Crops in Botswana grow slowly 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 hold up against dryness and winter season cold. It also has great deals of Jatropha trees, whose seeds have of an oil considered to hold great guarantee as a biofuel. The objective of this task is to use these resources to develop Jatropha ranges that are resistant to dryness and cold weather and offer high productivity, as well as to develop methods of cultivating these ranges. In this way, a biological technique will help to achieve a low carbon society.
Creating a bioenergy production design based on the country's own biological resources
A database of biological resource information relating to jatropha curcas will be constructed and ideal varieties will be developed. Moreover, in this arid region that is subject to winter, efforts will be made to develop a cultivation system that is versatile with respect to climate change. The task 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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