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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Montes, Juan M.
• Melchinger, Albrecht E.

Titel

Domestication and Breeding of Jatropha curcas L

Ist Teil von

• Trends in plant science, 2016-12, Vol.21 (12), p.1045-1057

Ort / Verlag

England: Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

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Quelle

ScienceDirect Journals (5 years ago - present)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Jatropha curcas L. (jatropha) has a high, untapped potential to contribute towards sustainable production of food and bioenergy, rehabilitation of degraded land, and reduction of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Tremendous progress in jatropha domestication and breeding has been achieved during the past decade. This review: (i) summarizes current knowledge about the domestication and breeding of jatropha; (ii) identifies and prioritizes areas for further research; and (iii) proposes strategies to exploit the full genetic potential of this plant species. Altogether, the outlook is promising for accelerating the domestication of jatropha by applying modern scientific methods and novel technologies developed in plant breeding. Jatropha curcas L. (jatropha) is a perennial undomesticated plant species with a high, untapped potential for sustainable production of food and bioenergy in the tropics and subtropics. The most attractive characteristics of this plant are its ability to survive under extreme conditions of drought and heat, successful cultivation in degraded soils, production of high-quality oil and protein in seeds, broad adaptation, short generation interval, and large genetic variation. Tremendous progress in jatropha domestication and breeding has been achieved during the past decade. Currently, the challenge is to transform jatropha into a competitive crop by applying cutting-edge plant breeding technologies.