Jatropha curcas
Has potential to yield seeds up to 5 tons per acre / year and contains 30-35% oil.
Raw Curcas oil is an ideal bio-fuel, could be mixed with diesel up to 20% and esterified oil is 100% diesel substitute. Cost-effective, renewable and environmentally safe bio fuel.
Besides fuel purpose, oil is also used in Soap and Paint industries.
Seeds and plant parts are also used for medicinal purposes and Dyes.
Curcas Oilcake contains high nutritive value and used as very good manure.
Jatropha oil & Oilcake have Insecticidal and molluscicidal Properties.
PRODUCTS
Seeds
Germination percentage - > 80%
Oil content - 32 - 35%
Moisture content - 8%
Non - genetically modified organism seeds