David Harry Claire Kinlaw Tom Schenk Naveen Sikka Pongamia Variety in Florida Planted October 2012 132500 acres of abandoned citrus USDA 2013 Pongamia A dropin oilseed tree that reestablishes the value of underproductive agricultural land ID: 711503
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Pongamia: An Oilseed Tree Crop for Florida’s Lost Citrus Acreage
David Harry, Claire Kinlaw, Tom Schenk, Naveen Sikka
Pongamia Variety in Florida; Planted October 2012
132,500 acres of abandoned citrus (USDA 2013)Slide2
Pongamia: A “drop-in” oilseed tree that re-establishes the value of underproductive agricultural land
+ Produces oilseeds annually. Oil usable in chemicals, fuels, crop spray, etc. Seedcake by-product useful as animal feed, soil amendment, etc
+ Harvested for millennia as an indigenous crop in India
+ Grown for decades in Florida’s horticultural landscapes
+ Can be dropped into existing infrastructure of citrus groves
+ Mechanized harvesting: same shaker equipment as nut crops,
not
labor intensive
+ Shelling, seed crushing & oil extraction uses standard equipment
+ Multiple downstream markets
+ Nitrogen fixing legume; carbon sequestration & carbon credits+ Potential for intercropping / agroforestry systems
About Pongamia:
Pongamia on distressed citrus land in South Florida (source: TerViva)Slide3
Pongamia Products and Productivity
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Biofuels
Biodiesel, Jet Fuel
Horticultural OilReplace
435 Oil
Biochemicals
Lubricants, Surfactants, etc.
Shells
Biomass,
50% | 50Slide4
TerViva Germplasm: Evaluation and Selection
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Identify Best 3
rd Party Sources
Growth Trait (e.g. Seed Yield)
Proportion of Plants
Seedlings
Clonal plantsSlide5
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Pongamia Planting Stock
clonally propagated proven varieties
diverse pollinators to ensure pollination
Expertise and Guidance
recommendations for specific varieties
agronomic and harvesting experience
Market Access
Offtake agreements
Developing new products (fuels, chemicals, animal feed, hort oils, etc)
TerViva Provides Access:
Pongamia Planting Stock, Expertise, Markets
Photo courtesy of Dr. Peter Gresshoff