Jatropha in Indonesia

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In Indonesia,  Jatropha curcas L (JCL) is known as Jarak tree, Jarak Cino or Jarak Pager (on Java island).

It is found on the islands:
  • Java
  • Timor
  • Flores
It is used for:
  • living fence
  • ornamental
  • medicinal
  • lighting purposes (seeds)

In Indonesia the company of Mr. Heryanto Ardiya succeeded to select some early flowering and high yielding Jatropha plants and multiplied them by cuttings in an industrial scale in nurseries. Here are some of the photos:

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Photo: group Ardiya
Photo: group Ardiya
Photo: group Ardiya


Photo: group Ardiya
2 months old sapling flowering Mr. Eichi Nagayama with 3 months old plants with fruits, still in polybags Collecting fruits from a good performing Jatropha bush Nursery of the company with vegetative multiplication of the selected bushes

Photo: group Ardiya
Photo: group Ardiya
2 months old saplings,
left: with root modification
right: without root modification		 saplings with (left) and without
seed modification

Estimated yields of these plants

On the island of Java, is a large scale Jatropha plantration. Here some photos:

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last modification  07.07.08