SGB has developed the world's first line of elite, high-performing Jatropha hybrids with significantly greater yields and profitability compared to existing commercial material. SGB's JMax™ hybrid seeds result in greater yield, uniformity and vigor, while significantly reducing handling and deployment costs for growers.

SGB's rigorous scientific program provides a continuous pipeline of attributes and trait improvements, enabling JMax™ hybrids to reach their full genetic yield potential while maintaining performance in adverse environments.

Key attributes and traits include:

• Improved seed & oil yield
  
• Early flowering
  
• Variety in plant habit
  
• Better utilization of water and nutrients
  
• Greater plant vigor
  
• Early seedling vigor
  
• Early fruiting
  
• Compact fruit clusters
  
• Uniform ripening
  
• Disease & pest resistance/tolerance
  
• Time to maturity

JMax™ Hybrids Exhibit Superior
Features and Benefits

Key Hybrid Attributes	Benefits to Growers
Higher Yield: Allow crop to reach its full genetic yield potential	Increased Profitability: Enhance seed and oil yield performance for better ROI per hectare
Improved Plant Health: Better utilization of water and nutrients; Improved disease resistance, insect tolerance and stress tolerance	Preserve Yield Potential: Maintain yield in adverse environments

Hybrid Seed Production Technology

SGB's proprietary technology for the mass production of hybrid Jatropha seeds enables a significant production increase over traditional propagation methods. SGB's JMax™ hybrid seed production technology:

• Quickly scales large Jatropha projects with consistent, high yielding hybrid Jatropha.
  
• Facilitates production of the large volumes of low-cost crude Jatropha oil required by major energy, oil and transportation consumers.
  
• Requires 1/50th the land needed to produce clonal plants by vegetative propagation, with the added benefits of hybrid vigor, strong tap roots and overall improved plant health.

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