From: Pankaj Oudhia <pankajoudhia@...>
Subject: [jatropha] Misguiding information, Wikipedia and Jatropha
To: jatropha@...
Date: Sunday, May 31, 2009, 12:39 PM

Dear Group Members,

Please visit this site

http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Jatropha_ curcas

Every line of this factsheet is misleading. Through pictures I can prove it. Here are few examples. There is need to correct misleading information in this site.

The plant can grow in wastelands and grows on almost any terrain, even on gravelly, sandy and saline soils.

My comments: When Jatropha grown in above mentioned condition this happened. This is socalled model Jatropha plantation in Chhattisgarh.

http://ecoport. org/ep?SearchTyp e=pdb&PdbID= 101294&subjectTy pe=E&subjectId= 1297

Jatropha curcas thrives on a mere 250 mm (10 in) of rain a year, and only during its first two years does it need to be watered in the closing days of the dry season.

My Comments: Jatropha growing near water source is much better than same species growing far from water source. Jatropha cultivation requires lots of water for good yield.

http://ecoport. org/ep?SearchTyp e=pdb&PdbID= 105578&subjectTy pe=E&subjectId= 1297

http://ecoport. org/ep?SearchTyp e=pdb&PdbID= 106679&subjectTy pe=E&subjectId= 1297

Ploughing and planting are not needed regularly,

My Comments: If regular weeding is not done this happens. Jatropha as crop plant requires much care and investment for good production. Mortality in Jatropha is very high. There is continuous need to replace dead plants with new ones.

http://ecoport. org/ep?SearchTyp e=pdb&PdbID= 105597&subjectTy pe=E&subjectId= 1297

http://ecoport. org/ep?SearchTyp e=pdb&PdbID= 105564&subjectTy pe=E&subjectId= 1297

The use of pesticides and other polluting substances are not necessary, due to the pesticidal and fungicidal properties of the plant.

My Comments: Jatropha curcas is attacked by dozens of insects and pathogens. Much pesticide is required for its successful cultivation.

http://ecoport. org/ep?SearchTyp e=pdb&PdbID= 106658&subjectTy pe=E&subjectId= 1297

http://ecoport. org/ep?SearchTyp e=pdb&PdbID= 106654&subjectTy pe=E&subjectId= 1297

http://pick14. pick.uga. edu/mp/20p? see=I_PAO3096& res=640

http://ecoport. org/ep?SearchTyp e=pdb&PdbID= 105577&subjectTy pe=E&subjectId= 1297

http://pick14. pick.uga. edu/mp/20p? see=I_PAO1603& res=640

http://pick14. pick.uga. edu/mp/20p? see=I_PAO1629& res=640

* Nuts

Sometimes roasted and eaten, although they are purgative.

My comments: Jatropha has taken many lives and affected thousands of children worldwide. It is shocking to see the above statement in reputed sites like wikipedia.

Pankaj Oudhia

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