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Growing JATROPHA in Semi-arid India
Dr. Ashok K Raina,
Phytotron Agro Products (India) Private Limited, Bangalore - 560 064
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Jatropha curcasA
New Agro-Industrial Crop
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Important Questions
Stability of Annual Seed production &
Profitable seed yields
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Low Moisture &
Fertility levels
Important limitationsIn Semi-arid Sub-marginal
Soils
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Phenology of a Genotype has to synchronize
with Rainfall Pattern
When scanty rains come in short spells
and fewer rainy days.
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Lack of
Uniform Seed - Production
& - Maturity Cycle
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Now:-
Identification of
Early, Mid-late & Late Genotypes
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Shattered Myth
"Jatropha is not affected by major diseases or insect pests“
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Jatropha grows in soils withpH up to 8.5
Growth is restricted on acidic soils with pH below 5.2
orin soils beset with high salinity
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0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.0070.00
MH-51 DH-10 KR-08
24/52005 8/6/2005 23/6/2005 8/7/2005
23/7/2005 8/8/2005 23/8/2005 8/9/2005
29/9/2005 4/10/2005 8/10/2005 14/10/2005
21/10/2005 29/10/2005 4/11/2005
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FLOWER PRODUCTION ( DH-10 )
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PERIOD OF FLOWERING
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FLOWER PRODUCTION ( KR-08 )
020406080
100120
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
PERIOD OF FLOWERING
NO. O
F FL
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ERS
MALE FEMALE
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FLOWER PRODUCTION ( MH-51 )
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Thank you