Yini Amandla WaseNyakatho?
Thatha ukusikwa okubili kusuka kusitshalo esisodwa samazambane elebhu. Tshala ukusika okukodwa ngasenyakatho ngangokunokwenzeka, e-Alaska noma enkabeni ye-Alberta. Tshala enye eCalifornia. Lapho izitshalo sezikhulile, vuna izilimo eziyizigaxa bese uzitshala njengembewu ensimini efanayo e-Idaho. Ngokofuzo ziyefana. Umehluko kuphela ukuthi enye imbewu yayitshalwe enyakatho, enye eningizimu. Kepha imbewu yamazambane ezavela enyakatho, izokhiqiza cishe amaphesenti angama-30 ngaphezulu. Lokho “kunguMandla AseNyakatho.”
Kungani izitshalo ezifanayo zofuzo ziyehluka ekukhiqizeni, ngokususelwa kububanzi lapho abangaphambi kwabo bakhuliswa khona? Lesi simo esingajwayelekile sibizwa ngokuthi “amandla asenyakatho” kanti ososayensi bakholelwa ukuthi izinsuku ezinde zasehlobo enyakatho ekude zikhiqiza amazambane anoshukela oqinile kanye nama-enzyme, namandla akhiqiza kakhulu. Ngenkathi usuku olukhulayo ngoJuni lwenzalo yamazambane otshalwe eNyakatho ne-US lungaphela ngo-9 ebusuku, izitshalo zamazambane eCentral Alberta zikhanya emini okungenani elinye ihora, futhi naphakathi kwamabili ilanga likhanya kancane eNyakatho.
Amapulazi aseNorbest asendaweni ekhulayo eyingqayizivele yamazambane.
Imephu engenhla ikhombisa indawo enombala obomvu. Leyo yindawo yase-Alberta elinganiselwa okungenani izinsuku eziyi-100 ezingenamakhaza unyaka nonyaka. Kukhona enye indawo emnyama enombala ebalazweni. Lokho kukhombisa isifunda se "Thick Black Soil" e-Alberta. IFort Saskatchewan (emakwe ngokuluhlaza) isenyakatho yale ndawo yenhlabathi ecebile. Iya kude kakhulu ngasenyakatho futhi kokubili inhlabathi nesimo sezulu kwenza kube nzima ukutshala amazambane.
Kungani uthenga imbewu yakho kumkhiqizi kuze kube manje eNyakatho?
Uthola inzuzo ephezulu yeNorthern Vigor, ebangelwa izinsuku ezinde zasehlobo eCentral Alberta. Ngenkathi isikhathi sokukhula siside ngokwanele ukutshala amazambane, kubanda kakhulu phakathi nobusika. Njengoba amazinga okushisa ehlela ku -40 ° ngobusuku obuthile bobusika, kubanda kakhulu lapha kumuntu noma ku-microbe. Yebo, abantu bayasinda, kepha amagciwane awakatholi ama-parkas okwamanje. Hlanganisa lezi zinto ezimbili zeNorthern Vigor nezindawo zokukhiqiza amazambane ezithuthukisiwe kanye nezindawo zokuphatha futhi unamazambane embewu amahle kakhulu akhule emhlabeni.
AmaNorbest Farms atshala amazambane embewu enhlabathini ecebile yeNorth Saskatchewan River Valley etholakala eNyakatho Alberta, eCanada. Umndeni wakwaVisser usulima futhi usutshale amazambane kusukela ngawo-1950. ENorbest Farms okwamanje iphethwe nguGord Visser, isizukulwane sesithathu saleli bhizinisi lamazambane eliphethwe ngumndeni.
Amapulazi aseNorbest asendaweni yezolimo efaneleke kahle ukukhulisa amazambane. Umhlabathi walesihlabathi osisihlabathi, uhlanganiswe namandla ethu okunisela isivuno samazambane ngamanzi avela eMfuleni osenyakatho weSaskatchewan, kusenza sikwazi ukukhiqiza izilimo zamazambane ezimbewu ezinhle.
Production
Izindinganiso zokukhiqiza zikaNorbest zibonisa isimo sezulu sayo esiyingqayizivele "iNorthern Vigor", indawo okuyo, nobuchwepheshe bamuva nocwaningo ngamazambane akhulayo. Ukunisela nokulawulwa kokulimaza yizinto ezimbili ezibalulekile ekukhiqizeni ngempumelelo amazambane embewu.
Irrigation- Ngenkathi iNyakatho Alberta ithola imvula eyanele ngezikhathi eziningi zezitshalo ezinhle zamazambane, imvula ayinakulindeleka. Amapulazi aseNorbest asebenzisa ukuchelela ukuqinisekisa usayizi wezambane amazambane nekhwalithi. Ukunisela kuyasetshenziswa nangesikhathi sokuvuna ukuze kuncibilike inhlabathi. Lokhu kunciphisa ama-clumps ngesikhathi sokuvuna futhi kwenza kube lula ukuphatha amazambane ngokulimala okuncane.
Ukulawulwa kwe-Blight- INyakatho Alberta njengamanje ayinaso isifo samazambane sekwephuzile, futhi ngenxa yokuthi lesi sifunda sisetshenziselwa kakhulu ukukhiqiza amazambane embewu, siqhelelene kakhulu nezindawo ezinkulu zokukhiqiza eziseNingizimu lapho lapho kungaba khona inkinga yokulimala. Amazambane angenambewu angenayo i-Blight abalulekile ekukhiqizeni amazambane asebenzayo futhi anenzuzo futhi anciphisa izindleko zokufaka kwe-fungicide nezinye izindlela zokulawula.
Isitoreji nokuphatha
Indawo enkulu yokugcina kanye nokuphatha yamaNorbest Farms yakhelwe ukuphatha amanani aphezulu amazambane kahle nangokuhlanzeka. Indawo yokulayisha ende (ngemuva kwezicabha ezine ngaphambili) ingalayisha amayunithi ama-trailer amabili ngasikhathi sinye, ngenduduzo efudumele, evuthayo. Imigqomo emine yokugcina izinyawo engama-260-by-72-foot (eyodwa lilinye ngokuhambisana neminyango emine) iphethe amasaka amazambane angama-44,000 lilinye endaweni elawulwa yisimo sezulu.
Asijahi amazambane ukudlula lapha. Indawo yokulayisha inkulu ukuze yonke into iphathwe ngaphakathi. Umgqomo omkhulu ongaphakathi wokufaka endlini uphethe imithwalo emibili yama-trailer amancane ukuze sikwazi ukuhambisa amaloli ethu ngokushesha ngokushesha ngesikhathi sokuvuna, kepha singathatha isikhathi sethu ukufaka amazambane emigqonyeni.