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 endure dryness and winter cold. It likewise has large numbers of Jatropha trees, whose seeds have abundant quantities of an oil considered to hold terrific promise as a biofuel. The objective of this project is to make use of these resources to develop Jatropha varieties that are resistant to dryness and cold weather and deal high efficiency, along with to develop approaches of cultivating these varieties. In this method, a biological technique will assist to achieve a low carbon society.
Creating a model based on the nation's own biological resources
A database of biological resource data connecting to Jatropha will be constructed and appropriate varieties will be established. Moreover, in this arid area that goes through winter, efforts will be made to develop a growing system that is versatile with respect to environment modification. The job will work to build a sustainable bioenergy production design utilizing 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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