General Information regarding Jatropha

Scientific Name: Jatropha Curcas

English Name: Purging nut

Gujarati Name: Ratanjot, Mogali, Jangali Aerandi

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Avg. height: 3-4 m

Area under culti.: Waste land like…Salty soil, Sandy soil, Mountainous land, Dry and

hard land, Forest land

Climatic condition: It can grow any adverse condition

Sowing: June- July

Flowering time: End of monsoon

Sowing method: 1. Seed (2 X 1 m) 2-2.5 kg/ha

2. Cuttings (65-90 cm length)

Variety: Sardarkrushinagar bigger, Chhtrapati, Hansraj

Fertilizer: No need but if possible than apply 25 kg N/ha for better growth

Irrigation: No need but if possible than apply as per need

Harvesting and production: 1100 kg/ha seed in dry land after 4-5 year

6000 kg/ha seed in irrigated land after 5 year

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