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 on bioenergy. However, the nation has an abundance of wild plants that can stand up to dryness and winter cold. It likewise has big numbers of jatropha curcas trees, whose seeds have abundant amounts of an oil thought about to hold great promise as a biofuel. The objective of this project is to use these resources to develop jatropha curcas varieties that are resistant to dryness and cold weather and offer high productivity, in addition to to establish methods of cultivating these ranges. In this way, a biological method will assist to a low carbon society.
Creating a bioenergy production model based upon the country's own biological resources
A database of biological resource data associating with jatropha curcas will be built and appropriate varieties will be established. Moreover, in this arid region that goes through cold weather, efforts will be made to establish a growing system that is flexible with respect to climate change. The project will work to build 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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