Jatropha curcas L. is an oilseed plant belonging to the Euphorbiaceae
Family that is used to be planted as living fence or for
medicinal use [1]. It was considered to be grown on a large
scale in the 2000 decade when several countries were looking
for liquid fuel alternatives (particularly biodiesel) due to the
rise in petroleum price [2,3]. Jatropha was promoted as an
alternative crop, suitable for cultivation on degraded land and
poor soil where food crops would not thrive [2,4e6], as an
option that would be excluded from the food vs. fuel dilemma
[3,7], and expecting that high yield would be obtained with
little maintenance and inputs [4,8].
Jatropha curcas L. is an oilseed plant belonging to the EuphorbiaceaeFamily that is used to be planted as living fence or formedicinal use [1]. It was considered to be grown on a largescale in the 2000 decade when several countries were lookingfor liquid fuel alternatives (particularly biodiesel) due to therise in petroleum price [2,3]. Jatropha was promoted as analternative crop, suitable for cultivation on degraded land andpoor soil where food crops would not thrive [2,4e6], as anoption that would be excluded from the food vs. fuel dilemma[3,7], and expecting that high yield would be obtained withlittle maintenance and inputs [4,8].
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