Jatropha development is moving forward as Abundant Biofuels Corp. offers long term contracts and D1 Oils plc refocuses its business. Abundant Biofuels, based in Monterey, Calif., announced the…

Around 80% of the population lives in rural areas which primarily utilize biomass for their energy requirement. Depending on the agroclimatic zone by diversity and plant productivity the biomass…

Next year begins one of the largest and most important scientific experiments in history; the initial attempts at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) to produce the world's first controlled nuclear…

 A large number of hydrocarbon yielding plants like Calotropis procera, Euphorbia antisyphilitica have been reported to yield bio-fuel products. Attempts have been made to increase their growth…

Present study was aimed to increase latex yield in Euphorbia antisyphilitica. It was observed that GA3 supported maximum above ground plant height and fresh weight and biomass yield of the plant…

Framing alternative energy in terms of lives saved can be risky business.   People die ... thousands from guns, tens of thousands from cars and a lot more than that from malpractice. In the 700,…

1 STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY OF   JATROPHA CURCAS  A BIO-DIESEL PLANT Ashwani Kumar Energy Plantation Demonstration project and Biotechnology Center. Bio-Technology…

1 Bioengineering of Crops for Biofuels and Bioenergy Ashwani Kumar Energy Plantation Demonstration Project Center and Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan,…

Jatropha curcas has now being extensively grown in India under the Department of Biotechnology supported micro mission projects with an object to identify, characterize and multiply high yielding…

A large number of hydrocarbon yielding plants like Calotropis procera, Euphorbia antisyphilitica have been reported to yield bio-fuel products. Attempts have been made to increase their growth and…