The stem of Jatropha curcas, a flowering plant native to Mexico ... Toxicity varies from tree to tree, so before you go blowing bubbles, be sure that the sap you're tapping into doesn't contain ...

See All Key Ideas At the beginning of the 21st century, Jatropha curcas, an unassuming shrub-like tree native to Central America, was planted across the world. The rush to jatropha was driven by ...

When it comes to sequestering carbon from the atmosphere, the team shows that Jatropha curcas does it better. This small tree is very resistant to aridity so it can be planted in hot and dry land ...

The hardy jatropha tree as a biofuel source may not be the ... That is what some are claiming for Jatropha curcas, the 'miracle' biofuel crop. But studies on the ground suggest a lot more research ...

A group of German scientists says the tree Jatropha curcasis resistant to arid conditions and can thrive where food crops would not survive. Jatropha curcas could be the way to remove atmospheric ...

Jatropha curcas, also called physic nut, is used to produce the non-edible Jatropha oil, for making candles and soap, and as an ingredient in the production of biodiesel. The trees produce 1,600 ...

Jatropha curcas can withstand conditions that would ... but the scientists incorporated that into their cost estimates. Oil from the trees is already used extensively for biofuel, and the ...

About Jatropha Jatropha Curcas is a tree that grows on marginal lands and which produces an inedible seed containing oil. The Jatropha oil is an ideal biofuels feedstock. The Jatropha tree begins ...

SASMUAN, Pampanga—Officials of Barangay (village) San Nicolas 1 in this coastal town on Monday felled two Jatropha curcas trees in the village to avoid more incidents of food poisoning.