How To Use Jatropha In A Sentence
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The hardy jatropha, resilient to pests and resistant to drought, produces seeds with up to 40 per cent oil content.
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Every jatropha plant currently produces about 3kg of seed per year, which translates roughly into seven tonnes per hectare.
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D1 has 110,000 hectares planted, and expects its first meaningful production of diesel from jatropha in 2008.
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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
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Jatropha can grow on virtually barren land with relatively little rainfall, so it can be planted in places where food does not grow well.
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Those who live in the Barotse valley cultivate in addition the sugar-cane, sweet potato, and manioc (‘Jatropha manihot’).
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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.
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It expects its first jatropha oil, which is derived from plant seeds, to be available for refining next year.
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Most of the windmill units have started planting jatropha with drip irrigation facility.
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In April, we acquired a 50 percent stake in a company that grows and processes a plant called jatropha.
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But the company says it plans to start making biodiesel from a tree-like weed called jatropha.
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At present, Jatropha curcas L. meal protein has become a hot issue in study of Jatropha curcas L... The content of the seed meal protein after degreasing and detoxification can be up to 60%.
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The minister said the Government was ready to help farmers with acquisition of the jatropha seeds and information on how to grow the plant.
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They are spurred on by big oil companies like BP and the British biofuel giant D1 Oils, which are investing millions of dollars in jatropha cultivation.
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He said tobacco farmers could explore the cultivation of the jatropha plant, whose seed contains edible oil.
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Neos will process and sell other nonedible crops, such as pongamia, neem and castor, as well as jatropha.
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On December 3rd, they plan to take off from Auckland using biodiesel from a new source, the seeds of the plant Jatropha curcas.
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It produces Indian corn and other cereals and potatoes in the colder regions, and tropical fruits, sweet potatoes and mandioca (_Jatropha manihot_, L.) in the low tropical valleys.
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A research conducted by the agricultural engineering college and research institute of TNAU showed that 30-35 % of oil can be extracted from the seed of the jatropha.
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European biofuels developers are buying large tracts of what they call "marginal land" in Africa with the aim of cultivating biofuel crops, particularly the woody bush known as jatropha.
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According to the Energy and Resources Institute in New Delhi, a hectare of jatropha can produce four times as much fuel as a hectare of soybeans.
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Over 11.85 lakh hectares, roughly 20 per cent of the wasteland in Madhya Pradesh, has been acquired for jatropha cultivation.
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Other airlines have already tested algae and oil from the jatropha plant and the babassu nut.
CNN Transcript Apr 8, 2009
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Varieties like jungle jalebi and jatropha are ideal for wastelands while sadabhar, saijjan, kadambh, maulshree and sweet neem all germinate on their own and don't need maintenance. "
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Notable are Tabebuia angustata (roble de yugo), Fraxinus cubensis (búfano), Annona glabra, Gueltarda combiri, Sabal parviflora, Bucida palustris, Hibiscus elatus, H. tiliaceus (majagua), Jatropha integerrima, Copernicia spp.
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The Perumbur plant makes the bio-fuel from jatropha and pungum plants.
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SG Biofuels Wins New Backers SG Biofuels Inc., which develops and produces seeds of the jatropha plant for use in biofuel, raised $9.4 million from new and returning investors.
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Jatropha has long been prized for its medicinal qualities.
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Jatropha could be the answer.
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The main advantage of using jatropha is that during a preparation process called ' esterification ', it generates a by-product, glycerine, that fetches Rs 40 per kg.
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It has taken up jatropha cultivation in a major way.
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But with oil prices surging, the lowly jatropha is experiencing a renaissance of sorts - as a potential source for fuel for trucks and power stations.
Asia Looking Hard at Biofuels
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The jatropha grows in tropical and subtropical climates.
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This is the granulated root of the Macacheira plant, the _Jatropha manihot_, which to our palates would seem like desiccated sawdust, although it appears to be a necessity for the
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Other countries, such as the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and several African states, have begun to sow jatropha for future use in biodiesel.
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There are no exact figures for the amount of land already under jatropha cultivation, but the area is expanding fast.
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The latest crop getting attention is 'jatropha' - a weed that many see as an answer to India's growing energy needs.
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In parts of rural India and Africa this provides much-needed jobs - about 200,000 people worldwide now find employment through jatropha.
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Then you should think about growing tall Mexican bluebells, ever blooming dianthus, sweet alyssums, multicolored pink and purple pentas, red jatropha, and yellow cassias for decor.
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Oil-importing countries are considering the production of biodiesel from physic nut or jatropha grown on degraded land.
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Although some countries have embraced jatropha, others are more cautious.
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Studies show that planting arid or wastelands that are unsuitable for food production with inedible biofuel crops such as jatropha could provide a way out.
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Jatropha requires no pesticides, Mr. Samake said, little water other than rain and no fertilizer beyond the nutrient-rich seed cake left after oil is pressed from its nuts.
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Air New Zealand has tested a passenger jet powered partially with oil from a plum-sized fruit known as jatropha, in efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and cut its fuel bill.
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