Ukukhiqizwa kwe-Canola

© Jean Tresfon
Ama-pods ase-canola asetshenziselwa ukwenza amafutha e-canola noma ahlanganiswe namanye amafutha adle. Leli huyili liye lavunyelwa yi-Heart Foundation, ngenxa yephesenti layo eliphezulu lama-omega-3 fatty acids elinciphisa izinga eliphansi le-lipoprotein cholesterol.
I-canola ukudla kanye nekhekhe lamafutha, okuyizinto ezenziwe ngemikhiqizo yokucubungula amafutha, imithombo enhle yeprotheyini yezilwane ne-canola okusanhlamvu equkethe ama-36% kuya ku-46% wamafutha kanye namaprotheni angu-20% kuya ku-24% kanye ne-canola yamafutha e-protein ane-35% amaprotheni. Kwamanye amazwe, i-canola isetshenziselwa ukukhiqiza i-biofuel kanye nomanyolo ophilayo.

Izinzuzo Zokujikeleza Izitshalo

©Shem Compion
I-Canola iyisitshalo esihle kakhulu sokujikeleza, kanti abanye abakhiqizi babika ukukhuphuka kuka-10% ukuya ku-50% ekulandeleni ukolweni okulandelwayo. Kungani? I-canola inomthelela we-biofumigation osiza ukulwa nezifo ezithile zokhukhamba, njengokuthatha-konke, indlebe emhlophe, izimpande zempande nematodes kanye nokuncipha. Ivumela abalimi ukuba basebenzise utshani obusatshani futhi empeleni bavumele ukuba basuse umhlaba okhula utshani ngaphambi kokutshala ukolweni. Ngaphandle kwalokhu, i-taproot enamandla ejulile nayo iyasiza ukukhulula inhlabathi.

Izidingo Zesimo Sezulu

©Marinda Louw
I-canola ikhiqizwa endaweni epholile. Umhlahlandlela Wokukhiqizwa Kwezolimo, AmaHlathi kanye Nokudoba uveza ama-degrees Celsius angu-21 njengendlela efanele yokukhula kanye namazinga okushisa omhlabathi we-15 kuya kwangu-20 degrees Celsius engcono kakhulu yokuhluma. Ukushisa okuphakeme kunama-degrees Celsius angu-30 kungahle kubangele impova futhi kuyonciphisa isigaba sokuthuthukiswa kwepod kanye nenzalo kangangokuthi ukukhiqizwa kanye nekhwalithi kuyaphela.
Ukukhiqizwa kwe-dryland, isifunda kufanele sibe nokufinyelela okungenani ama-300 mm emvula phakathi kuka-Ephreli no-Okthoba. I-canola izwela kakhulu isomiso phakathi nesigaba sokumbali nesitshalo sokugcwalisa okusanhlamvu.

Izidingo Zomhlaba

©Chris Daly
I-canola ingahlwanyelwa ezinhlobonhlobo zezinhlobo zenhlabathi, kodwa ikhula emhlabathini owunobumba obuthuliwe futhi obangelwa ukukhukhula komoya. Inhlabathi kumele ibe ngcono kakhulu, ngoba uhlelo lwe-canola lwe-taproot lungakwazi ukufinyelela ubude obuyi-100 cm ejulile. Inhlabathi ekahle pH iphakathi kuka-5.5 no-7 KCl.

Translated by Nsika Khoza