Ngenxa yokulahleka kwemikhiqizo yokuvikela izitshalo, impukane yembewu kabhontshisi iba nzima kakhulu kubalimi ukuyilawula.
Izimpukane ezindala zingu-6mm ubude futhi zifana nezimpukane. Ihlobene eduze nempukane yempande yeklabishi kanye nempukane ka-anyanisi. Aqala ukusebenza kusukela ngoMeyi kuye phambili futhi abeke amaqanda emhlabathini. Izibungu zayo (ama-grubs) zidla imbewu nezimpande zikabhontshisi kanye izinhlobonhlobo zezitshalo, ezithinta izitshalo ezingaphezu kuka-40 ezihlukene, kuhlanganise no-anyanisi, ulethisi, isipinashi, i-brassicas, ama-cucurbits kanye nommbila omnandi.
Ihlasela ngesikhathi sokuhluma, idla indlela yayo phakathi kwembewu, inciphisa ukumila futhi ibangele ukulahlekelwa okukhulu kwezomnotho. Zingenzeka njengezinambuzane zesibili futhi zibe nokusatshalaliswa okubanzi kwezindawo.
Isikhungo Samasu Sakwa-AHDB semifino yasensimini – uphizi nobhontshisi ezinze eLincolnshire, okwamanje ibheka izindlela zokulawula nokuqapha impukane yembewu kabhontshisi ngenxa yokwanda komthelela wayo kubhontshisi nezinye izitshalo.
Isivivinyo sokutshala
Ucwaningo lwezitshalo zikaphizi olwenziwa ngo-2019 ngabakwa-PGRO, Swaythorpe Growers kanye ne-Stemgold Peas luveze ukuthi isikhathi esiphakathi kokutshalwa kwentwasahlobo kanye nokumba uphizi kwakuyisici esibalulekile esithinta ukulimala kwezitshalo yizibungu zempukane yembewu kabhontshisi, isikhathi esingangezinsuku eziyi-14 esiholela ekutheni amazinga omonakalo anciphile uma kuqhathaniswa nokulinywa okwenzeka ngesikhathi esisodwa nokumba. Lokhu okutholakele kusekelwa izincwadi ezicaphuna ukulinywa kwemvelo kanye nokuncishiswa kokulima ukusiza ukulawula ukulimala kwezitshalo yizibungu zempukane yembewu kabhontshisi.
Lolu cwaningo lwaluhlose ukunquma ukuthi isikhathi sokulima singasetshenziswa yini njengendlela yamasiko ukusiza ukulawula ukulimala kwezitshalo ngenxa yezibungu zempukane yembewu kabhontshisi, kanye nesikhathi esincane phakathi kokutshala nokumba ukuze kuholele ekuncipheni komonakalo omkhulu.
Imiphumela yesivivinyo
Isikhathi okungenani esiyizinsuku eziyisikhombisa phakathi kokulinywa kanye nokubhoboza uphizi we-vining kusize ekwehliseni umonakalo wokulima uphizi ovela ezibungwini zezimpukane zembewu kabhontshisi. Ezigabeni zangaphambili zokukhula kwezitshalo, umonakalo wehlisiwe usuka ku-19.87% waya ku-1.06% ngokushiya isikhathi esiyizinsuku ezingama-21, konga cishe u-£350 ehektheleni ekulahlekeni okungenzeka.
Ukuthuthukiswa kohlelo lokusebenza
Egameni le-Strategic Centers for peas and beans, i-PGRO isungule uhlelo lokusebenza manje oluhlanganisa isigaba lapho abalimi kanye nezazi zezolimo namahlathi bengaqopha khona izehlakalo zezibungu zempukane yembewu kabhontshisi kunoma yisiphi isilimo. Lokhu kunikeza ulwazi mayelana nokusatshalaliswa kwendiza yembewu kabhontshisi e-UK kuzo zonke izitshalo ezithintekile futhi kuzosiza ukuthuthukiswa kwezixazululo zokulwa nezinambuzane.
Ukwesekwa komlimi
Ngenxa yokwanda komthelela wempukane yembewu kabhontshisi, kunentshisekelo enkulu ezinambuzaneni phakathi kwabalimi kanye nemboni. I-AHDB, i-Warwick Crop Centre kanye ne-PGRO babambe umhlangano ngomhlaka-9th UZibandlela kanye nabalimi nezimboni ukuhlinzeka ngolwazi lwakamuva oluvela ezifundweni zakamuva zokuthi zingalawulwa kanjani izimpukane zembewu kabhontshisi ezenziwe kulo nyaka.
I-AHDB kanye ne-PGRO baphinde baxhase ngezimali i-PhD yomfundi wase-Warwick - u-Becca McGowan owenza ucwaningo ngezindlela zokulawula impukane yembewu kabhontshisi.
Izethulo ziyatholakala ku Iwebhusayithi yeWarwick Crop Center
Umsebenzi wokundiza imbewu kabhontshisi ibhekwe ngeso lokhozi kule sizini, nemiphumela itholakala ku Umbiko Wezinambuzane.