Overview
| Species: | Jatropha curcas |
| Genus: | Jatropha |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Taxonomy ID: | 180498 |
| Common Name: | physic nut; Barbados nut; poison nut; bubble bush; purging nut. |
Morphology
Introduction
Physic nut (Jatropha curcas) a deciduous shrub or small tree of the family Euphorbiaceae, is native to Mexico and Central America and is widely spread throughout the tropics [1]. With the advantages of easy propagation, high oil content, fast growth, drought tolerance, and adaptability to a wide range of climatic conditions, physic nut has gained worldwide attention as an alternative source of sustainable energy and has gradually become the preferred non-food crop for biodiesel processing and production in developing countries [2-4]. When cultivated under suitable conditions, physic nut has a production period of about 30-50 years, produces an average of 4-5 kg of seeds per mature plant per year [5], and has a seed oil content of up to 30%-40%, and can be used directly as diesel fuel for road transportation without ester exchange because of the high level of triglycerides in physic nut oil [6-7]. In addition, as a plant with multiple properties and versatile uses, all parts of physic nut have medicinal value, the wood can be used for combustion, and the fruit contains viscous oil that can be used not only as a raw material for biodiesel but also in soap making and cosmetics industries, and is a good raw material for biodiesel and organic fertilizers [8].
Since 2011, scholars from Japan, China, Korea, and India have published several versions of the whole genome sequence of Jatropha curcas, among which the whole genome sequencing and chromosome level assembly of physic nut was completed by several units in South China Botanical Garden in 2015, which provided important information for basic research and molecular breeding of physic nut [9]. In 2020, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden used three-generation sequencing and whole-genome chromosome conformation capture (Hi-C) combined technology to resequence and reassemble the genome of physic nut, obtaining the most accurate and complete physic nut genome sequence in the international arena [10]. In the same year, a hybrid genome assembly of the physic nut elite genotype (RJC1) was released [11]. The accumulation of genomic data has laid a good foundation for further research on gene function and molecular breeding of physic nut.
Our database contains the latest two version of Physic nut genomic information.
Since 2011, scholars from Japan, China, Korea, and India have published several versions of the whole genome sequence of Jatropha curcas, among which the whole genome sequencing and chromosome level assembly of physic nut was completed by several units in South China Botanical Garden in 2015, which provided important information for basic research and molecular breeding of physic nut [9]. In 2020, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden used three-generation sequencing and whole-genome chromosome conformation capture (Hi-C) combined technology to resequence and reassemble the genome of physic nut, obtaining the most accurate and complete physic nut genome sequence in the international arena [10]. In the same year, a hybrid genome assembly of the physic nut elite genotype (RJC1) was released [11]. The accumulation of genomic data has laid a good foundation for further research on gene function and molecular breeding of physic nut.
Our database contains the latest two version of Physic nut genomic information.
Genome information
Reference
[1] Openshaw, K. (2000). A review of Jatropha curcas: an oil plant of unfulfilled promise. Biomass and bioenergy, 19(1), 1-15.
[2] Achten, W. M., Mathijs, E., Verchot, L., Singh, V. P., Aerts, R., & Muys, B. (2007). Jatropha biodiesel fueling sustainability?. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining: Innovation for a sustainable economy, 1(4), 283-291.
[3] Gao, S., Qu, J., Chua, N. H., & Ye, J. (2010). A new strain of Indian cassava mosaic virus causes a mosaic disease in the biodiesel crop Jatropha curcas. Archives of virology, 155(4), 607-612.
[4] King, A. J., He, W., Cuevas, J. A., Freudenberger, M., Ramiaramanana, D., & Graham, I. A. (2009). Potential of Jatropha curcas as a source of renewable oil and animal feed. Journal of experimental botany, 60(10), 2897-2905.
[5] Banapurmath, N. R., Tewari, P. G., & Hosmath, R. S. (2008). Performance and emission characteristics of a DI compression ignition engine operated on Honge, Jatropha and sesame oil methyl esters. Renewable energy, 33(9), 1982-1988.
[6] Abagandura, G. O., Sekaran, U., Singh, S., Singh, J., Ibrahim, M. A., Subramanian, S., ... & Kumar, S. (2020). Intercropping kura clover with prairie cordgrass mitigates soil greenhouse gas fluxes. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 1-11.
[7] Koh, M. Y., & Ghazi, T. I. M. (2011). A review of biodiesel production from Jatropha curcas L. oil. Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 15(5), 2240-2251.
[8] Haas, W., & Mittelbach, M. (2000). Detoxification experiments with the seed oil from Jatropha curcas L. Industrial crops and products, 12(2), 111-118.
[9] Wu, P., Zhou, C., Cheng, S., Wu, Z., Lu, W., Han, J., ... & Wu, G. (2015). Integrated genome sequence and linkage map of physic nut (Jatropha curcas L.), a biodiesel plant. The Plant Journal, 81(5), 810-821.
[10] Chen, M. S., Niu, L., Zhao, M. L., Xu, C., Pan, B. Z., Fu, Q., ... & Xu, Z. F. (2020). De novo genome assembly and Hi-C analysis reveal an association between chromatin architecture alterations and sex differentiation in the woody plant Jatropha curcas. GigaScience, 9(2), giaa009.
[2] Achten, W. M., Mathijs, E., Verchot, L., Singh, V. P., Aerts, R., & Muys, B. (2007). Jatropha biodiesel fueling sustainability?. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining: Innovation for a sustainable economy, 1(4), 283-291.
[3] Gao, S., Qu, J., Chua, N. H., & Ye, J. (2010). A new strain of Indian cassava mosaic virus causes a mosaic disease in the biodiesel crop Jatropha curcas. Archives of virology, 155(4), 607-612.
[4] King, A. J., He, W., Cuevas, J. A., Freudenberger, M., Ramiaramanana, D., & Graham, I. A. (2009). Potential of Jatropha curcas as a source of renewable oil and animal feed. Journal of experimental botany, 60(10), 2897-2905.
[5] Banapurmath, N. R., Tewari, P. G., & Hosmath, R. S. (2008). Performance and emission characteristics of a DI compression ignition engine operated on Honge, Jatropha and sesame oil methyl esters. Renewable energy, 33(9), 1982-1988.
[6] Abagandura, G. O., Sekaran, U., Singh, S., Singh, J., Ibrahim, M. A., Subramanian, S., ... & Kumar, S. (2020). Intercropping kura clover with prairie cordgrass mitigates soil greenhouse gas fluxes. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 1-11.
[7] Koh, M. Y., & Ghazi, T. I. M. (2011). A review of biodiesel production from Jatropha curcas L. oil. Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 15(5), 2240-2251.
[8] Haas, W., & Mittelbach, M. (2000). Detoxification experiments with the seed oil from Jatropha curcas L. Industrial crops and products, 12(2), 111-118.
[9] Wu, P., Zhou, C., Cheng, S., Wu, Z., Lu, W., Han, J., ... & Wu, G. (2015). Integrated genome sequence and linkage map of physic nut (Jatropha curcas L.), a biodiesel plant. The Plant Journal, 81(5), 810-821.
[10] Chen, M. S., Niu, L., Zhao, M. L., Xu, C., Pan, B. Z., Fu, Q., ... & Xu, Z. F. (2020). De novo genome assembly and Hi-C analysis reveal an association between chromatin architecture alterations and sex differentiation in the woody plant Jatropha curcas. GigaScience, 9(2), giaa009.