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Economic and Medicinal Importance of Jatrophas

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Jatropha, Challenges for a New Energy Crop

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A concise review of the economic and medicinal importance of various wild and cultivated species of Jatropha which occur in India and elsewhere is given. About 40 species are described for their various medicinal and economic properties. Chemical constituents of most of the species described are also briefly provided.

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Pullaiah, T., Bahadur, B. (2013). Economic and Medicinal Importance of Jatrophas. In: Bahadur, B., Sujatha, M., Carels, N. (eds) Jatropha, Challenges for a New Energy Crop. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4915-7_11

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