Ososayensi banikeza abalimi base-Aussie horticulture ezindaweni ezipholile ithuba lokubamba iqhaza ohlelweni locwaningo locwaningo luka-$6.4M ukusiza imboni ivumelane nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu.
Njengoba yethulwa nge-Hort Innovation futhi iholwa futhi ixhaswe ngezimali yi-Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA), ngosizo oluvela kubalingani bemboni kazwelonke neyamazwe ngamazwe, le phrojekthi yeminyaka emihlanu ihlose ukukhulisa ukukhiqizwa kwesimo sezulu esipholile ngamaphesenti angu-20.
Amasayithi okuhlola ayasungulwa e-Tasmania, futhi ithimba labacwaningi lizoklama izivivinyo ukuze zifaneleke kuzo zonke izifunda zesimo sezulu esipholile njengaseningizimu-ntshonalanga ye-Western Australia, i-Adelaide Hills, iSouth-East Victoria kanye nezindawo eziphakeme kakhulu zaseNew South Wales naseNingizimu. - I-East Queensland.
Isikhulu esiphezulu seHort Innovation uBrett Fifield uthe inhloso wukuphenya ukuthi yiziphi izinguquko okumele zenziwe emapulazini asezifundeni ezahlukene ukuze akhiqize umkhiqizo ophezulu uma kubhekwa isimo sezulu esingalindelekile.
“Le phrojekthi imayelana nokuthola abalimi imiphumela yokukhiqiza engcono kakhulu,” esho.
“Abacwaningi bazobheka ukuphathwa kwenhlabathi entekenteke, ukusetshenziswa kwezakhamzimba namanzi. Izitshalo ezivuna kakhulu ezingavunwa kusenesikhathi ukuze kwandiswe imbuyiselo, futhi ukusungula izindawo zokutshala ezivikelekile ezinikeza izindawo ezikhulayo ezizinzile, ezilawulwa yizifo kanye nezilokazane kuyizinto eziza kuqala.”
Lolu hlelo luzohlanganisa imikhakha eyahlukene, okuhlanganisa uphizi, amazambane, ipyrethrum, imbewu yemifino, ukukhiqizwa kwama-cherry namajikijolo. Ozakwethu bemboni yokutshala imali ngokubambisana yiBejo, Potatoes NZ, Simplot, Premium Fresh, Scottish Society for Crop Research, Botanical Resources Australia, Reid Fruits, Hansen Orchards, Costa Group, Driscoll's Australia, South Pacific Seeds and Fruit Growers Tasmania kanye neminikelo evela e-Australian. Uhulumeni.
Umholi we-TIA Horticulture Centre, uDkt Nigel Swarts, uthe abakhiqizi abayinhloko kuwo wonke umkhakha wezolimo bayasebenzisana ukuze babhekane nezinkinga ezibucayi nobungozi obuhambisana nokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu kanye nezinga lokushisa nemvula.
“Ngokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, singalindela ingcindezi yokushisa edala isivuno esingajwayelekile kuphizi namazambane. Ezitshalweni zezithelo ezifana nama-cherry, kukhona usongo lokuvuthwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi kanye nokwenyuka okucatshangelwayo kwezinambuzane. Izinga lokudla okunomsoco mayelana noshukela, ama-acids, noma umthamo we-antioxidant nawo uzoshintsha, kube nomthelela emiphumeleni yekhwalithi yezithelo, "kusho yena.
“Kubalulekile ukuthi senze lolu cwaningo manje ukuze sinikeze abalimi ulwazi, amathuluzi, nokuzethemba ukuze batshale imali futhi bandise ngokuqhubekayo esikhathini esizayo.
"Ozakwethu bemboni bangamalungu abalulekile ethimba azosisiza ukuthi sichaze imibuzo yocwaningo futhi sithuthukise idizayini yohlelo lwasendaweni ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi ihambisana kakhulu nemboni."
Isikhulu seFruit Growers Tasmania, uPeter Cornish, uthe imboni iya ngokuya ihlola futhi itshala imali ezinhlelweni zokutshala izitshalo ezivikelayo ukuze ilawule izingozi zesimo sezulu, futhi akukaze kube nesifiso esikhulu sokusebenzisana ukuxazulula izinkinga abalimi ababhekene nazo.
“I-Tasmanian ibilokhu iqala ukusebenzisa lobu buchwepheshe, ikakhulukazi emkhakheni wamaberry lapho sibone khona lobu buchwepheshe bubavumela ukuthi balawule ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu, behlise ubungozi, bakhulise ukwethembeka kwezitshalo, futhi baqhubekisele phambili ukukhula kwebhizinisi nemiphumela yokuqashwa.
“Ngalolu hlelo singabona amathuba okuthi imboni ithole amathuluzi abalulekile azobasiza bazise izinqumo zokukhiqiza. Lo msebenzi ubungeke ufike ngesikhathi esibaluleke kakhulu.”
Ngezinsuku zokubonisa emkhakheni wezimboni kanye nezinkundla zokucobelelana ngolwazi, iziza zokuhlola zizofinyeleleka kubalimi. Konke okutholwe yiphrojekthi kuzokwenziwa kutholakale embonini ngokusebenzisa izinsiza ezifana namaphepha amaqiniso, ama-webinars kanye nezifundo zezenzakalo.
Abalimi abasezifundeni zesimo sezulu esipholile bayakhuthazwa ukuthi babambe iqhaza ngokuthintana UDkt Nigel Swarts e-TIA.
Le phrojekthi yethulwa ngohlelo lwesu lobambiswano lwe-Hort Innovation's Hort Frontiers. I-Hort Frontiers isiza ngokubambisana, ucwaningo lwenguquko kanye nentuthuko ukusekela ukulima kwezitshalo kuya ku-2030, nangale kwalokho. I-TIA iyibhizinisi elihlanganyelwe leNyuvesi yaseTasmania kanye noHulumeni waseTasmania.
Umthombo: https://www.utas.edu.au