Which Is Not the Problem Regarding Jatropha Cultivation?
Experiences in the Field Show That Jatropha Has Failed to Survive and/or Grow on Poor Soils and That a Majority of the Farmers Planted Jatropha on Cropland...
Experiences in the field show that Jatropha has failed to survive and/or grow on poor soils and that a majority of the farmers planted Jatropha on cropland. The plantations have not been able to tolerate drought as well as expected, and pest attacks have occurred in several cases.
Which is the problem regarding Jatropha cultivation?
Limitation of Jatropha as a biofuel crop
High fluctuation of yield among trees. It requires proper irrigation and nutrients for fruiting, though it can survive on insufficient irrigation and nutrients. Relatively long gestation period: it requires 3–5 years to become commercially productive.
Why did Jatropha fail in India?
Availability of Jatropha seeds remains a major problem in increasing the production of biodiesel in India. ... However, due to constraints like very poor Jatropha seed yield, limited availability of wasteland and high plantation and maintenance costs, biodiesel projects became unviable.
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