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Seed farming for jatropha may face ban [1]

Cultivation of jatropha, a plant used to produce environmentally -friendly biofuels, using seeds may be banned under a proposal being considered by the government because of concerns over crop yields, officials say.

Publication Date: 
14/11/2008
Economic Times (New Delhi) [2]
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Biofuel [3], Petrochemical Industry [4], Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) [5], Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research (CSIR) [6], India [7]
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