Last updated:
Jatropha Plant Cultivation Process: If farmers are looking for a long -cost profitable crop, Jatropha can be a great option. This is a plant that once gets production from 40 to 50 years after planting in the field. (Report: lamp)
The cultivation of this plant is sufficient to make farmers rich. Biodiesel can be made from its seeds. The advantage of its cultivation is that it can also be on low fertile land. In many states of the country, farmers are earning big money by cultivating it. Its leaves are also used to make compost.
Currently, diesel prices are touching the sky. In such a situation, the cultivation of Jatropha can change the fate of farmers. Jatropha is also called a diesel tree.
Biodiesel is extracted from the seeds obtained from its plant and its price is good in the market. Jatropha is a plant that can also be cultivated on less fertile land. In its seeds, 25 to 30 percent oil can be extracted.
Diesel vehicles can be driven using this oil. It is cultivated in some areas of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat.
Jatropha plant is not planted directly into the field. Plants are first prepared in nursery from seeds, then plant in the field. In about two years, its plants start giving fruits. Farmers can also plant this plant in the form of fences around the farm.
Agricultural scientist Dr. GS Kulmi says that its cultivation requires a tropical climate. Jatropha plant is not planted directly into the field.
First its nursery is planted, then its plants are planted in the field. The cake that is left after extracting oil from its seeds can be used as organic manure.
After planting the jatropha plant once, it gives fruits up to 50 years. There is no need to apply it again and again. At the same time, it requires very little care. The special thing is that even animals do not eat it.
