Jatropha curcas in Mexico

Some pictures from non-toxic Jatropha plants from Vercruz state, Mexico:
taken by Sr. Jorge Martinez Herrera: 
INSTITUTO POLITECNICO NACIONAL,
CENTRO DE DESARROLLO DE PRODUCTOS BIOTICOS
e-mail: jmartin(a)ipn.mx, jmartin62(a)hotmail.com
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(if you click on the photos, you see them enlarged)

Mr. Martinez wrote: The seeds of J. curcas of Mexico collected in Veracruz and Morelos are used like food, mainly in Veracruz, and these seeds I analyzed them in the university of Hohenheim, Germany to see if they were toxic, by means of HPLC, but I could confirm that the seeds of Veracruz and Morelos are nontoxic.

Non-toxic Jatropha curcas plants from Veracruz state, Mexico (photos by Jorge Martinez):

Collection of Jatropha seeds in Veracruz state	Plant of Jatropha curcas from Veracruz state
Leaves of J. curcas of Veracruz state	Settlers selling seeds

Non-toxic Jatropha curcas plants from Morelos state, Mexico (photos by Jorge Martinez):

Fruits of J. curcas from Morelos state	Mature fruits of J. curcas from Morelos state
Experimental plantation of J. curcas in  Morelos state	Experimental plantation of J. curcas in  Morelos state, plants are 10 months old  (planted march 2005)

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