I-guava isihlahla noma isihlahlana, esivame ukukhula kancane kancane. Izihlahla ezikhiqizwayo zivame ukudayidwa zize zibe usayizi we-2 kuya ku-3 m ukuphakama, kepha uma zishiywe zingalungisiwe ezinye izinhlobo zingakhula zifinyelele kumamitha ayi-8. Izihlahla zakha izithelo ngonyaka wesibili wokutshala futhi zingaqhubeka ukuthela kuze kube yiminyaka engama-40.
Izihlahla zinezimbali entwasahlobo kanti izinyosi zingabakhiqizi abaphambili, nokuzikhiqizela ngokwazo kwenzeka. Izihlahla ezivuthiwe zezinhlobo eziningi zingakwazi ukumelana nesithwathwa futhi zingaphila ngamazinga okushisa ukuya ku-4°C kodwa amazinga okushisa aphansi ngaphansi kweqhwa kungenzeka abulale noma alimaze izihlahla ezincane. Izinga lokushisa elishisa kakhulu ngesikhathi sokuqhakaza nezithelo libonisa ukuthi kungaba yingozi esithelweni.
Izithelo ze-guava ziyindilinga noma zi-oval futhi, kuye ngezinhlobonhlobo zezithelo, ngokuvamile zingu-6 kuye ku-12 cm ubukhulu. Izithelo zinesikhumba esidliwayo, esivame ukuba rough. Lapho izithelo zivuthwa, isikhumba sizoshintsha umbala usuka kokuluhlaza ube umbala ophuzi oluhlaza okotshani noma opinki. Inyama yezithelo i-pink ejulile (ama-guavas abomvu) noma i-off-white (ama-guavas amhlophe) bese ipulpiti yezithelo iqukethe imbewu encane eningi. Inani nosayizi wembewu ziyehluka ngokuya ngezinhlobonhlobo. Izithelo ze-Guava zinephunga elihlukile, elinamandla, elinemisipha.
Inani Lomsoco
Ama-Guavas angumthombo omuhle wamavithamini A, B, no-C nensimbi. Banokudla okuphezulu kakhulu, okungu-257% we-Daily Value, kokuqukethwe kukaVitamin C, okuphakeme kunalezi zithelo ze-pawpaw nezitrus. Okuqukethwe kukaVitamin C kuhlala kuzinzile ngokumangazayo lapho izithelo zihlanganiswa noma zomisiwe. Ephelele, ama-guavas amasha angumthombo omuhle kakhulu we-B-carotene nensimbi nomthombo ophakathi we-calcium ne-potassium. Futhi bangumthombo omuhle wefiber fiber yokudla futhi aqukethe amazinga alinganayo we-folic acid.
Izinhlobo
Umkhakha we-guava waseNingizimu Afrika ngokuyinhloko ususelwa kumlimi wasendaweni obizwa ngokuthi yiFan Retief, oqanjwe ngemuva komsunguli wale mboni. Le nhlobonhlobo inenyama ebomvu yesalmon, futhi itholakala kuma-guavas asekuqaleni, alethwe eKapa ngeMadeira, ngabahlali bokuqala baseDashi ngekhulu leshumi nesikhombisa. Uhlobo lweFlash Retief lwe-pink-fleshed luba ngama-90% ezindawo zokutshala ezitolo. Umthunzi othize we-rose we-salmon we-fan Retief guava uthandeka kakhulu ngabakhiqizi bejusi bamazwe omhlaba.
Ngo-1994, i-Agricultural Research Council's (ARC) Institute for Tr tropical and Subtropical Crops (ITSC) yakhipha i-TSG2 eyahlukahlukene ethuthukisiwe. Le nhlobonhlobo yokulwa nezifo inama-pips ambalwa futhi inkulu kakhulu kunezithelo zeFan Retief. Kodwa-ke, azange zithole ukuthandwa eWestern Cape, ngenxa yezithelo eziphakeme zezitshalo ezitholwe yizinhlobo zendabuko zeFan Retief.
Isikhathi
AmaGuavas avunwa phakathi nezinyanga zasebusika naseNingizimu Afrika, isivuno siqala ngoMeyi kuze kube uSepthemba noma ngo-Okthoba.
Translated by Nsika Khoza