Jatropha - Growth & development
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Bioaccumulation and phyto-translocation of arsenic, chromium and zinc by Jatropha curcas L.: impact of dairy sludge and biofertilizer.

27 May 2009 The present study was planned to remediate the metalloid and metal contaminated soil by using non-edible and economic plant species Jatropha curcas L. The experiment was conducted on pots to improve the survival rate, metal tolerance and growth ... Read more...

Therapeutic biology of Jatropha curcas: a mini review.

30 Jul 2008 Jatropha curcas is a drought resistant, perennial plant that grows even in the marginal and poor soil. Raising Jatropha is easy. It keeps producing seeds for many years. In the recent years, Jatropha has become famous primarily for the production of ... Read more...

Jatropha curcas L., a multipurpose stress resistant plant with a potential for ethnomedicine and renewable energy.

30 Jul 2008 Jatropha curcas is a stress--resistant perennial plant growing on marginal soils. This plant is widespread throughout arid and semiarid tropical regions of the world and has been used as a traditional folk medicine in many countries. J.curcas is a ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Jatropha - Growth & development'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Wonder weed plans fail to flourish. 15 Sep 2009
• The water footprint of bioenergy from Jatropha curcas L. 24 Aug 2009
• Use of inadequate data and methodological errors lead to an overestimation of the water footprint of Jatropha curcas. 22 Aug 2009
• Bioaccumulation and phyto-translocation of arsenic, chromium and zinc by Jatropha curcas L.: impact of dairy sludge and biofertilizer. 27 May 2009
• Therapeutic biology of Jatropha curcas: a mini review. 30 Jul 2008
• Jatropha curcas L., a multipurpose stress resistant plant with a potential for ethnomedicine and renewable energy. 30 Jul 2008
• [Responses of Jatropha curcas L. seedlings to drought stress] 29 Jun 2008
• Lipid profiling of developing Jatropha curcas L. seeds using (1)H NMR spectroscopy. 2 Jun 2008
• Effect of biosludge and biofertilizer amendment on growth of Jatropha curcas in heavy metal contaminated soils. 30 Oct 2007
• Biofuel: the little shrub that could--maybe. 9 Oct 2007
• Green gold in a shrub. 30 May 2007
• [Study on factors influencing Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Jatropha curcas] 30 Jan 2006

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Technical information about 'Jatropha'

Definition: A plant genus of the family EUPHORBIACEAE. Members contain jatrophone and other diterpenes.

Descriptor UI: D031286

Alternative terms: Jatropha; Spurge, Nettle; Nettlespurge;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; anatomy & histology; classification; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; genetics; growth & development; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; physiology; poisoning; radiation effects; toxicity; ultrastructure; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: B06.388.100.350.488;

History Note: 2003

Technical Notes: coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (IM) if pertinent; Manual 26.29