Identificación de Jatropha nativa del noroeste argentino y caracterización de su contenido lipídico.

TORRES CRISTINA; JAIME GLORIA; ROMERO C M; ADEM C

Workshop; . I&S 2016 International Workshop on Insights and Strategies Towards a Bio-Based Economy; 2016

Jatropha sp. is a plant of Latin American origin belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae which is now widespread throughout the arid and semi-arid tropical regions of the. This plant have recognized by its potential as a tool for rural development (Eckart and Henshaw, 2012). There have been pilot projects, as well as larger plans being developed around Jatropha in the world. Jatropha has many uses and the possible combination of these uses is what makes Jatropha potentially very valuable. One of the more important uses of Jatropha is as an energy source in areas that otherwise lack energy. This is the case of several region of north from Argentina. In Argentina, J. curcasand J. macrocarpa are cultivated as oleaginous plants with great agroenergy potential since the oil of their seeds can be transformed into biodiesel. Particularly, Jatropha peiranoi is a shrub, native to the Calchaquíes Valleys, Northwest region from Argentina. This place represent an arid region with an special vegetation. The potential use of J. peiranoi as energy cultive have not evaluated until now.