Information-based Optimization of Jatropha Biomass Energy Production in the Frost- and Drought-prone Regions Of Botswana
Crops in Botswana grow slowly due to dryness and cold-weather, and this is a barrier to the accomplishment 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 great deals of jatropha curcas trees, whose seeds have plentiful amounts of an oil considered to hold terrific promise as a biofuel. The objective of this job is to use these resources to establish jatropha curcas ranges that are resistant to and winter and deal high productivity, along with to develop methods of cultivating these varieties. In this method, a biological approach will help to accomplish a low carbon society.
Creating a bioenergy production design based on the country's own biological resources
A database of biological resource data relating to jatropha curcas will be constructed and appropriate ranges will be established. Moreover, in this desert that goes through winter, efforts will be made to develop a cultivation system that is flexible with regard to environment modification. The project will work to develop a sustainable bioenergy production model utilizing plant genetic resources that are indigenous to Botswana.