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Ngokombiko wakamuva we-Mongabay News, abalimi baseMexico bamukela uhlobo lotshani lwase-Asia, olwaziwa nge-Vetiver, ukuze baqinise amandla abo okumelana nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu. I-Vetiver, ngekhono layo elimangalisayo lokuzinzisa inhlabathi, ukulawula ukuguguleka, kanye nokumelana nesomiso, ibonise imiphumela ethembisayo ekusizeni abalimi ukulwa nezinselele ezibangelwa ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu.
I-Vetiver grass, ngokwesayensi eyaziwa ngokuthi i-Chrysopogon zizanioides, idabuka e-Asia kodwa iya ngokuya yamukelwa abalimi baseMexico ngenxa yezinzuzo zayo eziningi. Yakha inethiwekhi eminyene yezimpande ebopha ngempumelelo izinhlayiya zenhlabathi, inciphise ukuguguleka nokuthuthukisa isakhiwo senhlabathi. Lokhu akuvimbi nje ukulahlekelwa izakhi kodwa futhi kuthuthukisa ukungena kwamanzi, kunciphisa ingozi yokugeleza futhi kukhuthaze ukongiwa kwamanzi.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, utshani be-Vetiver bukhombisa ukubekezelela isomiso ngendlela eyisimanga, okubenza buchume ezimeni ezinqunyelwe amanzi. Izimpande zayo ezijulile nezibanzi zisebenza njengesipontshi semvelo, esimunca futhi sigcine amanzi, okungabaluleka ngezikhathi zemvula encane. Ngokutshala uthango lwe-Vetiver kanye nemicu yamakhonta emasimini abo, abalimi bangawonga amanzi ngempumelelo futhi banciphise umthelela wesomiso eside.
Ngaphezu kwezakhiwo zayo zokonga inhlabathi namanzi, i-Vetiver iphinde ibambe iqhaza elibalulekile ekwehliseni ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu ngokukhipha ikhabhoni dioxide emkhathini. I-biomass eminyene ekhiqizwa utshani inomthelela ekuthathweni kwekhabhoni, ngaleyo ndlela kusiza ukuqeda ukukhishwa kwamagesi abamba ukushisa kanye nokunciphisa imiphumela yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu.
Ukwamukelwa kotshani be-Vetiver ngabalimi baseMexico kuveze imiphumela emangalisayo. Ucwaningo luye lwabonisa ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwamaheji e-Vetiver emasimini ezolimo kunganciphisa ukuguguleka komhlabathi kuze kufike ku-80%. Ngaphezu kwalokho, utshani buye bafakazela ukuthi busebenza ngempumelelo ekuvikeleni izitshalo ekulimaleni komoya phakathi neziphepho neziphepho, eziya ziba njalo futhi zishube lapho kubhekene nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu.
Ukusetshenziswa kotshani be-Vetiver kunikeza abalimi baseMexico ithuba elibalulekile lokwakha ukuqina lapho bebhekene nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu. Ikhono layo elimangalisayo lokuzinzisa inhlabathi, ukonga amanzi, kanye nekhabhoni ye-sequester kuyenza ibe yimpahla ebalulekile emisebenzini yezolimo esimeme. Ngokufaka i-Vetiver emasu abo okulima, abalimi bangathuthukisa umkhiqizo, bavikele izitshalo zabo, futhi babe neqhaza ekulweni nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu.