Crops in Botswana grow gradually due to dryness and cold-weather, and this is a barrier to the 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 big numbers of Jatropha trees, whose seeds have abundant quantities of an oil considered to hold terrific pledge as a biofuel. The goal of this project is to use these resources to establish jatropha curcas varieties that are resistant to dryness and winter and deal high performance, as well as to establish approaches of cultivating these varieties. In this way, a biological approach will assist to attain a low carbon society.
Creating a bioenergy production model based upon the nation's own biological resources
A database of biological resource data connecting to Jatropha will be built and ideal ranges will be developed. Moreover, in this desert that is subject to winter, efforts will be made to develop a growing system that is flexible with regard to environment modification. The job will work to build a sustainable bioenergy production design 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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