Crops in Botswana grow gradually due to dryness and cold-weather, and this is a barrier to the achievement of a low carbon society based on bioenergy. However, the country has an abundance of wild plants that can endure dryness and winter cold. It likewise has big numbers of Jatropha trees, whose seeds have abundant quantities of an oil considered to hold great promise as a biofuel. The goal of this project is to use these resources to varieties that are resistant to dryness and cold weather and deal high productivity, along with to establish approaches of cultivating these varieties. In this method, a biological approach will help to achieve a low carbon society.
Creating a bioenergy production model based on the nation's own biological resources
A database of biological resource information connecting to jatropha curcas will be constructed and ideal ranges will be established. Moreover, in this dry area that is subject to cold weather condition, efforts will be made to establish a growing system that is versatile with respect to environment change. The job 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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