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Ukulimala kwamazambane kungaba nemiphumela emibi kakhulu empilweni nasekukhiqizeni isilimo sakho. Njengomlimi, isazi sezolimo namahlathi, unjiniyela wezolimo, noma usosayensi osebenza kwezolimo, ukuqonda kanye nokunciphisa izingozi ezihlobene nokulimaza kubalulekile ukuze kube nesivuno esiyimpumelelo.
Idatha evela kwembula ukuthi ukulimaza kunganciphisa kakhulu amandla embewu yamazambane. Lokhu kungaholela ekukhuleni okubi kwezitshalo, isivuno esiphansi, kanye nokungenwa kalula yizifo nezinambuzane. Ukwengeza, ukulimaza kuphakamisa ingozi yokubola kwezingcezu zembewu, okubangela ukulahlekelwa okwengeziwe kwekhwalithi yezitshalo kanye nenani.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, idatha efanayo igqamisa ukuthi ukulimaza kungasheshisa ukuguga ngokomzimba kwamazambane embewu, kuthinte amandla awo okugcina kanye nenani lemakethe. Ukuze kuliwe nalolu daba, izinyathelo ezisheshayo kufanele zithathwe ukuze kuncishiswe ingozi yokulimaza ngesikhathi sokuphatha nokuthutha.
Enye indlela ephumelelayo yokunciphisa imihuzuko iwukuqinisekisa ukuthi izinga lokushisa langaphakathi le-pulp yezilimo eziyizigaxa lihlala lingaphezu kuka-8°C ngaphambi kokuphathwa. Amazinga okushisa aphansi akhulisa amathuba okuba kulimaze kanye nemihuzuko, okwenza kube semqoka ukunaka ukulawulwa kwezinga lokushisa.
Okunye okucatshangelwayo okubalulekile ukuphatha amazambane kuma-conveyors. Idatha iphakamisa ukuthi amaconsi atholwa amazambane ngesikhathi sokuthutha akufanele adlule ama-intshi angu-6 (cishe u-15cm). Ukuze kuthuthukiswe umthelela, izinto zokuvikela ezifana negwebu kufanele zisetshenziswe ezindaweni lapho amaconsi engenakugwenywa, njengemigqomo yokulayisha.
Ukubhekana nenkinga yokulinyazwa kwembewu yamazambane kubalulekile kubalimi, ongoti bezolimo, onjiniyela bezolimo nabanikazi bamapulazi ukuze baqinisekise isivuno esiphumelelayo nesinenzuzo. Ngokulandela izincomo zakamuva ezisekelwe kwidatha, njengokugcina izinga lokushisa elincane langaphakathi le-pulp, ukukhawulela ukwehla ngesikhathi sokuthutha, nokusebenzisa izinto zokugoba, singayinciphisa kakhulu ingozi yokulimaza. Ukwamukela la masu ngeke nje kuthuthukise izinga lembewu yamazambane kodwa futhi kuzofaka isandla ekusimameni nasekukhiqizeni ezolimo.