Deepak Gupta and Geeta Sharma*
Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu_180 006
E-mail: *geetaji@yahoo.com, deepak4m86@yahoo.com
Abstract: India which imports most of the fuel from other countries to meet its energy demands is in the need of some alternate source of fuel such as biodiesel. Jatropha curcas, Pongamia pinnata, Ricinus communis and Argemone mexicana are the important feed stocks of biodiesel. The present communication documents their distribution in Jammu district.
Keywords: Biodiesel plants, distribution, Jammu
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