Offering elite castor bean growing seeds :

- The castor oil plant, Ricinus communis, is a plant species of theEuphorbiaceae and the sole member of the genus Ricinus and of thesubtribe Ricininae. Its seed is the castor bean which, despite itsname, is not a true bean.

- Castor seed is the source of castoroil, which has a wide variety of uses. The seeds contain between 40%and 60% oil that is rich in triglycerides, mainly ricinolein. They alsocontain ricin, a poison, which is also present in lower concentrations throughout the plant

- We could highlight castor seed, which canbe cultivated in most of soils. Research states that the yield could reach 3,000 kg /ha year with genetic improvement and with possible introduction of irrigated cultivation.

- Transesterification can occur in different temperatures depending on the type of oil employed. The reaction of castor oil with methanol occurs most satisfactorily at temperatures in the range from 20 to 35 ?C.. So Castor is very suitable as bio fuel crop.