The global population is expected to increase by approximately 3 billion people by 2050.
With this increase in population, industry, transportation the cost of fossil fuels will grow …

Abiotic stress can lead to changes in development, productivity, and severe stress and may
even threaten survival of plants. Several environmental stresses cause drastic changes in …

Jatropha curcas plants species were tested to evaluate their phytoremediation capacity in
soils contaminated by different levels of mercury. The experimental treatments consisted of …

AIM OF THE STUDY: Most people especially in rural areas depend on herbal medicines to
treat many diseases including inflammation-related ailments such as rheumatism, muscle …

It has been well documented that phytohormones plays a pivotal role in combating ill effects
of various abiotic stresses in crop plants. Out of various phytohormones, worldwide …

The use of metal-accumulating plants for the phytoremediation of contaminated soils is
gaining more attention. Mercury (Hg)-contaminated soils from historical gold mines …

Sustainable energy is the need of the 21st century, not because of the numerous
environmental and political reasons but because it is necessary to human civilization's …

Jatropha curcas L. is an all-purpose biodiesel plant and is widely distributed in tropical and
subtropical climates. It can grow well on poor quality soil which is not qualified for crop …

Background Physic nut (Jatropha curcas L.) is an oilseed plant species with high potential
utility as a biofuel. Furthermore, following recent sequencing of its genome and the …

Research and development efforts for biofuel production are targeted at converting plant
biomass into renewable liquid fuels. Major obstacles for biofuel production include lack of …