ISSN 2756-3251
Advanced Journal of Environmental Science and Technology ISSN 2756-3251, Vol. 17 (2), pp. 001-005, February, 2026. Available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Phenotypic and Chemical Diversity of Seed Oils Across Jatropha curcas L. Germplasm Collections
K. T. Parthiban*, P. Selvan, M. Paramathma, S. Umesh Kanna, P. Kumar, V. Subbulakshmi and S. Vennila
Forest College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam – 641 301, Tamil Nadu, India.
Accepted 16 September, 2025
Studies were carried out to assess seed physico-chemical properties of Jatropha curcas genetic resources. Twenty-five seed sources of J. curcas investigated in the current study exhibited wide variation for seed physio-chemical properties. The chemical properties of seed sources indicated superiority of more number of seed sources for iodine value, cetane number and saponification value. Hence the J. curcas genetic resources tested in this current study could be the potential sources of raw material for biodiesel production.
Keywords: Jatropha curcas, iodine number, saponification value.