Agro-technology of Jatropha curcas for diverse environmental conditions in India

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2013, Pages 191-202

  Singh, Bajrang ^a   Singh, Kripal ^a   Rejeshwar Rao, G ^b   Chikara, J ^c   Kumar, Dinesh ^d   Mishra, D K ^e   Saikia, S P ^f   Pathre, U V ^a   Raghuvanshi, Nidhi ^a   Rahi, T S ^a   Tuli, Rakesh ^g  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Central Research Institute in Dryland Agriculture   (India)

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

^d FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^e ARID FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^f CSIR NORTH EAST INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^g NATIONAL AGRI FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Climate effect; Jatropha curcas; Seed yield; Soil properties

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECTS; DEGRADED SOILS; DRY LAND; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROWTH AND YIELD; GROWTH CHARACTER; HYDERABAD; JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS; LARGE-SCALE PLANTATIONS; ORGANIC MANURE; PER UNIT; PLANT HEIGHT; SEED YIELD; SEMI ARID; SITE-SPECIFIC; SOIL PROPERTY;

BIODIESEL; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; IRRIGATION; MANURES; OPTIMIZATION; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTS (BOTANY); POTASSIUM;

SEED;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; CLIMATE EFFECT; CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROWTH RATE; PLANTATION; SOIL DEGRADATION;

INDIA;

JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS;

EID: 84871658682     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.11.025     Document Type: Article

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