Jatropha curcas

Comparative Effects of Light and Water Stresses on Antioxidant Enzymes Activity of Three Ecotypes of Jatropha curcas Seedlings

Razacswendé Fanta Ouédraogo, Charlemagne Gnoula, Simplice Damintoti Karou, Gérard Zombré & Jacques Simporé · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2016

Jatropha curcas is a Euphorbiaceae whose seed lipids attract biofuel industry attention. However, the effects of environmental stressors inducing resistance mechanisms and affecting the seed yield of the plant are very little investigated. In this study, we evaluated the effect o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2016/26741

Effects of Seed Weight and Substrate on Germination and Growth of Non-toxic Jatropha curcas L. Seedings

Ofelia Andrea Valdés Rodríguez, Arturo Pérez Vázquez & Armando J. Martínez · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2014

Aims: We characterized the responses of non-toxic seedlings of Jatropha curcas L. to variation in seed weight and substrate during their germination and growth. Study Design: Two analytical experiments using a randomized controlled trial approach were applied to consider the effe...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/11697

Physic Nut: A Proactive Climate Change Risk Management Strategy

M. A. Belewu & I. O. Orire · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2011

Regardless of the regional variability in the causes and effects of Climate Change, it poses a major threat to both global human and ecological survival. Therefore, adapting and mitigating its consequences require an integrated approach which is not mutually exclusive of any spec...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJECC/2011/210