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The country’s effort on propagation of Jatropha curcas L. is a response to the call of the Department of Energy (DOE) to increase the use of alternative fuels as means to achieve its goal of “self-sufficiency in 2010” (Department of Energy Philippines 2006). In the same way, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) includes the intensive research on alternative energy source in the top list of its research agenda. Thus, the need to continually explore and intensify research on alternative energy resources becomes imperative and poses an urgent challenge to scientists.
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Librea, M.L., Tolentino, V.S. (2012). Anatomical Characterization of Oil Cells and Oil Cavities in Jatropha Curcas L. Using Light and Electron Microscopy. In: Kim, M., Diong, C.H. (eds) Biology Education for Social and Sustainable Development. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-927-5_15
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