Crops in Botswana grow gradually due to dryness and cold-weather, and this is a barrier to the accomplishment of a low carbon society based on bioenergy. However, the country has an abundance of wild plants that can stand up to dryness and winter cold. It also has large numbers of jatropha curcas trees, whose seeds have plentiful amounts of an oil considered to hold great promise as a biofuel. The objective of this project is to use these resources to establish jatropha curcas varieties that are resistant to dryness and winter and deal high productivity, as well as to establish techniques of cultivating these varieties. In this method, a biological technique will help to achieve a low carbon society.
Creating a bioenergy production model based upon the nation's own biological resources
A database of biological resource data associating with Jatropha will be built and appropriate ranges will be established. Moreover, in this arid area that undergoes winter, efforts will be made to develop a growing system that is versatile with respect to change. The task will work to develop a sustainable bioenergy production model utilizing plant genetic resources that are native 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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