Which of the following is a bio-diesel plant?

2013

Which of the following is a bio-diesel plant?

  1. A.

    Java Grass

  2. B.

    Ratanjot

  3. C.

    Guggul

  4. D.

    Rosha Grass

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Correct answer: B

Ratanjot is the common name for Jatropha curcas (physic nut / Barbados nut). Its seeds contain about 30-40% non-edible oil that is widely used as a feedstock for producing bio-diesel, and it can grow on wastelands without competing with food crops. The other plants are aromatic or medicinal, not oil-seed bio-diesel sources: Java grass and Rosha grass (palmarosa) are Cymbopogon species cultivated for aromatic essential oils, and Guggul (Commiphora wightii) is a resin-yielding medicinal plant.

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