U Langa Tshimela tsha Khavhishi

© Louise Brodie

U Shandukiswa ha Tshimela

I shandukiswa nga dzi legume na zwinwe zwimela zwine zwa lugisa pfushi sa musi khavhishi ina pfushi khulwane. U fanela u dzula u tshi shandukisa tshimela nga zwimela zwine zwa nga thusa kha u kunga zwikhokhonono zwine zwa ḓivhea.

U Ḓala - tonnes nga hectare

I ṱhukhu: 30 tonnes
Yo linganela: 45 tonnes
Ya vhuḓi: 65 to 80+ tonnes

U Kaṋa

U kaṋiwa ha khavhishi u tshi khou itela uri i rengiswe i thethe zwi itwa kanzhi nga zwanḓa wo fara lufhanga u tshi khou shavha uri unga i vhaisa kha ṱhoho. Arali u tshi khou kaṋa ine ya khou ya u dzula unga shumisa mitshini. Musi u tshi khou kaṋa uri uyo i vhea u fanela u khatha tsinde ḽa hone na manwe a maṱari hu tshi khou itela u tsireledzwa.

U Vhea

U vhewa hu itwa henefha kha degree dza ubva kha 0 uya kha nnthihi.

Zwiḽi na Malwadze

Arali u tshi khou ṱoḓa u bveledza zwithu zwa maṱhakheni unga vhudziwa uri uwane nḓivho ya vhuḓi kha vhathu vhane vha vha uri ndi vha ḓivhi kana vhane vha tsivhudza kha zwa mishonga.

Zwikhokhonono

Zwikhokhonono zwine zwa tou ḓivhea zwine zwa wanala kha khavhishi ndi American bollworm, aphids, diamondback moth na cabbage webworm.

Malwadze

Vhulwadze vhune ha tou ḓivhea vhukuma ndi Blackleg, black rot, downy mildew, cubroot, soft rot na Sclerotinia rot.

Translated by Khalirendwe Nekhavhambe
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