1. Izinhlelo zokusebenza zibalulekile ku-ag. Abalimi basebenzisa ubuchwepheshe beselula ezintweni eziningi, okuhlanganisa ukuvula noma ukuvala ukuchelela nezinye izinto zokusebenza, ukugcina izibalo zezinambuzane ekuhloleni insimu, ukuhlonza izimbungulu, ukuhlola amarekhodi ensimu, ukubukeza izinhlobo zenhlabathi, ukuqinisekisa ukutshala noma ukukhiqizwa kwendawo ethile kanye nokulandelela ukusebenza kokulawula izinambuzane. . Lezi zinhlelo zokusebenza zivame ukuxhuma ngqo kumakhompyutha, okuvumela abalimi ukuthi bagcine irekhodi eliphelele lakho konke okwenzeka epulazini futhi benze ukuqhathanisa okubalulekile kwesikhathi eside.
2. Idatha enkulu isiza ezolimo. Idatha iqoqwa kuzo zonke izici zokukhiqiza, futhi ukuhlaziywa kwedatha okukhulu kungathuthukisa ukwenza kwethu izinqumo futhi kwandise umkhiqizo. Ekugcineni, le ndlela enkulu yedatha ingaletha ukuthuthukiswa kwesifunda ngisho nasemhlabeni wonke ekukhiqizeni ukudla, ukongiwa kwezinsiza kanye nokuphathwa kwemvelo.
3. Ama-drones namasathelayithi azosiza ukuphatha amapulazi njengoba siya phambili. Imakethe enkulu yezohwebo yama-drones izoba kwezolimo. Ama-Drones ayathengeka futhi angakhuphula umkhiqizo kanye nokusebenza kahle kwezolimo njengoba ehlola amasimu, ehlonza izindawo ezikhathazayo, ethatha izithombe futhi esiza ukuqoqwa kwedatha. Izithombe zesathelayithi nobuchwepheshe bokubona kude nakho kuseduze, okuvumela abalimi ukuthi bakhombe futhi baqoqe idatha ephathelene nemibuzo ehlobene nenkundla nokukhathazeka isikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuba iso lomuntu libone inkinga.
4. Izinto eziphilayo eziguqulwe ngofuzo kanye ne-cis-genetics izokwandisa amakhono abalimi bezitshalo ukuze bakhe izinhlobo zezolimo zokukhiqiza nezidingo ezithile zokuphatha. Sesikubonile kakade ukwanda okusheshayo kokuguqulwa kofuzo ekuthuthukiseni izinhlobo zezitshalo ezinezimpawu ezintsha ezivela kwezinye izitshalo (GMOs), noma ukuba nezitshalo ezinezici ezithuthukisiwe kanye/noma ezithulisiwe ukuze zisize kwezinye izici zokukhula nokukhiqizwa kwesitshalo. Manje sisonqenqemeni lobuchwepheshe obusha—i-cis-genetics, lapho kuphela izakhi zofuzo zesitshalo esisingethe zisetshenziselwa ukudala izici ezifiselekayo. Yize abaningi besalingabaza iqhaza lalezi zobuchwepheshe, akungabazeki ukuthi zizobamba iqhaza njengoba ezolimo zibhekene nezinselelo zesikhathi esizayo.
5. Ubuchwepheshe be-RNAi buzoyisa ukuphathwa kwezinambuzane ezingeni elilandelayo. Siqhubekela kubuchwepheshe obusekelwe ngokuphelele bebhayoloji obusebenzisa i-RNA (ribonucleic acid) ukuvala ama-enzyme athile ezinambuzaneni eziqondiwe kanye nokuthulisa izakhi zofuzo ezibalulekile ezinqubweni zokuphila zezinambuzane. Lobu buchwepheshe be-RNAi (i-ribonucleic acid interference) buzokhipha kuphela izinambuzane eziqondiswe ngqo futhi ngeke zibe nomthelela kwezinye izinto eziphilayo—indlela entsha ngempela nephephile yesizukulwane sethu esilandelayo sokulawula izinambuzane.
U-Deana Knuteson kanye no-Mimi Broeske banohlelo olusekelwe ku-CALS Lwe-Nutrient and Pest Management Programme. UJeffrey Wyman unguprofesa osekhulile eMnyangweni Wesayensi Yezinambuzane.
- UDeana Knuteson, UJeffrey Wyman futhi Mina Broeske, Inyuvesi yaseWisconsin-Madison
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