The study showed significant variability in shoot and root development and growth of
shoots of the three physiological ages of cuttings and five genotypes. Semi hardwood stem cuttings had lower
days to opening of new bud and shooting (4.8 and 11.7 d, respectively) as well as higher percentage of sprouted
and rooted cuttings of 100% and 98.5%, respectively. Soft wood cuttings took more days to opening of new bud
and shoot development in all five genotypes. Soft wood cuttings also showed lower percentage of rooted cuttings.
Semi hard wood cuttings proved to be more suitable for the vegetative propagation of Jatropha curcas through
stem cutting, which gave more than 98% success. Genotypic differences were observed in shooting and rooting
of Jatropha. Genotype JC 14 performed better in all three types of cutting compared to other four genotypes.