TY  - CHAP
AV  - restricted
A1  - Wani, S P
TI  - Jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.)
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9781845938857.0312
SN  - 978-1845938857
PB  - CABI
CY  - Nosworthy Way
ED  - Singh, B P
N2  - 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.
KW  - Biodiesel
KW  -  Biofuel
Y1  - 2013///
SP  - 312
T2  - Biofuel Crops: Production, Physiology and Genetics
ID  - icrisat7070
EP  - 338
ER  -