A new energy plant is cornering the alternative fuel market and University of Florida researchers say this plant could be a solution for the high cost of diesel fuel. The jatropha curcas plant’s seeds are high in oil that can be made into biodiesel fuel. Researcher Roy Beckford says: “Soy and corn produce, in terms of oil yield, less than one hundred gallons per acre per year. Jatropha has the potential to produce at minimum 600 gallons per acre.”