Crops in Botswana grow slowly due to dryness and cold-weather, and this is a barrier to the accomplishment of a low carbon society based upon bioenergy. However, the country has an abundance of wild plants that can endure dryness and winter season cold. It likewise has large numbers of Jatropha trees, whose seeds have abundant amounts of an oil considered to hold great pledge as a biofuel. The goal of this task is to make use of these to develop jatropha curcas varieties that are resistant to dryness and cold weather and offer high efficiency, along with to develop methods of cultivating these varieties. In this way, a biological technique will assist to achieve a low carbon society.
Creating a bioenergy production model based on the country's own biological resources
A database of biological resource information associating with Jatropha will be constructed and appropriate ranges will be established. Moreover, in this dry region that is subject to winter, efforts will be made to develop a cultivation system that is flexible with regard to climate modification. The task will work to construct a sustainable bioenergy production design using plant genetic resources that are indigenous to Botswana.
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Information-based Optimization of Jatropha Biomass Energy Production in the Frost- and Drought-prone Regions Of Botswana
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