Specification of yield ideotype for Jatropha curcas L

Specification of yield ideotype for Jatropha curcas L

Twenty-four trees were selected from an experimental plantation to specify an ideotype, or plant model, for Jatropha curcas L. based on seed yield. Variability was large in all morphological traits such as length of unbranched stem (CV = 46.51%) and number of first order branches (CV = 33.72%). Seed...

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Published in:USM R & D Journal Vol. 18, no. 2 (Jul. 2010 - Dec. 2010), 153-159
Main Author: Vallesteros, Shierel F.
Other Authors: Vallesteros, Arvin P., Carandang, Wilfredo M., Palijon, Armando M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Jatropha
Biofuels
Plant morphology