Reply to Maes et al.: A global estimate of the water footprint of Jatropha curcas under limited data availability

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Winnie Gerbens-Leenes et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009.

. 2009 Oct 6;106(40):E113.

doi: 10.1073/pnas.0909624106.

No abstract available

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Use of inadequate data and methodological errors lead to an overestimation of the water footprint of Jatropha curcas.
Maes WH, Achten WM, Muys B. Maes WH, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Aug 25;106(34):E91. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0906788106. Epub 2009 Aug 24. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009. PMID: 19706498 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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