Diminution of economic yield as affected by pruning and chemical manipulation of Jatropha curcas L.

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1021-1029

  Ghosh, Arup ^a   Chikara, J ^a   Chaudhary, D R ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL SALT AND MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Branching; Energy; Jatropha; Paclobutrazol; Pruning; Yield

Indexed keywords

BRANCHING; ENERGY; JATROPHA; PACLOBUTRAZOL; PRUNING; YIELD;

CHLOROPHYLL;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; CHLOROPHYLL; CROP YIELD; ENERGY CROP; FRUITING; FUNGICIDE; GROWING SEASON; HARVESTING; LEAF; MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRUNING; SHRUB; YIELD RESPONSE;

JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS;

EID: 79451469491     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.11.019     Document Type: Article

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