Genome size, base composition and karyotype of Jatropha curcas L., an important biofuel plant

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Jatropha curcas: a review on biotechnological status and challenges (2011, background): “Three species (J. cuneata Wiggins & Rollins, J. dioica Sesse and some populations of J. heterophylla Heyne) are tetraploid (2n = 4x = 44) and J. tirucalli L. has 2n = 20 chromosomes (IPCN 2009; Fedorov 1969; Soontornchainaksaeng and Jenjittikul 2003; Carvalho et al. 2008).”
Molecular Markers Reveal Limited Genetic Diversity in a Large Germplasm Collection of the Biofuel Crop Jatropha curcas L. in Brazil (2010, unknown): “, 2007) with a genome size of 416 Mb distributed in 11 pairs of chromosomes (2n = 22) (Abdelgadir et al., 2009; Carvalho et al., 2008).”
EST-derived SSR markers in Jatropha curcas L.: development, characterization, polymorphism, and transferability across the species/genera (2011, background): “These EST sequences represented approximately 1.1% of the estimated 416-Mb J. curcas genome ( Carvalho et al. 2008 ).”
Biology and genetic improvement of Jatropha curcas L.: A review (2010, background): “It is attractive candidate for genome sequencing with genome size (1C) to be 416 Mbp [40].”