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Can Botanical Tweaking Turn Jatropha Into a Biofuel Wonder Plant? 
University of Illinois Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research | by Natalie(noreply@blogger.com) | Thu, Jul 23
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Jatropha, however, has a much shorter generation time. "From the time you plant a seed to the time it grows, matures, blossoms, flowers and produces a seed, it’s about nine months," Schmidt says. With such a quick turn-around, SG Biofuels says they expect to increase the oil yields of the sc...
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