Crops in Botswana grow slowly due to 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 stand up to dryness and winter cold. It also has big numbers of jatropha curcas trees, whose seeds have abundant quantities of an oil considered to hold excellent guarantee as a biofuel. The objective of this task is to use these resources to develop jatropha curcas varieties that are resistant to dryness and cold weather condition and deal high efficiency, in addition to to develop methods of cultivating these varieties. In this way, a biological technique will help to accomplish a low carbon society.
Creating a bioenergy production design based upon the country's own biological resources
A database of biological resource information connecting to jatropha curcas will be constructed and ideal varieties will be established. Moreover, in this dry region that is subject to cold weather condition, efforts will be made to develop a cultivation system that is versatile with respect to climate change. The job will work to construct a sustainable bioenergy production design using plant hereditary 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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