Effect of nitrogen and potassium fertilization on the production and quality of oil in Jatropha curcas L. under the dry and warm climate conditions of Colombia

This study was conducted to assess fruit and seed yield, oil content and oil composition of Jatropha curcas fertilized with different doses of nitrogen and potassium in Espinal (Tolima, Colombia). The yields ranged from 4,570 to 8,800 kg ha-1 of fruits and from 2,430 to 4,746 kg ha-1 of seeds. These...

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Main Authors: Omar Montenegro R., Stanislav Magnitskiy, Martha C. Henao T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro Editorial of Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2014-08-01
Series:Agronomía Colombiana
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-99652014000200013&lng=en&tlng=en