Scientists have identified the first step toward engineering a more drought-resistant variety of Jatropha, a potential biofuel plant. Jatropha has seeds with high oil content. But the oil’s potential ...

Agricultural scientists are in the lab looking for ways to help break Pennsylvania’s dependence on foreign oil. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons user Immersia) Scientists and entrepreneurs are teaming up to ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Biodiesel, a vegetable oil-based substitute for the regular ...

Maputo — The number of peasants in Buzi district, in the central Mozambican province of Sofala, who are growing the jatropha shrub has risen in the last three years from 10 to about 300. This number ...

A comprehensive new analysis of water use in biofuel crop production finds that jatropha, an oil-rich plant championed for its ability to grow in arid regions where food crops cannot, is the biggest ...

Dar Es Salaam — JATROPHA production could benefit poor farmers, particularly in semi-arid and remote areas of developing countries, according to a report published by FAO and the International Fund ...

The Centre for Jatropha Promotion & Biodiesel (CJP) announced progress on its work with Jatropha Curcas, a Biodiesel producing shrub that bears inedible oilseeds. According to the CJP, it has ...

In the fervent race to bring cost-effective biofuels to market, the three leading contenders are algae, Camelina and Jatropha. Jatropha’s promoters have been the fastest off the block, as substantial ...

MANILA, Philippines - PNOC-Alternative Fuels Corp., the biofuels development arm of state-owned Philippine National Oil Co., is planning to put up its own jatropha processing plant, a top company ...

A small inedible seed from a Mexican tree is seen by some as the answer to the world’s fuel crisis. But the seed from the jatropha tree, used to make biofuels, is still hugely controversial in South ...

This is part of the America's Future series that will air on FOX News over the next several weeks that looks at the country's energy challenges. LA BELLE, Fla. — Facing decimating blights and rising ...

A farmer harvests the Jatropha plant. The plant had been hailed as the new hope for biodiesel Credit: Photo: AP Jatropha has been planted across Asia in countries under pressure from the West to ...