Imvelaphi ye-nectarine ayikaziwa, kepha kucatshangwa ukuthi yathuthukiswa iminyaka engaphezulu kuka-4000 edlule eChina, ngokuzungeza lapho kuqala ukwenziwa kwamapentshisi. Iningi lezilimo ezitshaliwe namuhla zitholakala kumakhompiyutha endabuko aseNingizimu neChina.
Ama-Nectarines kanye namapheya ayizinhlobo ezifanayo kodwa kwezentengiso kubhekwa njengesithelo esihlukile. Umehluko omkhulu ngukuthi ama-nectarines ane-geness recessive ebenza babe nesikhumba esibushelelezi, kanti ipiki inesikhumba esinyantisayo. Ngaphandle kwalokhu, ama-nectarines ngokuvamile amnandi futhi amancanyana kunama petshisi.
Igama elithi 'nectarine' laqalwa ukwenziwa eNgilandi cishe ngo-1616, mhlawumbe njengokususelwa kwegama elithi 'umpe' kubhekiswa ubumnandi bezithelo. I-China ngumkhiqizi we-nectarine ohamba phambili emhlabeni.
AmaNectarines, kanye namapheya, kungenye yezithelo zokuqala ezitshalwe lapha eNingizimu Afrika ngemuva kokufika kukaJan van Riebeeck ngo-1655. Ngo-1892, amakilasi kanye namapheya ababa njengezihlahla ezitshalwe kakhulu eCape Colony.
Ama-Nectarines akhiqizwa kulo lonke elaseNingizimu Afrika, kepha iningi lokukhiqiza livela eNtshonalanga Kapa. Ngokuya kwe-Hortgro Tree Census yango-2018, iCeres ibala cishe isigamu salokhu ukukhiqizwa okunamavolumu amakhulu futhi avela eWolseley, eTulbagh, eKlein Karoo, ePaarl naseSifundazweni Esisenyakatho.
Izinhlobo ezinhlobonhlobo zamatshana atshaliwe, ngesinqumo sokuthi yikuphi ukuhlukahluka kokutshala kugqugquzelwa kakhulu yizinto zemvelo nokufunwa kwemakethe. Abalimi bangena esikhundleni sezilimo ezindala lapho kutholakala ezintsha nezithuthukisiwe.
Ngo-2018, i-Alpine kwakuyizinhlobonhlobo ezitshalwe kakhulu, kwalandelwa u-Agasti Red. Ezinye izinhlobo zifaka iRoyal Ruby, iSuper Star, iMay Glo, iLuciana, i-Fantasia, iSunburst, iSkye, iTiffany, iTeam Wolf, iSunlite, iGarofa, ukuziqhenya kukaMargaret, iCrimson Glo, uSeptember Bright, uMlilo wehlobo, i-Fire Pearl, iGarcia kanye neHlobo leBlue.
Izinhlobo ze-Nectarine ziyehluka ngokuya ngezidingo zazo ezibandayo, isikhathi sokuvuthwa, ukubukeka komzimba kanye nokuthambekela kwezifo ezahlukahlukene. Izikhumba zivame ukuba mhlophe noma ziphuzi.
Isikhathi sokukhiqiza saseNingizimu Afrika sincike ezimweni zezulu, endaweni yokukhiqiza nakotshalo. Imvamisa iqala kusuka ku-Okthoba kuya kuMashi, kanti imiqingo emincane nayo ikhiqizwe ngo-Ephreli. Isikhathi sokukhiqiza sivumela izwe ukuthi linikeze ama-nectarines emazweni akwiNyakatho Nenkabazwe ngesikhathi lapho ukukhiqizwa kulawo mazwe kuphansi.
I-Ningizimu Afrika, noma ingumthengisi omncane wamazwe omhlaba, ikhiqize idumela elihle ngekhwalithi enhle yezithelo zayo ezithunyelwa ngaphandle. Isibalo samabhokisi athunyelwe kwamanye amazwe sikhule eminyakeni embalwa edlule, ngamanani angaphezu kwengxenye yamanani athunyelwe aya e-United Kingdom. I-European Union kanye ne-Middle East nazo zithatha amavolumu amakhulu, kanti imiqulu emincane iqondiswe e-Indian Ocean Islands, eRussia, e-Far East, e-Asia nakwamanye amazwe ase-Afrika.
Ama-Nectarines aphezulu ku-fiber, amavithamini kanye namaminerali futhi aqukethe izinhlanganisela zezitshalo ezizuzisayo, njengama-antioxidants avikela umzimba ekuguga. Izithelo nesikhumba kuyadla, kepha itshe liyalahlwa. AmaNectarines adliwa aluhlaza futhi ahamba kahle kuma-saladi.
Lapho uthenga imicu, khetha isithelo esigaxekile, esiqinile nesikhanyayo. Ama-Nectarines angavuthwa ngokuwashiya endishini nezinye izithelo, njengama-apula noma ubhanana. Ngenye indlela, bandise impilo yabo eshalofini ngokuzifaka esiqandisini ukunciphisa ijubane lokuvuthwa.
Itshe lingasuswa ngokusika umucu eceleni komthungo, ukusonteka ama-halves ohlangothini oluhlukile, bese udonsa i-halves ngokwahlukana.
Translated by Nsika Khoza