There are certain tips and important things to remember while planting Jatropha seeds. These important things are very essential to follow in order to achieve truly high germination rates while planting Jatropha Curcas seeds. Even though I have researched out these essential points, i believe you should always have an expert around you to guide you and update you with the best strategies and processes.
The following paragraphs will explain all these important points :
You should always use high yielding variety of Jatropha Curcas seeds. This will assure that the variety of Jatropha seeds that you have employed on the field is the dominant variety that will germinate well as well as deliver good crop in the future.
You should plant these seeds as early as possible after their harvest. This is because the more clearly you plant these seeds into the soil, the more and better germination rate you should expect.
You should soak the Jatropha Curcas seeds overnight in little warm water to initiate the germination process in the seeds. And this will assure more better germination rate as the seeds will receive the favorable condition of growth that is the availability of water inside them right at the initial stage of germination.
When you are planting the seed into the soil, you have to make sure that you do not sow the seed too deep into the soil more below than the actual height of the seed itself. It is very essential for you to keep the seed just slightly below the surface of the soil so that the germinating plant may be able to get out of the soil easily without having any problem.
Once the seed is gone under the surface of the soil, you have to make sure that the soil is tightly packed all around the seed with no air bubble or free space present around the seed of Jatropa.
The seedbed of the farm where you sow all the Jatropa seeds should be kept moisturised all the time till the germination has taken place completely and the new plant is completely out of the surface of the soil. This is the most essential part of cultivation of Jetropa seeds.
The temperature of the seedbed should be kept warm while the germination of the Jatropa seed is taking place. To achieve this, you may use a plastic covering over the seedbed to retain the moisture and keep the environment warm.
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