Project Report on Jatropha Cultivation

JATROPHA (BIO DIESEL) CULTIVATION & EXTRACTION

Jatropha   belonging  to  the  family  Euphorbiaceae  is   a multipurpose  shrub  or  small  tree  of  significant  importance because of its several industrial and medicinal uses.  The  word 'Jatropha'  is  derived from two Greek words 'Jatros'  meaning  a 'Doctor'  and 'Trophe'meaning nutrition. It grows in a number  of climatic  zones in tropical and sub-tropical regions and  can  be grown   in areas of low rainfall and problematic  soil.  Jatropha oil  is a potential source  of 'biofuel' in countries  where  the resources to import fossil fuel is poor. It could be served as  a panacea for energy shortages in the future world.

Jatropha is otherwise known as Kattamanakku. In India it  is found almost in all states and is generally grown as a live fence for protection of agricultural fields against damage by livestock as  unpalatable  to  cattle and goats. So, there is  no  need  to protect  it  from livestock during farming. it is a  small  ever-green,  nearly glabrous tree or soft wooden shrub, 3 to 4  metres high.  It  can be cultivated in all the tropical  &  sub-tropical regions. 

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