Culture in vitro de Jatropha curcas L

The extension of Jatropha curcas L. cultivation as a biofuel feedstock species requires the distribution of a very large number of plants to the producers in a very short period of time. These plants have to be able to give a high oil yield and be morphologically and phenotypically homogeneous to fa...

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Published inBiotechnologie, agronomie, société et environnement Vol. 15; no. 4; p. 567
Main Authors Daudet, Medza Mve Samson, Mergeai, Guy, Baudoin, Jean-Pierre, Toussaint, Andre
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
French
Published Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux 01.01.2011
Subjects
disinfection
explants
Jatropha curcas
micropropagation
somatic embryogenesis
tissue culture
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Summary:The extension of Jatropha curcas L. cultivation as a biofuel feedstock species requires the distribution of a very large number of plants to the producers in a very short period of time. These plants have to be able to give a high oil yield and be morphologically and phenotypically homogeneous to facilitate cultural operations. If high oil content can be obtained by varietal selection, the achievement of homogeneous material passes by the in vitro propagation. Various methods of mass production of plant material by axenic culture have been published. This study reviews the protocols published for in vitro propagation of J. curcas and discusses their applicability to an industrial scale.
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ISSN:1370-6233
1780-4507