Chapter 2 Jatropha curcas. A Review

Advances in Botanical Research

Volumn 50, Issue , 2009, Pages 39-86

  Carels, Nicolas ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Biofuel; Biotechnology; Germplasm; Jatropha; Lipase; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

EID: 64149083954     PISSN: 00652296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2296(08)00802-1     Document Type: Review

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