Journal of Fundamentals of Renewable Energy and Applications
Open Access
ISSN: 2090-4541
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2090-4541
+44 1300 500008
Harika D, Swamy A V V S and Vijay John T
Sri Vasavi Engineering College, India
Acharya Nagarjuna University, India
JNTU, India
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Fundam Renewable Energy App
Bio-fuel has been regarded as potential alternative for the conventional fuels and a large scale research work is going on in this area. Jatropha curcas L. had been the choice of researchers as well as producers of bio-diesel replacing the energy crops due to its various benefits. However, inconsistencies in the growth and seed output were the main constraints faced by the cultivators. In this regard, a field work has been conducted for a period of three years (2009-2012) selecting seven field stations to study the impact of the availability of water over the physical growth of the plant and the dry seed output. Different watering schedules viz. drip irrigation, bore-well and rain-fed were adopted in these stations. In addition, impact of water over the fruit quality was also studied. The study revealed that regular availability of water favoured the growth of the plant and also the fruit quality. Out of the seven field stations, drip irrigated sites have shown more number of seeds/1000 fruits, where availability of water was regular and continuous. Results showed that the plant can survive without regular water supplementation, but the physical growth as well as seed output were influenced by the availability of water. It was proved that the regular and continuous availability of water resulted in the high yield. Details of the study were discussed in the full paper.
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