Record ID No. |
893 |
Author(s) |
Alok Adholeya., Reena Singh , 2006 |
Affiliation |
Biotechnology and Management of Bioresources Division, TERI, New Delhi, India. |
Title |
Jatropha for wasteland development: TERI |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Biofuels:-towards-a-greener-and-secure-energy-future. 137-154p. |
Categories |
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza |
Subjects |
General |
Host |
Jatropha curcas |
Organism |
AMF |
Country |
India, Asia |
Abstracts |
This paper explores categories of wastelands/lands having more potential for high commercial yields of jatropha (Jatropha curcas). These lands can be worked out more intensively and improved upon by technologies so that they can be used as models, which can be replicated anywhere. One such technology emphasized in this paper that has the potential to improve the establishment and yield of jatropha is the use of arbuscular mycorrhizas. Categories of wastelands where jatropha plantations were successfully established using The Energy and Resources Institute's mycorrhizal technology are described: fly ash overburdens, chlor-alkali-laden wastelands, industrial effluent-laden wastelands, and arid lands. Land types where jatropha can be planted are proposed. |