Suggested Grow Media or Potting Mix ?

40% loamy soil, 30% sand, 30% perlite

Suggested Fertigation/Fertilizers

Fertilize every 6-8 weeks with a balanced fertilizer.

What is the Jatropha plant? 

Jatropha, Euphorbiaceae, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae. Its name is derived from the Greek words ἰατρός meaning "healer" and τροφή meaning "nourishment", hence the name "body fruit". Another name is nettle.

What Are The Different Types Of Jatropha?

Jatropica interima Jacq. Synonyms. J. pandurifolia - Spicy Jatropha is called "ri ri ying" in Chinese, meaning "cherry blossoms that bloom every day". [17]

Jatropica macrantha Mull. Arg - Huanarpo macho or Peruvian Viagra

Jatropica macrorhiza Benth. – Irregular nettle

Jatropica multifida L. – Coralbush

Jatropha – Buddha's belly plant, bottl

  How to care for Jatropha plants? *

Jatropha plants need well-drained soil and bloom best in full sun, although they can tolerate partial shade. This plant is not salt tolerant.

Location
Jatropha curcas is a plant native to Mexico and is now widely grown in tropical and subtropical regions of Latin America, Asia and Africa

Sunlight
Bright sunlight is important for flowering and photosynthetic function and growth It is very important. important. Seed maturity. As a rain-fed crop, it grows best in rainfall above 600mm, but will also grow between 230mm and 2000mm. Average rainfall of 600-800 mm is ideal for this product.

Soil 
It grows well in well-drained, well-aerated soil and is suitable for marginal soils with nutrient deficiencies.

Hydration
Monthly water requirements of Jatropha vary between 10-20 (spring) and 140 mm depending on water availability and environmental requirements.

Nourishment
Jatropha seeds contain approximately 35-50% crude protein (Aslani et al., 2007), 60% fat and are rich in essential amino acids and minerals (Makkar et al., 2008).

Issues
The main problems of Jatropha biojet oil are its freezing point and ineffectiveness.

 What are the benefits of Jatropha plant? 

Jatropha is traditionally used to treat bacterial and fungal infections or fever, muscle pain or jaundice. It can also be used to obtain new drugs by identifying active substances to eliminate diseases or eliminate the signs and symptoms of human and animal diseases.

FAQs About Growing Jatropha

1. When is the harvest time?
Harvest occurs approximately 90 days after flowering, when the color changes from green to yellow/brown. Both the yellow fruits (with mature seeds) and black fruits are ready to be harvested.

2. What are the characteristics of Jatropha?
This oilseed plant is considered a renewable resource as it can grow and bear fruit in marginal or non-agricultural areas and has good characteristics such as drought tolerance, insect resistance, fast growth, easy growth and small size. time. time of human characteristics.

3. What is the lifespan of the Jatropha plant?
It grows well in well-drained, well-aerated soils and adapts well to marginal soils lacking nutrients. Rooting will decrease in heavy soils. The lifespan of the Jatropha plant is approximately 50 years.

4. What are the characteristics of Jatropha?
Strong. An upright (i.e. upright) tree or small tree, it usually grows 2-4 m in height.

5. What is the yield of Jatropha?
Jatropha's production period is 30-40 years. Up to 2,200 trees can be planted per hectare (about 1,000 trees per acre). 1 hectare can produce up to 7 tons of seeds per year.