Physiological Changes in the Seeds of Jatropha curcas L. at Different Stages of Fruit Maturity

The objective of present study was to determine appropriate fruit harvesting stage for Jatropha curcas L. for getting seeds with good oil content and better germination. The seeds separated from the fruits harvested at yellow capsule stage (C2) showed maximum germination efficiency, both under labor...

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Main Authors: Suheel Ahmad, Sheikh M. Sultan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2015-02-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132015000100118&lng=en&tlng=en