Kuyo yomibili imikhakha yamazambane asanda kufakwa kanye nacutshunguliwe imboni ithembele ekugcinweni izinyanga ezimbalwa. Ukulahlekelwa ngesikhathi sokulondoloza kuphezulu, ngokulahleka kwesitoreji okulinganiselwe okungu-10% futhi kuvame ukuba phezulu.
EYurophu, imboni ibhekene nenselele ethile nge ukulahlekelwa kwe-sprout suppressant esetshenziswa kakhulu, i-chlorpropham (CIPC). Lokhu kuyinselele ikakhulukazi emkhakheni wokucubungula, njengoba ukugcinwa emazingeni aphezulu okushisa kuyadingeka ukuze kugwenywe izinkinga zekhwalithi zokunqwabelana kukashukela okubangelwa ukugcinwa kwezinga lokushisa eliphansi, kuyilapho kulawa mazinga okushisa aphezulu ukulawula amahlumela kuba yinkinga kakhulu. Amanye amasu okulawula amahlumela akhona, kodwa awekho okwamanje atholakalayo embonini yaseYurophu asebenza kahle njenge-CIPC, futhi asebenza ngempumelelo ezinhlobonhlobo zezimila nezimo zokuzigcina. Isibonelo, i-2,4 DMN ayikabhaliselwa ukusetshenziswa e-Europe.
Inhlanganisela yochwepheshe nososayensi e-UK nase-US bebesebenza ngohlelo olusha lokuthuthukisa ukuqapha kwesikhathi sangempela esitolo kwesimo sokuphila kwezigaxa, isizathu esiwukuthi lokhu kuzovumela izimiso zokugcina ezisebenza kahle eziklanyelwe ngokunembile izici zohlobo ngalunye ukuze izindlela ezikhona zokulawula ihlumela zisebenze kangcono. Umfelandawonye uhlanganisa Izinhlelo Zokulawula Isitoreji e-US, i-Natural Resources Institute, (University of Greenwich, UK), AHDB Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research (UK) kanye ne-Chelsea Technologies Ltd (UK).
I-P-Pod
Enhliziyweni yalo mqondo kune-P-Pod, igumbi elingafakwa ngaphakathi kwesitolo sezentengiselwano ukuze kuqashwe isimo samasampula ezigaxa (amakhilogremu angu-80 kuya kwangu-100) phakathi naso sonke isikhathi sokulondoloza. Umqondo waklanyelwe imboni yokugcina ama-apula; I-SCS (Isistimu Yokulawula Isitoreji) ithuthukise i-SafePod engafakwa phakathi kwezitolo zama-apula lapho kulawulwa khona umoya (O2 amazinga ancishisiwe) ukunciphisa i-fruit metabolism. I-SafePod ingalawulwa ngezindlela ezimbili - okwabelwana ngakho futhi yodwa. Kumodi okwabelwana ngayo, izithelo ezingaphakathi kwegumbi zivezwa ezimeni ezifanayo njengezinye isitolo, kuyilapho uma zisethelwe kumodi eyodwa, ama-pods avala isithelo ngaphakathi kwe-pod kuyilapho izilinganiso zokuphefumula zenziwa kusetshenziswa ukulungiswa okuphezulu kwe-CO.2 futhi O2 izinzwa.
Izilinganiso zokuphefumula kwesithelo zisetshenziselwa ukuthola nokulungisa izimo ezicindezelayo zokugcina, kanye nokunquma ukuthi yisiphi isikhathi ngesikhathi sokugcinwa kwesithelo siqala ukulahlekelwa ikhwalithi. Umqondo we-P-Pod ulandela umqondo ofanayo wezilimo eziyizigaxa zamazambane; i-hypothesis ukuthi izici zokuphefumula zingasetshenziswa ukuthola ukuqala kokuhluma kanye nezinkinga zekhwalithi ezifana nokunqwabelana kukashukela. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uhlelo lwe-P-Pod luzovumela ukuqapha ukwakheka okuguquguqukayo, futhi ithimba lihlela ukufaka ukuqapha okuzenzakalelayo kokuncipha kwesisindo futhi lithuthukisa izinzwa ezikwazi ukulandela ukusebenza kahle kokuphulukiswa kwesikhumba ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Njengamanje, kukhona ukuqapha okuncane esitolo kwekhwalithi ye-tuber ngaphandle kokuthatha amasampula okulimazayo okuhlaziya ushukela kanye nokuhlolwa okubonakalayo kokuhluma. Izinzwa zokuphefumula kanye nekhwalithi yesikhumba ngaphakathi kwe-pod engavalwa ngaphakathi kwendawo yesitolo samazambane 'evuzayo' izohlinzeka ngoshintsho olubalulekile olwazini olutholakalayo lokuphatha indawo yesitolo kanye nekhwalithi yamazambane.
Kanye nokuhlinzeka ngohlelo lokulawula ukuze kuthuthukiswe izimo zokulondoloza, ulwazi lokuqapha luzonikeza amandla okulinganisa izitolo ngokuya ngokukhula kwe-tuber futhi ngaleyo ndlela ilawule ukuhlela kwezitshalo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, isiteji semishini esakhiwe sinikeza amandla okuhlola imiphumela yokulungiswa kwemvelo kukhwalithi ye-tuber njengezinguquko ezincane ku-carbon dioxide kanye nokuphathwa okuguquguqukayo.
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