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Germplasm Establishment and Selection of Drought-Tolerant Lines of Jatropha in the Philippines

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The preliminary evaluation of the Philippine Jatropha germplasm resulted in the identification of 13 accessions from divergent local and foreign provenances as potential materials for hybridization. Selection criteria for potential varieties include medium-to-high oil content, very low to almost zero free fatty acid content, abundance of fruits in a cluster, high branching density, and heavy seed weight. Six of these selections plus two other accessions from Tanzania and Thailand were further evaluated for drought stress. Based on the morphological and physiological data generated, GB57540 appears to be superior as it continuously hits the highest mean value for most of the parameters used. Mean values for GB 57262 on the other hand appeared to be not significantly different from the former thus is also proposed for selection. This study confirms that the main mechanism of the crop to tolerate drought stress is through strict stomatal control to reduce transpirational water loss. Congruent with stomatal closure, a reduction in leaf area was apparent, thus decreasing the transpirational surface area. The succulent nature of the crop’s stem also adds to its adaptive mechanism as this serves as a water reservoir that supplies the crop with water during periods of severe drought.

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The authors wish to acknowledge Osaka University (OU) and Sumitomo Electric Industries (SEI) for funding our research and providing the sandponics system for drought screening. We also acknowledge Mr. Naoki Ikeguchi for the technical support provided for operating the sandponics system.

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  1. International Rice Research Institute, Pili Drive, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, 4031, Laguna, Philippines

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  2. Institute of Plant Breeding, Crop Science Cluster, College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, 4031, Laguna, Philippines

    Irish E. Bagsic, Primitivo Jose A. Santos & Maria Lea H. Villavicencio

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Bagsic, I.E., Santos, P.J.A., Villavicencio, M.L.H. (2017). Germplasm Establishment and Selection of Drought-Tolerant Lines of Jatropha in the Philippines. In: Tsuchimoto, S. (eds) The Jatropha Genome. Compendium of Plant Genomes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49653-5_13

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