Reproductive biology of the biofuel plant <i>Jatropha curcas</i> in its center of origin

Rincón-Rabanales, Manuel; Vargas-López, Laura I.; Adriano-Anaya, Lourdes; Vázquez-Ovando, Alfredo; Salvador-Figueroa, Miguel; Ovando-Medina, Isidro

doi:10.7287/peerj.preprints.1587

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“…The results were comparable to a study conducted in Soconusco, Chiapas, Southern Mexico which showed a similar trend in fruit set rates: open-pollination (86.3%), geitonogamy (16.2%) and apomixis (2.5%) (Rincon-Rabanales et al 2016). The opening of female flowers first prior to male flowers and a high pollen production by anther in each flower may explain the occurrence of open-pollination (Bhattacharya et al 2005;Cruden 1977;Rincón-Rabanales et al 2016). A relatively high incidence (percentage) of geitonogamy in our study indicates prevalence of self-pollination, a trait which can contribute to low genetic diversity in J. curcas (Siju et al 2016).…”

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“…The Jatropha plant is native to tropical southeastern Mexico (Rincón-Rabanales et al, 2016). Other names for the plant are "physic nut" and "purging nut" (Ahmad and Sultan, 2015).…”

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<i>Jatropha Curcas</i> as Marginal Land Development Crop in the Sultanate of Oman for Producing Biodiesel, Biogas, Biobriquettes, Animal Feed, and Organic Fertilizer

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2020

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The present article can be regarded as a compilation of various aspects related to the cultivation and utilization of Jatropha curcas in degraded lands, which may not be very suitable for other crops. The benefits of this plant are not limited to producing biodiesel, but expand to biogas and biobriquettes. So, all three phases of fuel (liquid, gas, solid) are possible outcomes from it. Aside from fuels, the byproduct seedcake resulting from pressing the seeds can be used as a good organic fertilizer that is comparable or even better than chicken manure. After detoxification, this seedcake can be valuable feed for livestock. Along with the positive expectations, the study is balanced by also addressing negative expectations when planting Jatropha curcas for commercial applications. A seeds sample of this plant was successfully germinated in indoor condition, after applying the shell cracking pre-treatment. Special attention is paid to the Sultanate of Oman as a country whose geographic location and vast desert lands may encourage large-scale investment in Jatropha curcas for boosting and diversifying the economy.

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Reproductive biology of the biofuel plant Jatropha curcas in its center of origin

Abstract: In this work, we studied the main characteristics of flowering, reproductive system and diversity of pollinators for the biofuel plant Jatropha curcas (L.) in a site of tropical

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<i>Jatropha Curcas</i> as Marginal Land Development Crop in the Sultanate of Oman for Producing Biodiesel, Biogas, Biobriquettes, Animal Feed, and Organic Fertilizer

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