[Stoves] The PROTOS Plant Oil Cooker

[Tom Miles]

Oilseed and bio-oil experts tell me that their biggest concern with Jatropha
is that the byproduct meal from most varieties is toxic to humans and
animals. 

Tom Miles  

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[mailto:stoves-bounces at listserv.repp.org] On Behalf Of Simon and Zoe
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 2:21 AM
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It seems that Jatropha can potentially have two advantages over seed from
other plants:

1. It can grow on land which is otherwise unsuitable for agricultural
production, it can even be planted as a stabiliser in areas of soil erosion,
producing seeds with 1 year of planting.

2. Many organisations advertise very large potential yields from Jatropha
(up to 12 tonnes per hectare), on the other hand it seems there have also
been many disappointing projects in India with yields below 1 tonne per
hectare the norm and many farmers giving up altogether on the plants.



----- Original Message -----
From: "David G. LeVine" <dlevine at speakeasy.net>
To: "Discussion of biomass cooking stoves" <stoves at listserv.repp.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 1:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Stoves] The PROTOS Plant Oil Cooker


> At 02:45 AM 5/2/2007, you wrote:
> >On the subject of use of castor oil etc I think the stovers maybe
interested
> >in reading a keynote lecture I gave recently at National Oilseeds
> >conference. www.nariphaltan.org/biofuels.pdf
>
> Then I have a question.  With Castor producing so much more energy
> per hectare, whi are less productive plants being pushed so hard?
>
>
> David G. LeVine
> Nashua, NH  03060