Jatropha plants are all in the Euphorbiaceae or Spurge family which includes 170 different species. A few of these are commonly grown in Hawaii but Jatropha integerrima or rose jatropha is perhaps ...

This time around, jatropha needs to prove it can be an economical alternative to conventional fuels. "The plant needs to perform," says Boeing's Morgan. "If so, they're the beginning of jatropha 2.0." ...

Jatropha – Jatropha integerrima, commonly called peregrina, spicy jatropha, or fire-cracker plant. Native to Cuba, Jatropha is a tropical for us, but in its native range it is a large shrub. It ...

Like Hollywood, the world of biofuels has its celebrity crops: They are suddenly darlings, then just as suddenly they are all but forgotten. These days the hot crop is algae. Dozens of well-funded ...

Jatropha, a hardy, drought resistant plant that grows oil-heavy fruit, was supposed to be the salvation of the biodiesel industry. The plant, which was targeted for an $80 million pilot project by ...

Jatropha Circas is the Cinderella of the plant world. Throw a seed in the poorest soil on the planet, and up comes a bush that will likely last 50 years. During a drought, jatropha bushes simply drop ...

Jatropha was heavily invested in in Africa, but now it failing badly, with. A look at the leading biofuels, especially Jatropha, in the third world.

Jatropha plants would work best in dry coastal areas, which seaside desalination devices could irrigate. The end costs involved would be between $56 and $84 per ton of carbon dioxide captured, ...

Q I have a jatropha or coral plant that is about 6 feet tall and in full bloom. When should I cut it back so I can throw a few blankets over the stems to protect it from freezing? A Enjoy the ...

HIRIYUR, India -- Until recently, B.K. Nagendrappa didn't care much at all about jatropha, an ugly wild green shrub that thrives in India. Now, the coconut grower hopes to plant as many as 12 ...