Seed oil content and fatty acid profiles of five Euphorbiaceae species from arid regions in Argentina with potential as biodiesel source

Seed Science Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-68

  Aranda Rickert, Adriana ^a   Morzán, Laura ^b   Fracchia, Sebastián ^a  

^a Centro Regional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Transferencia Tecnologia   (Argentina)

^b Instituto Nacional de Tecnologa Industrial (INTI)   (Argentina)

Author keywords

arid zones; biodiesel; dryland agriculture; Jatropha spp.; seed oil

Indexed keywords

CNIDOSCOLUS; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; JATROPHA; MACROCARPA; MANIHOT; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 79952814955     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960258510000383     Document Type: Article

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