Jatropha is still considered a strong candidate for the production of second generation
biofuels, despite recent large-scale failures worldwide to achieve high and consistent seed …

Jatropha curcas L. has been proposed to be a potential tropical plant for augmenting
renewable energy sources. Due to its several merits, J. curcas deserves to be considered as …

Extraction of castor oil from castor seed was carried out by Soxhlet method using polar and
non-polar commercial solvents at the optimum conditions obtained from the preliminary oil …

This study evaluates the variation in oil content and composition of Jatropha curcas L. seeds
from 12 origins, grown in Mozambique, under the same edapho-climatic and agronomic …

Seed vigor tests are used to estimate their quality. One of the most commonly used is the
accelerated aging test (AA). The aim of the present study was to study the biochemical …

In the modern conditions of the growing consumer market for environmentally friendly
industries, the issue of optimizing resource-intensive and energy-intensive technological …

Jatropha curcas L. is an interesting tropical oil crop for biodiesel production. However, seed
conservation until oil extraction may be a problem under high temperature and humidity. In …

Supercritical reactive extraction for Jatropha curcas L. seed was demonstrated to be a viable
process for biodiesel production process with high yield and the elimination of separate …

Abstract Santoso BB, Budianto A, Aryana IGPM. 2012. Seedviability ofJatropha curcasindifferentfruitmaturitystagesafterstor…
. Nusantara Bioscience 4: 113-117. Theeffect of fruit maturity stages and seed storage …

Maintaining a viable seed bank throughout the germination season is considered very
important for plant recruitment in desert environments, where environmental conditions are …