Studies were carried out to assess seed physico-chemical properties of Jatropha curcas
genetic resources. Twenty five seed sources of J. curcas investigated in the current study …

Properties of Jatropha seed oil from seven different countries were evaluated. Jatropha
curcas oil was extracted using n-hexane as the solvent in the Soxhlet extraction method. The …

Jatropha curcas L.(Euphorbiaceae) oil has emerged as a potential candidate for the
production of biodiesel across the world as well as in India. The present study was …

Biodiesel is an alternative environmentally friendly fuel made from renewable biological
sources such as vegetable oils and animal fats. The present report deals with screening of …

Jatropha curcas has been recognized as an ideal plant for biodiesel. There are unlimited
reasons to consider Jatropha curcas a better tree borne oilseed plants than any other as it …

Jatropha curcas L. is recognized as one of the important non-edible tree borne oilseeds
(TBOs) in India and many other tropical countries. J. curcas is a promising bioenergy crop as …

Limited resources of petroleum crude oil and environmental concern have increased the
demand of biodiesel. One way of reducing the cost of biodiesel production is to use the non …

The physicochemical properties of Jatropha seed oil from 9 geographical origins and 24
candidate plus plants (CPPs) were evaluated. The yield of seed oil obtained by Soxhlet …

Jatropha curcas, a member of the Euphorbiaceae family, is an upcoming energy source,
which promises to mitigate the energy crisis and environmental pollution. Jatropha curcas oil …

Oil content of wild genotypes of Jatropha curcas L. collected from Assam, North East India,
was studied. A total of 20 genotypes were used to investigate the oil content and variation in …