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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Success of improvement of Jatropha curcas depends on wide germplasm from different agro-
ecological regions showing specific and attractive traits. The present study aimed to …

Due the environmental concern and limited resources of petroleum oil has increase the
demand of biodiesel. One way of reducing the biodiesel production costs is to use the less …

Jatropha curcas is a perennial, deciduous, shrub, which produces seeds rich in oil that is
easily convertible into biodiesel. The major constraint in achieving higher biodiesel yield of …

The increased cost of biodiesel production from edible oils has motivated the researchers to
find alternative non-edible oil feedstocks. Jatropha curcas has been identified as a …

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 …