Crops in Botswana grow gradually 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 stand up to dryness and winter season cold. It likewise has large numbers of jatropha curcas trees, whose seeds have of an oil considered to hold great promise as a biofuel. The objective of this project is to make use of these resources to develop jatropha curcas ranges that are resistant to dryness and cold weather condition and deal high efficiency, as well as to develop techniques of cultivating these varieties. In this way, a biological technique will help to accomplish a low carbon society.
Creating a bioenergy production model based on the nation's own biological resources
A database of biological resource information associating with jatropha curcas will be constructed and appropriate varieties will be developed. Moreover, in this dry area that goes through winter, efforts will be made to establish a cultivation system that is versatile with respect to environment modification. The task will work to construct a sustainable bioenergy production model using plant hereditary 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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