http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/7070 2013-08-27T11:25:07Z info:eu-repo/semantics/descriptiveMetadata http://oar.icrisat.org/7070/ Jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.) Wani, S P Jatropha The claim of jatropha (Jatropha curcas) being a wonder plant is based on its perceived ability to grow successfully in semi-arid environmental conditions and on degraded soils. This chapter describes the (i) plant root traits and their significance for drought tolerance; (ii) jatropha plantations' impact on hydrological processes (water balance, sediment transport and soil loss) and soil and environmental quality (carbon and nutrient sequestration and soil biology in the plant rhizosphere); (iii) cultivation including vegetative propagation, application of fertilizers and growth regulators, pruning, insect pests and diseases, intercropping, and seed yield; and (iv) genetic improvement involving assessment of variability in jatropha accessions using molecular markers. The factors controlling up-scaling of jatropha cultivation are also discussed. CABI Singh, B P 2013 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://oar.icrisat.org/7070/1/ch15.pdf Wani, S P (2013) Jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.). In: Biofuel Crops: Production, Physiology and Genetics. CABI, Nosworthy Way, pp. 312-338. ISBN 978-1845938857 http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9781845938857.0312 info:eu-repo/semantics/objectFile info:eu-repo/semantics/humanStartPage