Claim · model-written summary
Jatropha curcas grows on degraded land and has drought and some disease resistance.
- Taxon
- Jatropha curcas
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Jatropha curcast0 - Outcome
- grows readily on degraded lands, is drought and to some extent disease resistante0
- Qualifier
- to some extente0
- Setting
- degraded landse0
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Verbatim
e0“It is not grazed by animals, grows readily on degraded lands, is drought and to some extent disease resistant.”
t0“Jatropha curcas”
Title
Biofuels from Jatropha curcas oil – Perspectives for tropical regions
Klaus Becker Oléagineux Corps gras Lipides 2009. doi:10.1051/ocl.2009.0266
Other claims from this paper (11)
- Observation Jatropha curcas is native and widespread in the tropics.
- Observation Jatropha curcas is not grazed by animals.
- Observation Jatropha curcas has toxic and non-toxic genotypes.
- Observation The non-toxic Jatropha curcas genotype is found only in Mexico.
- Observation Developed dry Jatropha curcas seeds weigh 650- 750 mg.
- Observation Developed dry Jatropha curcas seeds contain 30-35% oil.
- Observation The Jatropha curcas kernel forms around 65% of the seed.
- Observation De-oiled Jatropha curcas kernel meal contains 58% to 60% crude protein.
- Observation De-oiled Jatropha curcas kernel meal has a favourable amino acid profile.
- Observation Reported Jatropha curcas seed productivity varies from below 100 kg to above 10.000 kg per hectare.
- Recommendation The authors recommend selection and breeding programs coupled with agronomic practices for economic Jatropha curcas production.