Biowaste from Jatropha Utilization as BioFertilizer

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Bio-waste from Jatropha- Utilization as
Bio-Fertilizer

• Dr Shivani Chaturvedi
• Woman Scientist- NBRI Lucknow
• Email-shivani.d123_at_gmail.com
• Project funded by Department of Science and
  Technology New Delhi

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Mission Jatropha

• Developing countries like India and China on a
  high growth path
• Increasing demand for petroleum products
• Inflated crude oil bill-inflated import
  bill-pressure on foreign exchange
• Search for alternatives
• Bio-diesel emerging as commercially viable
  alternative

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Bio-diesel

• More than 80 varieties researched. Key species
  are
• Jatropha curcas jrutksr
• Azadirachta indica uhe
• Pongamia pinnata djat
• Madhuca species egqvk
• Ricinus cummunis vj.M
• Salvadora oleoides jokdu

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Perspective plan for Jatropha

• 1.3 million ton bio-diesel produced in the world
  in 2005-06
• Growth of production _at_14 per annum
• Expected to reach 2.7 million ton by 2010
• Energy policies recommend 7.2 million ton
  production by 2010
• Missionary approach needed to bridge this gap

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Bio-waste production from Oil extraction process
Increase in import Bill-pressure on foreign
exchange
High Economic Growth
Increased demand For Petroleum products
Increased production of Bio-diesel Generating
plants
Increased Production of Bio-diesel
Increased production Of Bio-waste-seed cake
Environmental Hazard
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Bio-waste production
One hectare of Jatropha plantation
1.5 tons of seed production
Oil Extraction Process
0.4 tons of Bio-diesel
1.1 tons of Bio-waste
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Alternatives for Bio-waste utilization

• As Manure
• As Compost in Bio-gas plant
• As Pesticide and insecticide
• As animal feed
• As Bio-Fertilizers

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Why Organic fertilizer?

• Over dependence on chemical fertilizers and
  pesticides has created problems in agriculture
• The Ninth plan document talks of Environmentally
  sustainable agriculture
• The Tenth Plan document emphasized the use of bio
  fertilizers, bio-control agents, organic manures
  with infrastructure support.
• Role of organic cultivation following principles
  of sustainable development is obligatory for
  Indian agriculture.

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Why Organic fertilizer?

• Iron in organically grown spinach was 97 higher
  than the non-organic counterpart, and manganese
  was 99 higher
• (http//www.oeffa.org/editorscorner.php?sjtsup
  eriorvalue)
• Organic farming involves natural pesticides-no
  reduction in nutrient value of vegetable
• (http//www.shapefit.com/organic-foods.html)
• Nutritional quality significantly higher in
  organically grown tomatoes (Pascale, S. De. et
  al)
• Organic tomato found to be nutritionally
  equivalent to four commercial tomatoes- less
  amount of food per person
• (http//www.shapefit.com/organic-foods.html)

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Jatropha cake as Organic fertilizer
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Key Parameters evaluated

• Morphological parameters
• Yield
• Color parameters
• Nutritional analysis
• Pesticide/insecticide properties
• Micronutrient analysis

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Experiments yield encouraging results

• Improved morphological parameters like foliage
  growth
• Higher yield
• Enhanced nutritional quality
• Pest and disease control

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Conclusion

• Jatropha cake -a potential
• bio-fertilizer