Jatropha Plantation (Seedling, Part 2)

Ok, in this part I will talk again about seedling but this time it is from seed. The best way to get good quality seeds is by buying it from authorized seller. The seed sold by them usually certified and tested (minimal viability is 80%). Viability means in general "capacity for survival" and is more specifically used to mean a capacity for living, developing, or germinating under favorable conditions....

Jatropha Plantation (Seedling, Part 1)

Ok, we have talked about growth requirements, population per hectare and even dimension of the hole to plant, now I will talk about the seedling. Actually there are several ways to get the seedling, the easiest is by buying it :) for anyone who want to produce it by themselves here's I got some info ;) Seedling can be produced by plants cutting, growing seed, or by tissue culture. The first candidate,...

Jatropha Plantation (Population)

After talked about Jatropha's growth requirements, I'd like to continue about its population in an area. Jatropha uses various spacing but the common spacing is 2m x 2m and it will have 2,500 trees per hectare. Some of Jatropha's plantation spacing are:3 m x 3 m (1,100 plants/ha)2 m x 3 m (1,600 plants/ha)2 m x 2 m (2,500 plants/ha)1.5 m x 2.0 m (3,300 plants/ha)While in tilted area,...

Jatropha Plantation (Growth Requirements)

Jatropha is a though plant. It can grow in nearly all type of land, from lowland to midland (highland) and from arid/semi arid/arid land. But of course to grow as we expect it need its own best environment. Some of Jatropha growth requirements is as follows:Jatropha can grow from 0 up to 1,000 m above sea level. It can grow above 1,000 m but it will have less fruits and more leaves.Jatropha can grow...

OOT

Sorry for posting an out of topic subject.I just very glad and relief that my wife have given birth to my son and both of them are okay. In that period I'm not posting anything in this blog.My son is quite big campared to the standard weight of baby in my country :) Average weight is about 2.8 kg but my baby's weight is 3.8 kg with 51 cm in length, my wife have to give all of her power until she is exhausted. When our baby born and I know that he and my wife are okay I just can't hold my tears ...