SG Biofuels, Hybrid Seeds and Services
  • 100 percent greater yields
  • 300 percent greater profitability
  • Regional validation & adaptation
  • Plantation build-out & downstream logistics

JMax™ Hybrid Seeds

Through its JMax™ hybrid seed product line, SG Biofuels provides growers the highest yielding, most uniform and profitable Jatropha in the world. Hybrid seeds result in greater yield, uniformity and vigor while significantly reducing handling and deployment costs for growers.

JMax™ hybrid varieties have been tested and developed for a range of climatic and soil conditions. Through its research and development program, SG Biofuels continues to expand the regions for which JMax™ hybrid seeds are available.

For plantation developers and growers, benefits of JMax™ hybrid seeds include:

  • Significantly enhanced productivity and cost efficiencies in scaling large plantations.
  • Better root development compared to other propagation methods.
  • Superior logistics including reduced handling costs (.7 grams per seed vs. 100 grams per seedling compared to tissue propagation method), and more efficient shipping compared to cuttings, which must be in the ground at maximum of seven days after they have been cut.
  • Superior plant uniformity & hybrid vigor, resulting in greater, more consistent yields and profitability.
  • Significantly reduced timeline to scale.
Key Hybrid Attributes Benefits to Growers
Higher Yield - Increased number of seeds per plant with higher oil content per seed Increased profits
Improved Harvesting - Synchronous flowering and branching structure provides harvesting efficiencies Decreased costs
Reduced Agronomic Inputs - Improved pest resistance, stress tolerance, disease resistance, fertilizer reduction Decreased input costs