Crops in Botswana grow gradually due to dryness and cold-weather, and this is a barrier to the achievement 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 great deals of Jatropha trees, whose seeds have abundant amounts of an oil considered to hold terrific guarantee as a biofuel. The objective of this project is to make use of these resources to establish Jatropha ranges that are resistant to dryness and cold weather and offer high performance, in addition to to establish methods of cultivating these ranges. In this method, a biological method will help 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 connecting to jatropha curcas will be built and suitable ranges will be developed. Moreover, in this dry area that undergoes winter, efforts will be made to establish a cultivation system that is versatile with respect to environment change. The job will work to construct a production model 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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