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Anatomical Characterization of Oil Cells and Oil Cavities in Jatropha Curcas L. Using Light and Electron Microscopy

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The country’s effort on propagation of Jatropha curcas L. is a response to the call of the Department of Energy (DOE) to increase the use of alternative fuels as means to achieve its goal of “self-sufficiency in 2010” (Department of Energy Philippines 2006). In the same way, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) includes the intensive research on alternative energy source in the top list of its research agenda. Thus, the need to continually explore and intensify research on alternative energy resources becomes imperative and poses an urgent challenge to scientists.

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  1. Ateneo De Manila High School, Science Area, Loyola Heights,, Philippines

    Milarosa L. Librea

  2. Ateneo de Manila University, Biology Department, Loyola Heights, Philippines

    Vivian S. Tolentino

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  1. University of Victoria, Canada

    Mijung Kim

  2. National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

    C. H. Diong

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Librea, M.L., Tolentino, V.S. (2012). Anatomical Characterization of Oil Cells and Oil Cavities in Jatropha Curcas L. Using Light and Electron Microscopy. In: Kim, M., Diong, C.H. (eds) Biology Education for Social and Sustainable Development. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-927-5_15

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