I-Satureja hortensis, evame ukubizwa ngokuthi i-summer savory, isitshalo esisetshenziswe amakhulu eminyaka ekuphekeni nasekwelashweni kwendabuko. Kodwa-ke, lesi simila sinezinzuzo zezolimo, okwenza sibe isengezo esibalulekile emapulazini nasezingadini. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola ukusetshenziswa nezinzuzo ze-Satureja hortensis kwezolimo.
I-Satureja hortensis inezinzuzo ezimbalwa zezolimo eziyenza ibe yikhambi elibalulekile kubalimi nabalimi. Okokuqala, itholwe ukuthi ixosha izinambuzane ezinjenge-aphid, izibungu zesicabucabu, namathrips, okuyenza ibe yindlela yemvelo nephumelelayo yokulawula izinambuzane. Ukwengeza, ingathuthukisa ikhwalithi yenhlabathi ngokwandisa ukuba khona kwama-microorganisms anenzuzo nokwandisa ukutholakala kwezakhi. I-Satureja hortensis ingaphinda ihehe izinambuzane ezinenzuzo, njengezinyosi nezimvemvane, ezingasiza ekukhipheni impova nokukhiqiza izitshalo.
Ngokocwaningo olushicilelwe ku-Journal of Essential Oil Research, i-Satureja hortensis inganciphisa kakhulu inani lezinambuzane futhi ikhulise isivuno sezitshalo ezitshalweni zikatamatisi. Ucwaningo luthole ukuthi uma lesi simila sisetshenziswa njengesibulala-zinambuzane semvelo, sehlisa isibalo se-spider mite ngo-50% futhi sikhuphule kakhulu isivuno sikatamatisi. Lokhu kusikisela ukuthi i-Satureja hortensis ingaba enye indlela ephumelelayo yezibulala-zinambuzane zamakhemikhali, ezingaba yingozi kokubili emvelweni nempilo yomuntu.
Olunye ucwaningo olwanyatheliswa kuyi-Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry lwathola ukuthi i-Satureja hortensis ingaba nezindawo zokulwa namagciwane, okungenza kube usizo ekuvimbeleni ukukhula kwamagciwane ayingozi ekudleni kwemfuyo. Ucwaningo lwathola ukuthi ikhambi lalisebenza ngokumelene nezinhlobo eziningana zamagciwane, kuhlanganise ne-Salmonella ne-E. coli.
Sengiphetha, i-Satureja hortensis iyisitshalo esibalulekile kubalimi nabalimi ngenxa yekhono layo lokuxosha izinambuzane, ukuthuthukisa ikhwalithi yenhlabathi, nokuheha izinambuzane ezinenzuzo. Amandla ayo njengesibulala-zinambuzane semvelo kanye ne-ejenti elwa namagciwane ayenza ibe enye indlela ethembisayo kunezibulala-zinambuzane zamakhemikhali nama-antibiotics. Ngokuhlanganisa i-Satureja hortensis emisebenzini yabo yokulima nengadi, abalimi nabalimi bangakwazi ukuthuthukisa impilo nokukhiqiza kwezitshalo zabo, kuyilapho bekhuthaza izinqubo ezisimeme kanye nemvelo.
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