Genetic Tracing of Jatropha curcas L. from Its Mesoamerican Origin to the World

Genetic Tracing of Jatropha curcas L. from Its Mesoamerican Origin to the World

Jatropha curcas L. (Jatropha), a shrub species of the family Euphorbiaceae, has been recognized as a promising biofuel plant for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, recent attempts at commercial cultivation in Africa and Asia have failed because of low productivity. It is important to elucid...

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Main Authors: Haiyan Li, Suguru Tsuchimoto, Kyuya Harada, Masanori Yamasaki, Hiroe Sakai, Naoki Wada, Atefeh Alipour, Tomohiro Sasai, Atsushi Tsunekawa, Hisashi Tsujimoto, Takayuki Ando, Hisashi Tomemori, Shusei Sato, Hideki Hirakawa, Victor P. Quintero, Alfredo Zamarripa, Primitivo Santos, Adel Hegazy, Abdalla M. Ali, Kiichi Fukui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Jatropha
biofuel plant
genetic diversity
center of origin
genetic resources
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2017.01539/full

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