Jatropha curcas
Analysis of physical, mechanical and chemical properties of seeds and kernels of Jatropha curcas
... Polyphenolic compounds are natural substanc- es which are present in each part of higher plant and in each of its body as secondary metabolites. The structure and the type of these substances are for individual plant ...
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Evaluation of Storage Potential of Jatropha curcas L Seeds
... The work was carried out at the Agricultural Engineering Laboratories (LEAG) and Phytotechny (LFIT) of the Northern Fluminense State University Darci Ri- beiro (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil. Seeds of ...
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Molecular genetic diversity analysis in seed sources of Jatropha (Jatropha curcas L) using ISSR markers
... Plant material used for this study consisted of seed sources of 17 accessions of Jatropha curcas (L) collections. The material had been collected from different parts of Tamil Nadu (India) and one from ...
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Growth and Physiological Response of Jatropha Interspecific Hybrid (Jatropha curcas x J. integerrima) under Salt Stress
... of Jatropha curcas x ...of Jatropha ( Jatropha curcas ...on Jatropha interspecific hybrid is still limited especially in the aspect of its adaptability to unfavorable environment ...
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Induction of Mutation in Jatropha curcas L by Treatment with Mitotic Inhibitors
... Background: Jatropha curcas ...J. curcas. Results: Treating J. curcas seedlings with high colchicine concentration (5%, w/v) has resulted to 50% survival which produced only mixoploids while ...
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Transesterification of jatropha curcas l seed oil to biodiesel: an update
... Lim et al. (2010) studied the novel biodiesel production technology using supercritical reaction extraction from Jatropha curcas L. oil seeds. Methanol was used to act both as an extraction agent and ...
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Micropropagation Study of Jatropha curcas for Enhancing Shoot Induction Frequency
... Different combinations of NAA/2,4 D and BAP were used for callus induction (Table 1 and 2). White compact callus were obtained by several combinations of NAA/2,4 D and BAP was found to be optimum for obtaining high ...
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Optimization of conditions for the extraction of Biodiesel from Jatropha curcas
... The seeds were collected, sun dried and made into crushed mixtures using the mortar and pestle. 50g of crushed seeds (Jatropha curcas) were taken and covered within the muslin cloth. The soxhlet apparatus ...
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Plasticity of photosynthetic metabolism in Jatropha curcas genotypes under water deficit
... Jatropha curcas (Euphorbiaceae), popularly known as physic nut is widely cultivated in many tropical and subtropical regions, being considered a promising crop for the production of biodiesel (Eijck et ...
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Deformation energy of Jatropha curcas L seeds under compression loading
... The study results showed that two main pressing areas can be described under the force-deforma- tion curve in relation to moisture content. These are the increasing function area and the area with serration effect. The ...
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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE ANTIOXIDANT AND PROTEOLYTIC ACTIVITIES OF METHANOL EXTRACTS OF JATROPHA GOSSYPIFOLIA AND JATROPHA CURCAS LEAVES
... Jatropha gossypifolia and Jatropha curcas are plants used in Nigeria and other parts of the world as folk medicine in the treatment §and cure of various diseases. The aim of this study is to evaluate ...
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ASSESSMENT OF GENETIC DIVERSITY OF Jatropha curcas L. in BURKINA FASO
... A BSTRACT : Jatropha curcas L. is a perennial oleaginous plant which is known for its multiple uses. The oil extracted from its seeds is used in the manufacture of biodiesel and soap. The plant also has ...
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Antioxidant activity and phytochemical components of Jatropha curcas Linn. root extract
... J. curcas root methanolic ...J. curcas root was prepared and used for extraction of bioactive compounds with five solvents (hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, n-butanol and water) by liquid-liquid ...
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Characteristics of a Typical Nigerian Jatropha curcas oil Seeds for Biodiesel Production
... Physio-Chemical Characterisation: Table 1 summarizes the result of characterization of the oil. It is shown that the oil yield of indigenous Jatropha curcas oil is 52.75 %. This values was higher than 30 – ...
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BIOCHEMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF ZINC TOLERANCE IN Jatropha curcas
... concentration. Jatropha, owing to its tolerance to supra-optimal Zn concentrations is, thus, a suitable candidate for phytoremediation of Zn from contaminated soils along with cultivation for biofuel ...
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Process Simulation of Biodiesel Production from Jatropha Curcas Seed Oil
... Abstract: The increasing concerns over diminishing fossil fuel supplies and rising oil prices, as well as adverse environmental and human health impacts from the use of such fuels have led to the need of finding ...
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Dynamics of flowering and fruiting in Jatropha curcas L. and its implications
... Low fruit yield is a major constraint in Jatropha curcas plantations in South India.The variations in flowering and fruiting characters across years was studied in a three year old Jatropha ...
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ANTI INFLUENZA POTENTIAL OF ALKALOIDAL MOLECULES OF JATROPHA CURCAS LEAVES
... of Jatropha curcas leaves against Influenza virus by Hemagglutination (HA) reduction assay in two different layouts of simultaneous and post-treatment ...
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Pseudomonas fluorescens and Pseudomonas putida for Promoting Growth of Jatropha curcas Seedling Root
... (Table 2). The role of PGPR for promoting plant growth is different among several strains, only a specific strain that can increase the root length. There are demonstrated seed inoculation with PGPR that consists of ...
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Jatropha curcas L.: Visions and Realities
... From the genus Jatropha known to date with about 165-175 species ( Heller , 1992) Jatropha curcas L. (J. curcas L.) is seen as the most primitive species within this group. Heller states that ...
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