Part 1 - Worldwide importance of Jatropha 1. Global status of bioenergy research and Jatropha: A Review C Prathibha Devi Department of Botany Osmania University, Hyderabad, INDIA 2. The economic importance of Jatropha for India Krishna Kumar Plant Metabolic Engineering Group Dhirubhai Ambani Life Sciences Center Mumbai, INDIA 3. The economic importance of Jatropha in China Gehua Wang Tsinghua Institute of Nuclear Energy and New Energy Tsinghua University, CHINA 4. The economic importance of Jatropha in Brazil Bruno Galveas Laviola Embrapa Agroenergia (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation) Brasilia, BRAZIL Part 2 - Biology and reproduction 5. Wood anatomy of Indian Jatrophas Bir Bahadur P Ramachandra Reddy, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa, INDIA KV Krishnamurthy, Bharathidasan University, INDIA 6. Laticifers of Jatrophas KV Krishnamurthy, Padma Venkatasubramanium and S Lalitha Bharathidasan University, INDIA 7. Breeding system and pollination Biology of Jatropha curcas L: A Review AJ Solomon Raju Department of Environmental Sciences Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, INDIA 8. LM and SEM of pollen in Indian species of Jatropha L. (Euphorbiaceae) Bir Bahadur, GVS Murthy and M Sujatha 9. Structure and development of fruit and seed of Jatropha gossypifolia L SM Khasim, Ramana Rao TV, Ramesh G and Hemalatha S Coastal Agricultural Research Station, Karachi, PAKISTAN 10. Climate and Physiological Constraints on cultivation in the United States Wagner Veldrame and Robert Schmidt Tropical Research & Education Center Homestead, FL, USA ***Invited and agreed after his review was received. Editors did not know that he had reviewed the project. 11. Embryology of Jatrophas: A Review KV Krishnamurthy Part 3- Farming and Agriculture 12. Jatropha curcas and crop management Koteswara Rao Nandan Biomatrix Limited, Andra Pradesh, INDIA 13. Jatropha Pests and diseases in India K Anith and K S Varaprasad Plant Metabolic Engineering Group Dhirubhai Ambani Life Sciences Center Mumbai, INDIA 14. Phytosanitary aspect of Jatropha farming in Brazil De Resende et al. Departamento de Fitotecnia, Universidade Federal de Vicosa, BRAZIL 15. Phytotechnical aspects of Jatropha farming in Brazil De Resende et al. Departamento de Fitotecnia, Universidade Federal de Vicosa, BRAZIL 16. Agro-ecological conditions, agronomic practices and farming system value of Jatropha in sub-Saharan Africa R. Jingura Chinhoyi University of Technology, Research Directorate Chinhoyi, ZIMBABWE 17. The Jatropha culture systems, growth and productivity, seed traits and genetic diversity of Jatropha in Sudano-Sahelian zone of Senegal Ousmane Ouattara African Centre for Plant Oil Technology Mali-Folkecenter, Bamako, REPUBLIC OF MALI Part 4 - Genetic diversity of Jatropha and domestication 18. Jatropha curcas: Origin, domestication and diversity distribution K S Varaprasad, Sunil Neelam and Anitha Dhirubhai Ambani Life Sciences Center Mumbai, INDIA 19. Systematics of Indian Jatrophas and their Economic importance T.Pullaiah and GVS Murthy S. K. University, Anantpur, INDIA 20. Genetic diversity in Mexican germplasm Ovando-Medina et al. Centro de Biociencias Universidad Autonoma de Chiapas, Tapachula, MEXICO 21. Genetic diversity of Jatropha in Brazil Catarina Lira-Medeiros Instituto de Pesquisa Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro - Botanical Garden Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL 22. Genetic diversity of Jatropha in Africa Machua et al. Biotechnology Laboratory Kenya Forestry Research Institute, NAIROBI 23. Towards Jatropha domestication the integration of sciences Nicolas Carels 24. Karyology and genomics of Jatropha and future prospects Muppala P Reddy, DV Pamidimarri, N Sudheer S G Mastan, H Rahman, Nicolas Carels and Bir Bahadur 25. The the methylome and the selective breeding of Jatropha Yan HONG Director of Plant Biology Strategic Research Program of Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, SINGAPORE 26. Comparative Genomics in Euphorbiaceae Rajinder Singh Chauhan Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, INDIA 27. The genetic improvement of Jatropha curcas through selection and breeding Jitendra C, Arup Ghosh and Aruna R Prakash Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, INDIA 28. Genetic improvement of Jatropha VK Gour Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics J.N. Agricultural University, Krishinagar, INDIA 29. Studies on Jatropha curcas L and its improvement through induced mutation SK Datta and RK Pandey Bose Biotechnology Innovation Center, Bose Institute, INDIA 30. ECO-TILLING in Jatropha Magrit Laimer and Fatemah Maghuly Plant Biotechnology Unit, Dept. Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, AUSTRIA 31. The genomics of Jatropha Tabata et al. Laboratory of Dynamic Cell Biology, Department of Biotechnology Osaka University, Osaka, JAPAN 32. Jatropha proteomics Ajay Kohli Institute for Research on Environment & Sustainability (IRES) Newcastle, UNITED KINGDOM Part 5 - Jatropha's germplasm 33. Genetic diversity and molecular markers in Jatropha species M Sujatha 34. Interspecific Hybridization in the genus Jatropha and future prospects M Sujatha and Bir Bahadur and TP Reddy 35. Intergeneric hybridization and affinities with related genera TP Reddy, Sathaiah, M Sujatha and Bir Bahadur 36. Conservation strategies and management of Jatropha germplasm J Radhamani and N Sivaraj Germplasm Conservation Division NBPGR, New Delhi, INDIA 37. Jatropha's germplasm manipulation in Brazil Daniela de Argollo Marques Instituto Agronomico de Campinas, BRAZIL 38. Micropropagation of Jatropha curcas for large scale multiplication of quality germplasm Aneesha Singh and J Chikara Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, INDIA KV Krishnamurthy Part 3- Farming and Agriculture 12. Jatropha curcas and crop management Koteswara Rao Nandan Biomatrix Limited, Andra Pradesh, INDIA 13. Jatropha Pests and diseases in India K Anith and K S Varaprasad Plant Metabolic Engineering Group Dhirubhai Ambani Life Sciences Center Mumbai, INDIA 14. Phytosanitary aspect of Jatropha farming in Brazil De Resende et al. Departamento de Fitotecnia, Universidade Federal de Vicosa, BRAZIL 15. Phytotechnical aspects of Jatropha farming in Brazil De Resende et al. Departamento de Fitotecnia, Universidade Federal de Vicosa, BRAZIL 16. Agro-ecological conditions, agronomic practices and farming system value of Jatropha in sub-Saharan Africa R. Jingura Chinhoyi University of Technology, Research Directorate Chinhoyi, ZIMBABWE 17. The Jatropha culture systems, growth and productivity, seed traits and genetic diversity of Jatropha in Sudano-Sahelian zone of Senegal Ousmane Ouattara African Centre for Plant Oil Technology Mali-Folkecenter, Bamako, REPUBLIC OF MALI Part 4 - Genetic diversity of Jatropha and domestication 18. Jatropha curcas: Origin, domestication and diversity distribution K S Varaprasad, Sunil Neelam and Anitha Dhirubhai Ambani Life Sciences Center Mumbai, INDIA 19. Systematics of Indian Jatrophas and their Economic importance T.Pullaiah and GVS Murthy S. K. University, Anantpur, INDIA 20. Genetic diversity in Mexican germplasm Ovando-Medina et al. Centro de Biociencias Universidad Autonoma de Chiapas, Tapachula, MEXICO 21. Genetic diversity of Jatropha in Brazil Catarina Lira-Medeiros Instituto de Pesquisa Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro - Botanical Garden Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL 22. Genetic diversity of Jatropha in Africa Machua et al. Biotechnology Laboratory Kenya Forestry Research Institute, NAIROBI 23. Towards Jatropha domestication the integration of sciences Nicolas Carels 24. Karyology and genomics of Jatropha and future prospects Muppala P Reddy, DV Pamidimarri, N Sudheer S G Mastan, H Rahman, Nicolas Carels and Bir Bahadur 25. The the methylome and the selective breeding of Jatropha Yan HONG Director of Plant Biology Strategic Research Program of Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, SINGAPORE 26. Comparative Genomics in Euphorbiaceae Rajinder Singh Chauhan Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, INDIA 27. The genetic improvement of Jatropha curcas through selection and breeding Jitendra C, Arup Ghosh and Aruna R Prakash Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, INDIA 28. Genetic improvement of Jatropha VK Gour Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics J.N. Agricultural University, Krishinagar, INDIA 29. Studies on Jatropha curcas L and its improvement through induced mutation SK Datta and RK Pandey Bose Biotechnology Innovation Center, Bose Institute, INDIA 30. ECO-TILLING in Jatropha Magrit Laimer and Fatemah Maghuly Plant Biotechnology Unit, Dept. Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, AUSTRIA 31. The genomics of Jatropha Tabata et al. Laboratory of Dynamic Cell Biology, Department of Biotechnology Osaka University, Osaka, JAPAN 32. Jatropha proteomics Ajay Kohli Institute for Research on Environment & Sustainability (IRES) Newcastle, UNITED KINGDOM Part 5 - Jatropha's germplasm 33. Genetic diversity and molecular markers in Jatropha species M Sujatha 34. Interspecific Hybridization in the genus Jatropha and future prospects M Sujatha and Bir Bahadur and TP Reddy 35. Intergeneric hybridization and affinities with related genera TP Reddy, Sathaiah, M Sujatha and Bir Bahadur 36. Conservation strategies and management of Jatropha germplasm J Radhamani and N Sivaraj Germplasm Conservation Division NBPGR, New Delhi, INDIA 37. Jatropha's germplasm manipulation in Brazil Daniela de Argollo Marques Instituto Agronomico de Campinas, BRAZIL 38. Micropropagation of Jatropha curcas for large scale multiplication of quality germplasm Aneesha Singh and J Chikara Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, INDIA
