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I-Fusarium Crown rot, ebangelwa izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene ze-fungal genus Fusarium, isifo esibi futhi esivamile esithinta izitshalo eziningi emhlabeni jikelele. Lesi sifo singaholela ekulahlekelweni okukhulu kwesivuno kanye nokwehliswa kwekhwalithi, kube usongo olukhulu ekukhiqizeni kwezolimo kanye nokuvikeleka kokudla.
Ukubola komqhele we-Fusarium kungathelela izitshalo ngezimpande noma amanxeba, kuqoqe umqhele futhi kubangele i-necrosis kanye nokushwabana kwamaqabunga neziqu. I-pathogen ingaphila emhlabathini futhi itshale imfucumfucu iminyaka eminingana, okwenza kube nzima ukuyilawula.
Ukuze ulwe nokubola komqhele we-Fusarium, kunconywa amasu okuphatha ahlanganisiwe ahlanganisa imikhuba yamasiko, imithi yokwelapha ngamakhemikhali, nezinhlobo ezimelana nezimila. Ukujikeleziswa kwezitshalo, ukugwema ukucindezeleka kwezitshalo, nokugcina impilo enhle yomhlabathi kunganciphisa ukutholakala kwezifo. Ama-fungicides angasetshenziswa ngokuvimbela, kodwa ukusebenza kwawo kungase kuhluke kuye ngezinhlobo ze-Fusarium kanye nesikhathi kanye nendlela yokusetshenziswa. Ukuzalanisa nokukhetha izitshalo ezimelana nakho kungase kusebenze, nakuba le ndlela ingase ithathe isikhathi futhi idinga ucwaningo nokuhlolwa okubanzi.
Imiphumela yokuthuthukiswa kokubola komqhele we-Fusarium ingaba nzima, ithinte isivuno sezitshalo kanye nekhwalithi, kanye nezomnotho nenhlalakahle yabalimi nemiphakathi. Lesi sifo singase sibe nomthelela emvelweni, njengoba ukwanda kokusetshenziswa kwezibulala-sikhunta nezinye izinto ezisetshenziswayo kungase kuholele ekungcoleni nasekulahlekelweni kwezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo.
Ukuqonda nokulwa nokubola komqhele we-Fusarium kubalulekile kwezolimo ezisimeme neziqinile. Ngokwamukela indlela ephelele nesebenzayo ehlanganisa amasu ahlukene futhi ehilela ababambiqhaza kuwo wonke amazinga, singanciphisa izehlakalo nomthelela walesi sifo esibhubhisayo.