Jatropha curcas: A ten year story from hope to despair

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 35, Issue , 2014, Pages 356-360

  Singh, Kripal ^a   Singh, Bajrang ^b   Verma, Sanjeet K ^a,b   Patra, D D ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

^b CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Agrotechnology; Biodiesel; Bioenergy; Jatropha policy; Wastelands

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; BLENDING; CROPS; ECONOMICS; GLOBAL WARMING;

AGROTECHNOLOGY; BIO-ENERGY; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; JATROPHA; POTENTIAL SOURCES; SCIENTIFIC STUDIES; WASTELANDS;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 84899618814     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.04.033     Document Type: Letter

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