Prospect of Pongamia pinnata (Karanja) in Bangladesh: A Sustainable Source of Liquid Fuel

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Botanical feature of Pongamia pinnata: (a) karanja tree with green leaf, (b) flower morphology of karanja showing standard petal; about 25–35% of flowers set to seed, (c) elliptical karanja seed pods containing seed inside them, (d) karanja seeds which weigh about 2-3 g/seed and contain about 30–40% oil, and (e) karanja pod shells which weigh about 2 g/shell.

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