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 …

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 …

A study was conducted during 2005-06 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, to assess the
variability in seed parameters of 63 Jatropha curcas accessions. Various biometric and …

Diminishing worldwide fossil fuel reserves coupled with the negative impact of their use on
the environment has led to increased research and development of renewable energy …

To study oil contents and fatty acid composition among the samples of Jatropha curcas L.
seeds were collected from Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Soxhlet extraction method and gas …

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 …

To study the oil content variation and physico-chemical properties of Jatropha curcus seed
were collected from various places of Garwhal region, Uttarakhand, India. The oil yield of the …

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 …

The seed of Jatropha curcas was collected from the outskirts region of the Bardoli (Gujarat)
and it was utilized for determination of seed characterization. The Jatropha curcas oil was …

Jatropha curcas L. is considered to have originated in Latin America, and is presently grown
throughout the arid and semi-arid tropical and subtropical regions of the world. To study the …