubbin and O.A. Denton, eds. Plant Resources of Tropical Africa [PROTA] Vol 2. Vegetables. PROTA Programme, Wageningen University, the Netherlands. Bedigian, D. 2003. Evolution of sesame revisited: domestication, diversity and prospects. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 50: 779-787. Bedigian, D. 2003. Sesame in Africa: origin and dispersals. Pages 17-36 In K. Neumann, A. Butler and S. Kahlheber, eds. Food, Fuel and Fields - Progress in African Archaeobotany. Africa Praehistorica. Heinrich-Barth-Institute, Cologne. Bedigian, D. and L.J.G. van der Maesen. 2003. Slimy leaves and oily seeds: distribution and use of Sesamum spp. and Ceratotheca sesamoides (Pedaliaceae) in Africa. Pages 271-274 In G.H. Schmelzer and B.A. Omino, eds. Proceedings of the First PROTA [Plant Resources of Tropical Africa] International Workshop, Nairobi. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen, the Netherlands. Bedigian, D. and L.J.G. van der Maesen. 2003. Status and importance of the oilseed sesame in Africa. Pages 274-275 In G.H. Schmelzer and B.A. Omino, eds. Proceedings of the First PROTA [Plant Resources of Tropical Africa] International Workshop, Nairobi. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen, the Netherlands. Bedigian, D. 2000. Sesame. Pages 411-421 In K.F. Kiple and C.K. Ornelas-Kiple, eds. The Cambridge World History of Food, Vol. I. Cambridge University Press, NY. Bedigian, D. 1998. Early history of sesame cultivation in the Near East and beyond. Pages 93-101 In A.B. Damania, J. Valkoun, G. Willcox and C.O. Qualset, eds. The Origins of Agriculture and Crop Domestication. The Harlan Symposium. ICARDA, Aleppo. http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/publications/HTMLPublications/47/ch07.htm#bm4-Early%20History%20of%20Sesame%20Cultivation%20in%20the%20Near%20East%20and%20Beyond%20D.%20Bedigian Bedigian, D. 1991. Genetic diversity of traditional sesame cultivars and cultural diversity in Sudan. Pages 25-36 In M.L. Oldfield and J.B. Alcorn, eds. Biodiversity: Culture, Conservation and Ecodevelopment. Westview Press, Boulder, CO. Bedigian, D. 1988. Sesamum indicum L. (Pedaliaceae): Ethnobotany in Sudan, crop diversity, lignans, origin, and related taxa. In P. Goldblatt and P.P. Lowry, eds. Modern Systematic Studies in African Botany 25: 315-321. AETFAT Monographs in Systematic Botany, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO. Bedigian, D. and J.R. Harlan. 1986. Evidence for cultivation of sesame in the ancient world. Economic Botany 40: 137-154. Bedigian, D., C.A. Smyth and J.R. Harlan. 1986. Patterns of morphological variation in sesame. Economic Botany 40: 353-365. Bedigian, D. 1985. Is še-giš-i sesame or flax? Bulletin on Sumerian Agriculture 2: 159-178. Bedigian, D., D.S. Seigler and J.R. Harlan. 1985. Sesamin, sesamolin and the origin of sesame. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 13: 133-139. Bedigian, D. 1984. Sesamum indicum L. Crop origin, diversity, chemistry and ethnobotany. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. University Microfilms DA8502071, Dissertation Abstracts International 45, 1985: 3410-B. Bedigian, D. and J.R. Harlan. 1983. Nuba agriculture and ethnobotany with particular reference to sesame and sorghum. Economic Botany 37: 384-395. Bedigian, D. 1981. Origin, diversity, exploration and collection of sesame. Pages 164-169 In Sesame: Status and Improvement. FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper 29. FAO, Rome. IBPGR. 1981. Descriptors for Sesame. International Board for Plant Genetic Resources. AGP:IBPGR/80/71. IBPGR Secretariat, Rome (Contributor).Jabber456 (talk) 13:29, 13 August 2008 (UTC)