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 hold up against dryness and winter cold. It also has big numbers of Jatropha trees, whose seeds have plentiful quantities of an oil thought about to hold great pledge as a biofuel. The objective of this task is to make use of these resources to establish Jatropha ranges that are resistant to dryness and cold weather condition and deal high efficiency, in addition to to establish approaches of cultivating these ranges. In this method, a biological approach will assist to attain a low carbon society.
Creating a bioenergy production design based upon 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 region that is subject to cold weather, efforts will be made to establish a cultivation system that is flexible with regard to change. The task will work to develop a sustainable bioenergy production model 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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