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 on 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 curcas trees, whose seeds have plentiful amounts of an oil considered to hold great guarantee as a biofuel. The goal of this project is to utilize these resources to develop Jatropha varieties that are resistant to dryness and winter and offer high performance, along with to establish methods of cultivating these ranges. In this way, a biological method will assist to attain a low carbon society.
Creating a model based upon the nation's own biological resources
A database of biological resource information associating with Jatropha will be constructed and ideal ranges will be developed. Moreover, in this desert that is subject to cold weather condition, efforts will be made to develop a cultivation system that is versatile with regard to environment modification. The project will work to build 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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