A concept for simultaneous wasteland reclamation, fuel production, and socio-economic development in degraded areas in India: need, potential and perspectives of Jatropha plantations.
By G. Francis, R. Edinger, K. Becker. 2005
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Subfields: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Pollution, Water Science and Technology
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- Jatropha curcas: a review on biotechnological status and challenges (2011, background): “…of its hardiness, ease of conventional propagation, drought endurance, low seed cost, short gestation period, rapid growth, adoption to wide agroclimatic conditions, bushy/shrubby nature and multiple uses of different plant parts (Jones and Miller 1992; Francis et al. 2005; Kumar and Sharma 2008).”
- Bio-Fuel Crops Research for Energy Security and Rural Development in Developing Countries (2008, background): “Jatropha oilcake contains about 61% protein compared to about 45% in soybean oilcake [11].”
- Transgenics are imperative for biofuel crops (2008, background): “The economics of cultivating Jatropha in India have been analyzed at length [ 24 ].”
- Jatropha: From global hype to local opportunity (2010, background): “…a special place in this debate, as it is claimed to produce biofuel and enhance socioeconomic development while reclaiming marginal and degraded lands in (semi-)arid regions (Francis et al., 2005), without competing with food production or depleting natural carbon stocks and ecosystem services.”
- Jatropha plantations for biodiesel in Tamil Nadu, India: Viability, livelihood trade-offs, and latent conflict (2010, background): “Jatropha is claimed to be a hardy drought-tolerant shrub that reclaims the land, prevents erosion, and responds better to organic manure than chemical fertilizers (Openenshaw, 2000; Francis et al., 2005).”
- Biomass production and allocation in Jatropha curcas L. seedlings under different levels of drought stress (2010, background): “Expectations of project managers, investors and farmers are triggered by the plant’s alleged potential to simultaneously reclaim wastelands, enhance socio-economic development and conserve and/or restore soil fertility in degraded areas [1,2].”
- Biology and genetic improvement of Jatropha curcas L.: A review (2010, unknown): “Sources: [19,41–44,58].”
- Plant-water relationships and growth strategies of Jatropha curcas L. seedlings under different levels of drought stress (2009, background): “With its seeds containing up to 35% oil easily convertible into biodiesel, its potential to reclaim wastelands, with positive effects on ecology and socio-economic development (Francis et al., 2005), and with its reputation of being a drought-resistant and easily establishing species, this small tre”
- Molecular Markers Reveal Limited Genetic Diversity in a Large Germplasm Collection of the Biofuel Crop Jatropha curcas L. in Brazil (2010, unknown): “Trees produce seeds within 1 yr, have reproductive life cycle of over 30 yr, and can produce up to 1300 L of oil ha–1 (Fairless, 2007; Francis et al., 2005; Openshaw, 2000).”
- A comparative study of biochemical traits and molecular markers for assessment of genetic relationships between Jatropha curcas L. germplasm from different countries (2009, background): “The seed yield reported for Jatropha varies from 0.5 to 12 tons/ (year ha) – depending on soil, nutrient and rainfall conditions – and the tree has a productive life of over 30 years [ 1 ,3].”
- Claims and facts on Jatropha curcas L. : global Jatropha curcas evaluation. breeding and propagation programme (2007, background): “A range of 0.5-12 t ha-1 and 5 t ha-1 as a reasonable estimate for good soil conditions under rainfall conditions of 900-1,200 mm y-1 was reported without evidence (Francis et al., 2005; Daey Ouwens et al., 2007).”