Non‐edible oil seed producing Calophyllum inophyllum ideal for India's future biofuel development |
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Authors: | Govindasamy Agoramoorthy Jayant Sarnaik Rahul Mungikar Sameer Punde Minna J. Hsu |
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Affiliation: | 1. College of Environmental Sciences, Tajen University, , Yanpu, Pingtung, 907 Taiwan;2. Applied Environmental Research Foundation, , Pune, Maharashtra State, India;3. Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat‐sen University, , Kaohsiung, 804 Taiwan |
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Abstract: | The impending climate change crisis has stimulated enormous interest in the development of biofuel globally. The supporters of biofuel hail that it is naturally carbon‐neutral whereas the critiques argue that the large‐scale plantations and production of biofuel based on Jatropha can not only strain agricultural resources but also threaten future food security. India's subsistence farmers are often faced with challenges and constraints of poverty. Foremost among the challenges are the marginal environmental conditions for agriculture often influenced by erratic rainfall, drought, poor soil quality, and unreliable irrigation water supply. In this article, we have presented a case study on the potential to use nonedible seeds from naturally occurring tree species, Calophyllum inophyllum to meet the increasing demand for biofuel production in India. |
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Keywords: | biofuel India livelihoods nonedible oil sustainable development |
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