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The study on the cultivation and seed oil utility of the oil trees (3/6)

  • Date of declaration:2018-03-16
  • PI:Fu-Ching Ma
  • Division:Silviculture Division
Research title
Science and Technology Programs(2017)
KeyWord
seed;Chinese tallow;Candle Nut tree;Tamanu;seed oil;Jatropha curcas;
Abstract
There are some plantations on the Sapium sebferium, Aleurites moluccana and Calophyllum inophyllum were established in Taiwan. The seed oil of those trees is the good base oil for the cosmetics products. The former study on TFRI already initiated pilot cosmetic products such as hand care cream, body lotion, skin care cream, and skin ointment. While the seed mass production techniques on those trees are in need of establish,besides the seed oil utility also beyond the cosmetics production. The purpose of the study is to establish the techniques of grafting and coppice on those trees for the seed economical production which may promote the seed products economical utility on the plantations. The established techniques will encourage the local material supply for the cosmetics and food industry while will decrease the import needs.The development for valuable economical product will promote the primary agro-forestry products value besides will increase the profit of local former. Mixed or multipurpose plantations on those trees will encourage the local forest utility and income profit. The research is to study the agronomy characters of Jatropha hybrids among the regional trial. We are expecting a shrubby form, early flowering and local adapted hybrids was selected.