pongamia variety in florida; planted october 2012

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Pongamia: An Oilseed Tree Crop for Florida’s Lost Citrus Acreage David Harry, Claire Kinlaw, Tom Schenk, Naveen Sikka Pongamia Variety in Florida; Planted October 2012 132,500 acres of abandone citrus (USDA 2013

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Page 1: Pongamia Variety in Florida; Planted October 2012

Pongamia: An Oilseed Tree Crop for Florida’s Lost Citrus Acreage

David Harry, Claire Kinlaw, Tom Schenk, Naveen Sikka Pongamia Variety in Florida; Planted October 2012

132,500 acres of abandoned citrus (USDA 2013)

Page 2: Pongamia Variety in Florida; Planted October 2012

Pongamia: A “drop-in” oilseed tree that re-establishes the value of underproductive agricultural land

+ Produces oilseeds annually. Oil usable in chemicals, fuels, crop spray, etc. Seedcake by-product useful as animal feed, soil amendment, etc

+ Harvested for millennia as an indigenous crop in India

+ Grown for decades in Florida’s horticultural landscapes

+ Can be dropped into existing infrastructure of citrus groves

+ Mechanized harvesting: same shaker equipment as nut crops, not labor intensive

+ Shelling, seed crushing & oil extraction uses standard equipment

+ Multiple downstream markets

+ Nitrogen fixing legume; carbon sequestration & carbon credits

+ Potential for intercropping / agroforestry systems

About Pongamia:

Pongamia on distressed citrus land in South Florida (source: TerViva)

Page 3: Pongamia Variety in Florida; Planted October 2012

Land1 Acre

Trees145 trees/acre

Pods50 kg/tree (8

tons/ac)

Pongamia Products and Productivity

Pods50 kg/tree

100% | 100

Seed50% | 50

Oil 400 gal/ac

40% | 20

Seed Cake2.5 tons/ac

60% | 30

Animal Feed28% Protein Content

Fertilizer, Amendment(NPK 4 – 0.5 – 0.5)

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Biofuels Biodiesel, Jet Fuel

Horticultural OilReplace 435 Oil

BiochemicalsLubricants, Surfactants, etc.

ShellsBiomass, 50% | 50

Page 4: Pongamia Variety in Florida; Planted October 2012

TerViva Germplasm: Evaluation and Selection

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Identify Best 3rd Party Sources

Growth Trait (e.g. Seed Yield)

Prop

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Pla

nts

Seedlings

Clonal plants

Page 5: Pongamia Variety in Florida; Planted October 2012

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Pongamia Planting Stock• clonally propagated proven varieties• diverse pollinators to ensure pollination

Expertise and Guidance• recommendations for specific varieties• agronomic and harvesting experience

Market Access• Offtake agreements• Developing new products (fuels, chemicals,

animal feed, hort oils, etc)

TerViva Provides Access: Pongamia Planting Stock, Expertise,

Markets

Photo courtesy of Dr. Peter Gresshoff