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K.V. Kurmanath

Zaherabad (Medak district), April 12

Nandan Biomatrix Ltd has claimed new developments in various aspects of jatropha crop.

The company said it had applied for patents in India in the areas of process of developing jatropha curcas, hybrids for high oleic content and high-seed yield and high oil content and inter-specific hybrid.

The company is also planning to apply for patents in the US and Europe.

Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, Mr V. Bhaskar Rao, Managing Director, said the company had collected a number of jatropha species from across the country to isolate various attributes to develop a drought-resistant, high-yielding one.

The company had drawn up a three-phase research and development beginning 2004 to study the various aspects of jatropha cultivation and processes involved.

Mr K. Koteswara Rao, Vice-President (R&D), said jatropha, all these years, had been in the wild. “There are about 175 jatropha species in the world. Domestication of this bio-fuel crop has not yet begun. We are in the process of picking best attributes from a host of species and developing varieties to suit various agro-climatic conditions,” he said.

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