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 upon bioenergy. However, the country 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 amounts of an oil considered to hold great pledge as a biofuel. The objective of this project is to utilize these resources to establish jatropha curcas ranges that are resistant to dryness and cold weather condition and offer high performance, in addition to to develop methods of cultivating these ranges. In this way, a biological approach will help to achieve a low carbon society.
Creating a design based upon the country's own biological resources
A database of biological resource information associating with Jatropha will be constructed and appropriate varieties will be established. Moreover, in this desert that goes through winter, efforts will be made to establish a growing system that is versatile with respect to climate modification. The task will work to construct 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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