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 achievement of a low carbon society based on bioenergy. However, the nation has an abundance of wild plants that can withstand dryness and winter season cold. It also has great deals of trees, whose seeds have plentiful quantities of an oil thought about to hold excellent promise as a biofuel. The goal of this project is to make use of these resources to establish Jatropha varieties that are resistant to dryness and winter and offer high productivity, as well as to develop techniques of cultivating these ranges. In this method, a biological approach will help to accomplish a low carbon society.
Creating a bioenergy production design based upon the nation's own biological resources
A database of biological resource data connecting to jatropha curcas will be built and suitable ranges will be developed. Moreover, in this arid region that undergoes cold weather, efforts will be made to establish a growing system that is versatile with respect to climate change. The task will work to develop a sustainable bioenergy production model using plant genetic resources that are indigenous to Botswana.