Dear Group Members, In Indian state Chhattisgarh this bug is damaging Jatropha plants. It is pest of many traditional agricultural crops. Jatropha plantations...
Dear Group Members, It is notorious pest of traditional agricultural crops. In India, Jatropha plantations are serving as breeding center for it. Farmers say...
Dear Group Members, Scutellera is polyphagus insect and you will find in fields that it likes Jatropha much. I have received messages from different parts of...
Dear Group Members, You are invited to read this Hindi article on Jatropha. http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=earticleView&earticleId=3180&page=12369 [With the...
POISONING DUE TO JATROPHA Bangalore, DHNS: The Forensic Medicine Department of Bangalore Medical College has confirmed the illness caused to 17 children from...
Jatropha farming shrinking grazing land Kalyan Singh Kothari, OneWorld South Asia 02 July 2008 A recent study on the planting of the highly praised jatropha in...
36 students fall ill after eating fruit 10 Jul 2008, 0353 hrs IST, Neel Kamal,TNN BARNALA: As many as 36 students got ill after eating "ratanjot", an ...
Dear Group Members, Times of India reported 36 students consumed Jatropha, whereas Expressindia is saying 40 whereas Tribune Chandigarh reported 53 students....
Dear Group Members, It is news from from Punjab, India where 12 children were hospitalized due to Jatropha poisoning. For details please visit this link. ...
Tanzania blows hot and cold over biofuels By Alan Beattie The food versus fuel debate is exercising governments around the world. But in countries like...
Several unaddressed issues �" Pricing, availability of jatropha oil N. S. Venkataraman THE Government has taken a big step forward in implementing its ...
With Corn ethanol more expensive than oil, is Jatropha a better biofuel? "Some farmers have already reported financial losses from jatropha plantations after...
Conservation more effective than biofuels for fighting global warming mongabay.com "For reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, maintaining our forests and...
Coconuts, pond scum: How green is your tarmac? "The challenge for all of us on renewable fuels is to keep them out of the food chain," Scott Carson, CEO of...
MPs warn over using huge chunks of land for Jatropha production 2008-07-24 10:39:06 By Bilal Abdul-Aziz, Dodoma The law makers have warned the government...
Oily Green Mask SHALINI BHUTANI AND KANCHI KOHLI Bhutani works with GRAIN; Kohli is a member of Kalpavriksh Environmental Action Group THE GOVERNMENT OF India...
Confusions galore at Gwalior meet Shashikant Trivedi / New Delhi/ Gwalior July 31, 2008, 2:56 IST The confusion over investment figures, non-viable projects...
- Jatropha is toxic to livestock, weedy, and not a good species to use in agroforestry systems except as living fences to protect food crops from livestock;...
Zimbabwe: Tread on Biofuels Cautiously The Herald (Harare) Published by the government of Zimbabwe The Herald (Harare) OPINION 4 August 2008 Posted to the web...
Farmers are even burning Jatropha in Indian state Chhattisgarh. Every one is aware that large scale plantation is curse except our politicians and planners. ...
Insects are enjoying on Jatropha and damaging this so-called pest resistant plant. Termite infestation is killing Jatropha in large numbers in Indian state...
Thats why Jatropha plantations failed in Indian state Chhattisgarh. Diseases are common. http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20p?see=I_PAO1597&res=640 Pankaj Oudhia...
Hi Pankaj Oudhia, Thank-you so much for sending this through. We have been preparing to fight what is said to be South-East Asia's biggest jatropha processing...
Thanks for your interest. I am preparing scientific report on this disease. In this report you will find answers of all your questions. Please share more...
