Crops in Botswana grow gradually due to dryness and cold-weather, and this is a barrier to the of a low carbon society based upon bioenergy. However, the nation has an abundance of wild plants that can stand up to dryness and winter cold. It also has great deals of jatropha curcas trees, whose seeds have abundant quantities of an oil thought about to hold terrific guarantee as a biofuel. The objective of this job is to make use of these resources to establish jatropha curcas varieties that are resistant to dryness and winter and deal high efficiency, along with to develop techniques of cultivating these varieties. In this way, a biological technique will help to accomplish a low carbon society.
Creating a bioenergy production design based on the country's own biological resources
A database of biological resource information associating with Jatropha will be constructed and appropriate varieties will be developed. Moreover, in this desert that is subject to cold weather, efforts will be made to develop a cultivation system that is flexible with respect to climate modification. The project will work to develop 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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