Monday, January 5, 2009
Jatropha Project for Himachal
Jatropha has been grown on an experimental basis in the low-lying Una and Bilaspur districts. This has encouraged the government to promote its production on a large scale in the lower hills.
Experts say jatropha is a hardy plant, which can also be grown in wastelands. The seeds of the plant are a rich source of eco-friendly oil. It produces more than four times bio-diesel than soyabean and 10 times more than corn.
The trees produce around 1,600 litres of oil per hectare. The demand for bio-diesel is growing by the day due to shrinking reserves of conventional sources of oil across the globe, besides the caused to the environment.
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posted by Sudha @ 9:52 PM
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