Jatropha Plant Profile

Jatropha Plant Profile:

• Size: up to 6 or 8 metres high.
• Productive life: 30-40 years.
• Stem straight, thick branches.
• Green leaves: 6-15 cm. long & wide.
• Fruit: oval 40 mm. long. approx.
• Each fruit contains 2-3 seeds.
• Seeds Colour: black.
• Seeds: average long 18 mm.(11-30).
• Seeds average width 10mm. (7-11).
• 1000 Seeds: 0.750 a 1.0 Kg. approx.
• Oil in seeds: more than 30%.
• Branches contain whitish latex.
• Normally 5 roots in germinated seeds.
• One central root & 4 laterals in seed.
• Without leaves in drought & winter.
• Plant without leaves remain latent.
• Do not stand cold or frost.
• 80% of oil is unsaturated.
• Oleic & Linoleic mainly.

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posted by Sudha @ 4:47 AM