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Declining reserves of fossil fuels, climate change issues, aim to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and CO2 emissions has inspired global interest in Jatropha curcas L. as an alternate energy biosystem. J. curcas, an underutilized, robust energy plant belonging to family Euphorbiaceae has ability to grow in wastelands and semi-arid areas with low nutrient requirements and produces wood, fruit shells, seed husks, seed oil, and press-cake which are potential sources of renewable energy. J. curcas seed contains 35 % oil which is an eco-friendly renewable energy resource and has properties highly suited for making biodiesel which emits less greenhouse gases (GHG) than fossil diesel fuel and if well exploited can help most of the countries in the world to meet their fuel requirements. However, several issues such as energy versus food, energy and environmental impacts need to be addressed.
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Ahad, B., Reshi, Z.A., Rasool, H., Shahri, W., Yousuf, A.R. (2014). Jatropha curcas: A Prospective Energy Crop. In: Hakeem, K., Jawaid, M., Rashid, U. (eds) Biomass and Bioenergy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07641-6_17
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