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 withstand dryness and winter cold. It also has large numbers of jatropha curcas trees, whose seeds have abundant quantities of an oil thought about to hold fantastic promise as a biofuel. The objective of this task is to make use of these resources to develop Jatropha varieties that are resistant to dryness and winter and deal high productivity, as well as to establish approaches of cultivating these varieties. In this way, a biological approach will help to achieve a low carbon society.
Creating a bioenergy production model based on the country's own biological resources
A database of biological resource information associating with will be constructed and suitable ranges will be developed. Moreover, in this dry region that undergoes cold weather condition, efforts will be made to develop a growing system that is flexible 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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