Jatropha, challenges for a new energy crop.
Jatropha, challenges for a new energy crop.
Author(s): LAVIOLA, B. G.; ALVES, A. A.; ROCHA, A. A.; DRUMOND, M. A.
Summary: Introduction; Brazilian potencial for biofuels production; The PNPB and raw materials currently used for biodisel production; Alternative feedstocks for biodiesel production; Challenges in making physic nut a viable biofuel crop; The Embrapa research initiative; Genetic resources, genomics and selective breeding; production systems; by products; Perpectives of physic nut cultivation according to different scenarios; conclusions; references.
Publication year: 2012
Types of publication: Book sections
Unit: Embrapa Agroenergy
Keywords: Brasil, Jathopha, Produção de biocombustivel
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