Jatropha, Challenges for a New Energy Crop Volume 3: A Sustainable Multipurpose Crop /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mulpuri, Sujatha (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Carels, Nicolas (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Bahadur, Bir (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Plant breeding.; Plant genetics.; Plant physiology.; Plant ecology.; Plant pathology.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Plant Genetics and Genomics.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Ecology.; Plant Pathology.

Jatropha curcas, or physic nut, is a small tree that, in tropical climates, produces fruits with seeds containing ~38% oil. The physic nut has the potential to be highly productive and is amenable to subculture in vitro and to genetic modification. It also displays remarkable diversity and is relati...