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Jatropha ([Jatropha curcas](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053)) was once promoted as the brand-new wunderkind plant for [biofuel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html). What is a [Jatropha](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) curcas tree? The tree or bush grows in any type of soil at a fast rate, is poisonous, and produces fuel fit for diesel motor. Keep reading for more Jatropha tree details and see how you rate this plant.
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What is a Jatropha Curcas Tree?
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Jatropha is a perennial shrub or tree. It is drought-resistant and simple to grow in tropical to semi-tropical locations. The plant lives for approximately 50 years and might grow nearly 20 feet (6 m.) tall. It has a deep, thick taproot that makes it adaptable to bad, dry soil. The leaves are oval, lobed, and deciduous. Overall, the plant is not particularly visually attractive, but it does get attractive green cymes of flowerets which become a tri-compartment fruit with large black seeds. These big black seeds are the reason for all the hullaballoo, due to the fact that they are high in burnable oil. An interesting piece of [Jatropha](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) tree info is that it is noted as a weed in Brazil, Fiji, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico, and Salvador. This proves how versatile and durable the plant is even when presented to a new area. Jatropha curcas growing can produce oil that is an excellent replacement for present biofuels. Its effectiveness has actually been challenged, but it holds true the plant can produce seeds with an oil material of 37%. Unfortunately, it is still a part of the food vs. fuel argument, as it requires land that might enter into food production. Scientists are trying to develop a "incredibly Jatropha" with bigger seeds and, therefore, bigger oil yields.
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[Jatropha Curcas](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) Cultivation
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Jatropha usages are rather limited. Most parts of the plant are harmful to eat due to the latex sap, but it is used as a medical. It is helpful in treating snakebite, paralysis, dropsy, and apparently some cancers. The plant might have come from [Central](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) to South America, but it has been introduced worldwide and flourishes wild in places like India, Africa, and Asia. Chief among Jatropha utilizes is its potential as a clean burning fuel to change nonrenewable fuel sources. Plantation cultivation in specific locations has actually been tried, however overall [Jatropha](https://www.abnnewswire.net/companies/en/31347/%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%97-Mission-NewEnergy-%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B3%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94.html/4) curcas growing has been a depressing failure. This is due to the fact that the production mass of oil can not equal the land usage by cropping Jatropha.
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Jatropha Plant Care and Growth
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The plant is easy to grow from cuttings or seed. Cuttings lead to much faster maturity and quicker seed production. It chooses warm environments, however it can make it through a light frost. The deep taproot makes it drought-tolerant, although the best development will be attained with extra watering occasionally. It doesn't have any major disease or insect problems in its natural regions. It might be pruned, but flowers and fruit kind on development, so it is best to wait till after flowering. No other Jatropha plant care is necessary. This plant is helpful as a hedge or living fence, or just as a decorative stand-alone specimen.
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