Since the ratification of the Kyoto protocol, a significant effort has been made worldwide to
boost biofuels with the expectation of a positive contribution to renewable fuel and …

Plant tissue culture and molecular biology techniques are powerful tools of biotechnology
that can complement conventional breeding, expedite crop improvement and meet the …

In lieu of the fact that modern-day research is saddled with the responsibility of replacing/
supplementing fossil fuels with biodiesel for use in diesel engines, the challenge still …

An efficient root induction system has been established for in vitro-regenerated Jatropha
curcas L. shoots. Callus formation on shoots transferred to auxin containing medium was …

Leaf explants of Jatropha curcas cultured on Murashige and Skoog's (MS) medium
supplemented with thidiazuron (TDZ; 0.90 μM) in combination with indole-3-butyric acid …

Comfortable life, economic growth, industrialisation, global warming, energy security and
sustainable environment are burning issues facing modern civilisation. The availability of …

With the increase in crude oil prices, climate change concerns and limited reserves of fossil
fuel, attention has been diverted to alternate renewable energy sources such as biofuel and …

Establishment of an efficient transformation system is a prerequisite for genetic improvement
of Jatropha curcas, a promising biodiesel feedstock plant, by transgenic approach. In this …

Leaf explants of the second or third node were collected from field-grown elite Jatropha
curcas trees and incubated in Murashige and Skoog's (Physiol Plant 15: 473–497, 1962) …

An efficient and reproducible protocol for induction of adventitious shoot buds and plant
regeneration from petiole explant cultures of Jatropha curcas, an important biofuel crop, is …