This book addresses the opportunity to cultivate a multipurpose, drought resistant and nonfood bioenergy crop, Jatropha curcas L. in Bangladesh. As a renewable resource and a sustainable substitute for fossil fuel, Jatropha curcas produces seeds containing inedible oil, which can supply fuel and meet the national energy demands of Bangladesh. The plant does not need arable lands and does not compete with food, water and nutrients. This book also highlights the land use patterns and possible cultivation areas of Bangladesh. It is based on research of the cultivation technology, ecological and agronomical aspects, biotechnological methodologies, harvesting and crop yield including fuel and byproduct formation. It also highlights the different uses and socioeconomic benefits of the plant and production costs and briefly describes the procedure for the production of biodiesel and other useful byproducts. The comparison of biodiesel from Jatropha curcas with conventional fossil fuel is also discussed as well as its ability to sequester carbon from the environment to cope up with climate change, adaptation as well as mitigation

Addresses the techniques from seed to biofuel production including byproducts formation and uses Shares the knowledge of how the plant can grow in different medium with different breeding technologies Highlights the different uses and socioeconomic benefits of the plant

Inhalt

Jatropha, a sustainable Second-Generation biomass for bioenergy.- Agronomy, cultivation, breeding, growth, yield and harvesting.- Propagation from Tissue culture, Grafting, Stem cutting and Seedling.- Responses of Jatropha curcas in water logged and dry land soil.- Improvement of degraded soil quality by Jatropha.- Jatropha as biofuel to cope up with climate change.- Land use pattern and possible cultivable areas in Bangladesh.- Potential uses of Jatropha curcas with socioeconomic benefits.- Jatropha, a low-cost biodiesel feedstock, extraction, production, characterization and technological analysis and byproducts.- Jatropha plant, medicinal values and applications of crude oil and biodiesel with quality.- Conclusion.