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Nakuba izinto eziningi zinomthelela ekugcinweni kwamazambane, isici esisodwa esibalulekile izinga lokuphelelwa umoya, elithinta ngokuqondile okuqukethwe kwamanzi amazambane. Ngokuqonda umthelela wamazinga okushisa nomswakama kumazinga okushintsha kwesikhathi, abalimi, izazi zezolimo namahlathi, onjiniyela bezolimo, abanikazi bamapulazi, nososayensi bezolimo bangathuthukisa izimo zokugcina amazambane ukuze banwebe isikhathi seshalofu futhi banciphise ukulahlekelwa.
Ngokocwaningo lwakamuva olushicilelwe ku-Journal of Agricultural Science, abacwaningi bahlose ukuthuthukisa amamodeli athembekile ukuze balinganisele ukulahlekelwa kwamanzi amazambane ngesikhathi sokugcina. Babone ukubaluleka kwezinga lokushisa kanye nomswakama ekuphefumuleni futhi bahlanganisa i-Arrhenius equation, ithuluzi elinamandla elisetshenziselwa ukuhlaziya umthelela wezinga lokushisa kumazinga okusabela.
Ucwaningo luqoqe idatha ebanzi ekulahlekeni kwamanzi amazambane kunhlobonhlobo yamazinga okushisa kanye namazinga omswakamo. Ngokuhlaziya okucophelelayo, abacwaningi babone amaphethini ahlukene kumazinga okuphefumula asekelwe ezimeni ezihlukene zokugcina. Ngokusebenzisa i-Arrhenius equation, bakwazile ukusungula amamodeli abikezelayo alinganisela ngokunembile ukulahlekelwa kwamanzi amazambane emazingeni okushisa ahlukene kanye namazinga omswakama.
Okutholakele kuveze ukuthi izinga lokushisa kanye nomswakama kunethonya elikhulu emazingeni okuphefumula endaweni yokugcina amazambane. Njengoba izinga lokushisa likhula, izinga lokulahlekelwa kwamanzi liyakhula, amazinga okushisa aphezulu aholela ekuwohlokeni ngokushesha kwekhwalithi yamazambane. Ngokufanayo, umswakama udlale indima ebalulekile, njengoba amazinga omswakamo aphezulu asize ukugcina okuqukethwe kwamanzi amazambane, ngaleyo ndlela kulondoloze ukuthungwa kwazo kanye nenani lokudla okunomsoco.
Izimo ezifanele zokugcina amazambane, njengoba kuphakanyiswe ucwaningo, zibandakanya ukugcinwa kwezinga lokushisa eliphakathi kuka-4°C no-8°C (39°F no-46°F) kanye nomswakama ohlobene ocishe ube ngu-95%. Lezi zimo zikhuthaza izinga lokuhamba kancane, ukuvimbela ukulahlekelwa kwamanzi ngokweqile kanye nokwelula isikhathi sokugcina amazambane.
Lolu cwaningo olubalulekile lugqamisa ukubaluleka kokulawula izinga lokushisa kanye nomswakama endaweni yokugcina amazambane. Ngokusebenzisa amandla amamodeli asuselwa ku-Arrhenius equation, abalimi, izazi zezolimo namahlathi, onjiniyela bezolimo, abanikazi bamapulazi, nososayensi bangathuthukisa izimo zokulondoloza ukuze banciphise ukulahleka kwamanzi futhi bagcine ikhwalithi yamazambane. Ukusebenzisa le mininingwane kuthembisa ukunciphisa ukulahleka kwangemva kokuvuna kanye nokuthuthukisa inzuzo yonke embonini yamazambane.