I-Mint, noma i-Mentha, isitshalo esidumile kwezolimo ngenxa yokuguquguquka kwayo kanye nokusetshenziswa okuningi ekudleni, emithini nakwezinye izimboni. Kodwa-ke, ukutshala iminti kungase kubangele izinselelo ezimbalwa kubalimi futhi kudinga amasu okuphatha afanele ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukutshalwa ngempumelelo.
I-Mint isitshalo esingapheli somndeni wakwaLamiaceae futhi sidabuka eYurophu nase-Asia. Ivamise ukusetshenziswa ekuphekeni, eziphuzweni, nakwimikhiqizo yokunakekela umuntu ngenxa yokunambitheka kwayo okuqabulayo nokunephunga elimnandi kanye nephunga. Ukwengeza, i-mint inezakhiwo eziningi zokwelapha, njengokusiza ukugaya, ukukhulula ubuhlungu bekhanda, nokunciphisa ukucindezeleka.
Kwezolimo, iminti ilinywa ezifundeni ezahlukahlukene emhlabeni jikelele, kanti i-United States ingelinye labakhiqizi abahamba phambili. Ngokusho koMnyango Wezolimo wase-United States (i-USDA), isamba sokukhiqizwa kwe-mint ezweni ngo-2020 silinganiselwa kumaphawundi ayizigidi ezingama-75.2, kanti umkhonto wenza u-70% womkhiqizo.
Ukukhula kwe-mint kunganikeza izinzuzo ezimbalwa kubalimi, okuhlanganisa ukufunwa kwayo okuphezulu kanye nenzuzo, kanye nekhono layo lokuxosha izinambuzane nokuheha izinambuzane ezinenzuzo. Kodwa-ke, ukutshala iminti kungase kube nezinselele, njengokungenwa kwayo izifo nezinambuzane, kanye nokuthambekela kwayo ukusabalala futhi kuhlasele uma ingalawulwa ngendlela efanele.
Ukuqinisekisa ukutshalwa kwe-mint ngempumelelo, abalimi kufanele basebenzise izindlela zokuphatha ezifanele, njengokujikelezisa izitshalo, ukulawula ukhula, nokulawula izinambuzane nezifo. Ukwengeza, abalimi kufanele bacabange ukusebenzisa izinhlobo zeminti ezimelana nezifo ezivamile, njenge-verticillium wilt ne-mint rust, futhi bagweme ukuvundisa ngokweqile nokunisela ngokweqile, okungaholela ekucindezelekeni kwezitshalo kanye nokunciphisa isivuno.
Sengiphetha, ukutshalwa kwe-mint kwezolimo kunikeza izinzuzo eziningi, kodwa futhi kuveza izinselelo ezidinga izindlela zokuphatha ezifanele. Abalimi kufanele bacabange ngokucophelela ngezingozi ezingaba khona kanye nemivuzo ngaphambi kokuthatha isinqumo sokutshala iminti futhi bafune izeluleko nokusekelwa kochwepheshe ukuze baqinisekise ukutshalwa ngokuphumelelayo.
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