How To Use Jatropha In A Sentence
- The hardy jatropha, resilient to pests and resistant to drought, produces seeds with up to 40 per cent oil content. Times, Sunday Times
- Every jatropha plant currently produces about 3kg of seed per year, which translates roughly into seven tonnes per hectare. Times, Sunday Times
- D1 has 110,000 hectares planted, and expects its first meaningful production of diesel from jatropha in 2008. Times, Sunday Times
- Aviation biofuel is made from plants such as jatropha, halophytes and camelina, or from waste material such as used cooking oil or animal fat, whereas normal jet fuel is made from non-renewable fossil fuel. Lufthansa Makes Biofuel-Powered Commercial Flight
- Jatropha can grow on virtually barren land with relatively little rainfall, so it can be planted in places where food does not grow well.
- Those who live in the Barotse valley cultivate in addition the sugar-cane, sweet potato, and manioc (‘Jatropha manihot’). Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa
- Mr Sharma said the farmers were apprised about the cultivation of different medicinal plants like jatropha, guarpatha and amla and also how to rotate their cycle.
- It expects its first jatropha oil, which is derived from plant seeds, to be available for refining next year. Times, Sunday Times
- Most of the windmill units have started planting jatropha with drip irrigation facility.
- In April, we acquired a 50 percent stake in a company that grows and processes a plant called jatropha.
