Satish Lele satish.lele@gmail.com

Many companies want to train their Jatropha Plantation Staff regarding different aspects of Jatropha Cultivation. I am offering a training course material on CD. The program is designed for Laymen (and not for Agronomists). It is a Power point Presentation in English, with Voice files explaining the contents of the slide. The course enables participants to learn themselves from Concept to Field of viable Jatropha projects, as it aims to cover all aspects as summarized below.

Jatropha

1. Introduction to Plant Botanical Features Leaves Flowers Fruits Seeds Chemical Composition of Seed Oil as Raw Material Medicinal Uses Other Uses Chemical Analysis of Jatropha Oil The comparison of properties of Jatropha Oil and Diesel Varieties of Jatropha

2. Renewable Energy Oil Bearing Seeds Advantages of Jatropha Renewed Significance Past Failures Jatropha Kernel Jatropha Decorticator Oil Press Filter Press Jatropha Stoves Bio-Brick

3. Jatropha Crop Ecology Type Of Lands Forest Lands Agricultural Fences Agro Forestry Cultivable fallow lands Wastelands Public Lands Requirements for Plantations Climatic Conditions Drought Prone Areas Weather Conditions Soil Testing of Soil Suitable Soils Unsuitable Soils

4.1 Pre plantation Activities Fencing of Land Mapping and Clearing Plantation in Good Soil Plantation Density Fresh Jatropha Plantation Jatropha Plantation After Two Years Mechanical Harvester Spacing of 1.5 m X 1.5 m Spacing of 3 m X 3 m Calendar of Plantation Planting Methods Seedlings from seeds Germination Pest Control Seedlings in Plastic Bags Seedling in Plastic Trays Net House Seedlings in Net House Seedlings in Open Seedlings in Soil Seedlings from Branches Stem Preparation Chemical Treatment Seedlings in Bags Medium for Seedlings Shed for Seedlings Size of Nursery Pits in Plantation Tractor mounted Post Hole Digger Trolley mounted Post Hole Diggers Hand Held Digger

4.2 Plantation Activities Initial Growth Period Maintenance of Soil Shape of Plant Maintenance of Plants Artificial Flowering Period of Tension Releasing the Water Tension Fertilizers Chemical Fertilizers Application of Organic Fertilizer Pruning & Thinning Pollination by Bees Water Management Methods of Irrigation Plucking of Fruits Harvest Criteria Harvesting Technique Fruit and Seed Drying Seed Storage

4.3 Large Plantations Activities Size of Manageable Plantation 2,500 Hectare Plantation Boundary of Area Contours of Area Water Bodies Clearing The Area Internal Roads Housing, Food, Water, Electricity for Labour Transport of Labour and Goods Nursery and Plantation Man Hours per Hectare of Nursery Man Hours per Hectare of Plantation Pruning and Maintenance Harvesting

5. Crop Protection PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL Pests Pests of Young Plant Cutworm (Agrotis Ipsilon) Scarabaeid Beetle Grasshoppers Army worm or Spodoptera litura Pests of Mature Plants Pest of Stem Ostrinia furnacalis Xyleborus spp Pest of Leaf Leaf Caterpillar (Achaea janata) Nettle Caterpillar (Parasa lepida) Leaf hopper (Empoasca sp.) Mite (Tetranychus sp.) Ear corn caterpillar (Helicoperva armigera) Pest of Flower and Fruit Stink bug (Nezara viridula) Chrysocoris javanus Tip borer caterpillar (Dichocrosis punctiferalis) DIESEASES Spots on seedling Alternaria Spots (Alternaria ricini) Rust Cercospora Leaf Spots Fusarium wilt Botrytis Spoiled Bacteria Spots

Special Offer For Buyers Outside India, Special offer : e Book + Training Material on CD for Euro 25+16 or US$ 33+25 only, (Delivery by Air Mail). For Buyers in India, Special offer : e Book + Training Material on CD for Rs. 750 + 450 only, (for Delivery by Post within India).

For Training Material Buyers in India : Send a cheque of Rs. 500 in favour of SATISH LELE to my Residence at J-22, Sector 7, Vashi, Navi Mumbai, 400 703.

For Training Material Buyers Outside India : You can send Euro 16 or US$ 25 through Credit Card or by eCheque by . (Use satish.lele@gmail.com as E Mail address to send money to)

The Training Program will be sent to you immediately by Mail.