>7 t/ha could be reached and it is contributing to new markets in some countries. As such, it is important fro research to focus on the physiology and selective breeding of Jatropha .

Part I Selective Breeding and Genetic Diversity.- Genetic Improvement of Edible and Non-Edible Jatropha for Marginal Environments in Sub-Saharan Africa.- Genetic Resources and Advances in the Development of New Varieties of Jatropha curcas L. in México.- Strategies in the Genetic Breeding of Jatropha curcas for Biofuel Production in Brazil.- Prebreeding and Genetic Enhancement in Jatropha through Interspecific Hybridization.- Genetic Transformation and Transgenics of Jatropha curcas, a Biofuel Plant.- Fatty Acid Biosynthesis and Triacylglycerol Accumulation in the Biofuel Plant Jatropha curcas.- Genetic Engineering for the Improvement of Oil Content and Associated Traits in Jatropha curcas L..- Transcriptomic View of Jatropha curcas L. Inflorescence.- Application of Molecular Markers in Genetic Improvement of Jatropha.- Genomic Resources and Marker-Assisted Selection in Jatropha curcas. Part II Metabolism.- Proteomics Studies in Jatropha curcas Seeds.- Pervasive System Biology for Active Compound Valorization in Jatropha.- Part III Physiology and Plant Production.- Agronomy of Jatropha curcas in Mexico.- Phenology and Photosynthetic Physiology of Jatropha curcas L. Grown Under Elevated Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide in a Semi-Arid Environment.- Can One Use Chlorophyll A Fluorescence as a Physiological Marker of Jatropha curcas L.?.- Jatropha: from Seed to Plant, Seed, Oil and Beyond.- Part IV Feeding Use.- Influence of the Acid Soils of Tabasco Mexico in the Physico-chemical Composition of Xuta or Edible Mexican Pinion (Jatropha curcas L.).- Applications of Jatropha curcas Cake.- Part V Coproducts.- Conversion of Glycerine into 1,2-Propanediol for Industrial Applications.- Jatropha - Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Toxicology.- Jatropha curcas L. Latex Production, Characterization and Biotechnological Applications.- Part VI Processing.- Biodiesel: A Survey on Production Methods and Catalysts.- The Characterization and Technologies for the Use of Jatropha curcas l. By-products as Energy Sources. Part VII Socio-economic Sustainability.- Economic feasibility and sustainability of Jatropha as a crop.- Experience with Farming Models, Socio-Economic Issues and Agronomic Performance of Jatropha curcas L. in Sub-Saharan Africa.