Bio-waste from Jatropha- Utilization as Bio-Fertilizer

Mission Jatropha

Developing countries like India and China on a high growth path

Increasing demand for petroleum products Inflated crude oil bill-inflated import bill-

pressure on foreign exchange Search for alternatives Bio-diesel emerging as commercially viable

alternative

Bio-diesel

More than 80 varieties researched. Key species More than 80 varieties researched. Key species are are

Jatropha curcas jrutksr Azadirachta indica uhePongamia pinnata djatMadhuca species egqvk Ricinus cummunis vj.MSalvadora oleoides jokdu

Perspective plan for Jatropha

1.3 million ton bio-diesel produced in the world in 2005-06

Growth of production @14% per annum

Expected to reach 2.7 million ton by 2010

Energy policies recommend 7.2 million ton production by 2010

Missionary approach needed to bridge this gap

Bio-waste production from Oil extraction process

High Economic Growth

Increased demandFor Petroleum

products

Increase in importBill-pressure on foreign exchange

Increased production of Bio-diesel

Generating plants

Increased Production ofBio-diesel

Increased productionOf Bio-waste-seed cake

Environmental Hazard

Bio-waste productionOne hectare of

Jatropha plantation

1.5 tons of seed production

Oil ExtractionProcess

0.4 tons of Bio-diesel 1.1 tons of Bio-waste

Alternatives for Bio-waste utilization

As Manure As Compost in Bio-gas plant As Pesticide and insecticide As animal feed As Bio-Fertilizers

Why Organic fertilizer? Over dependence on chemical fertilizers and

pesticides has created problems in agriculture

The Ninth plan document talks of Environmentally sustainable agriculture

The Tenth Plan document emphasized the use of bio fertilizers, bio-control agents, organic manures with infrastructure support.

Role of organic cultivation following principles of sustainable development is obligatory for Indian agriculture.

Why Organic fertilizer? Iron in organically grown spinach was 97% higher than the Iron in organically grown spinach was 97% higher than the

non-organic counterpart, and manganese was 99% highernon-organic counterpart, and manganese was 99% higher ((http://www.oeffa.org/editorscorner.php?sjt=superiorvalue)) Organic farming involves natural pesticides-no reduction in Organic farming involves natural pesticides-no reduction in

nutrient value of vegetablenutrient value of vegetable ((http://www.shapefit.com/organic-foods.html)) Nutritional quality significantly higher in organically grown Nutritional quality significantly higher in organically grown

tomatoes (tomatoes (Pascale, S. De. ePascale, S. De. et alt al)) Organic tomato found to be nutritionally equivalent to four Organic tomato found to be nutritionally equivalent to four

commercial tomatoes- less amount of food per personcommercial tomatoes- less amount of food per person ((http://www.shapefit.com/organic-foods.html))

Jatropha cake as Organic fertilizer

Key Parameters evaluated

Morphological parameters Yield Color parameters Nutritional analysis Pesticide/insecticide properties Micronutrient analysis

Experiments yield encouraging results

Improved morphological parameters like foliage growth

Higher yield Enhanced nutritional

quality Pest and disease control

Conclusion

Jatropha cake -a potential

bio-fertilizer