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 upon bioenergy. However, the country has an abundance of wild plants that can withstand dryness and winter cold. It also has great deals of jatropha curcas trees, whose seeds have of an oil considered to hold great pledge as a biofuel. The goal of this project is to use these resources to establish jatropha curcas ranges that are resistant to dryness and cold weather condition and offer high performance, as well as to develop techniques of cultivating these ranges. In this way, a biological method 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 data connecting to Jatropha will be built and ideal ranges will be developed. Moreover, in this dry region that goes through cold weather condition, efforts will be made to establish a cultivation system that is flexible with respect to environment change. The project will work to build a sustainable bioenergy production model 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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