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Physic nut, Jatropha curcas L.

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Title Physic nut, Jatropha curcas L.
 
Creator Heller, J.
 
Subject jatropha curcas
biodiversity
plant genetic resources
 
Description This tropical crop is native to Mexico and Central America, but is cultivated in many other Latin American, Asian and African countries as a hedge. It has become of interest to various development agencies because it adapts well to semiarid marginal sites, its oil can be processed for use as a diesel fuel and it can be used for erosion control.This monograph has chapters covering the following aspects of J. curcas: names of the species and taxonomy; botanical description; origin and centre of diversity; properties (toxicology); uses (whole plant and food/fodder, medicine, plant protectant and molluscicide, technical uses, diesel fuel and other uses); genetic resources (existing genetic variation, conservation); breeding (objectives, method and selection based on provenance trials); production areas; ecology; agronomy (growth and development, propagation methods and pests and diseases); limitations of the crop; prospects; and research needs.There are appendices listing (I) research contacts, centres of crop research, breeding and plant genetic resources of physic nut and (II) publications of Proyecto Biomasa, DINOT/UNI, Nicaragua. (Abstract © CAB ABSTRACTS, CAB International)
 
Date 1996
2019-10-15T15:43:55Z
2019-10-15T15:43:55Z
 
Type Book
 
Identifier Heller, J. (1996) Physic nut, Jatropha curcas L.. Promoting the Conservation and Use of Underutilized and Neglected Crops n.1, 66 p. ISBN: 978-92-9043-278-4, ISBN: 92-9043-278-0
978-92-9043-278-4
92-9043-278-0
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104963
https://www.bioversityinternational.org/e-library/publications/detail/physic-nut-jatropha-curcas-l/
 
Language en
 
Relation Promoting the Conservation and Use of Underutilized and Neglected Crops
 
Rights Open Access
 
Format application/pdf