I-spectrum yokukhanya inomthelela omkhulu emsebenzini we-bumblebees. Lona omunye wemiphumela yocwaningo lokutshalwa kwe-“Fossil-free Tomato with LED” olwenziwa yiDelphy Improvement Centre, Groen Agro Control kanye neGreenhouse Horticulture and Research Unit yaseWageningen University.
Ucwaningo lwesiko aluzange luzame kuphela ukuqina kwezibani, kodwa futhi nokulungiswa kwesikhathi sokuchayeka, futhi lwafunda umphumela wokwandisa ukuchayeka ngamawashi ashibhile. “Ngobusika obudlule besigcina isikhathi sokuchayeka kusukela ngo-10 ebusuku kuya ku-4 ntambama. Ngakho amahora obusuku ashibhe uma kuqhathaniswa anokuchayeka okwengeziwe ngezindleko zamahora antambama, ngokuvamile abiza kakhulu,” kuchaza uStein Jochems kaDelphy.
Umphumela walelisu lokuchayeka ukuthi impova eminingi kufanele yenzeke ngaphandle ebusuku. “Ngesikhathi ilanga liqala ukukhanya, izimbali seziqala ukuvaleka. Lokhu kusho ukuthi isikhathi lapho ama-bumblebees ekwazi ukuthulisa impova ngaphansi kokukhanya kwelanga sifushane kakhulu,” kusho uJochems. Nakuba ama-bumblebees e-spectrum yasemini ayesebenza kakhulu, ulindele ukuthi i-whimsy eyanele ingatholakala ngobusuku obukhanyisiwe.
Izinombolo zokuhlala azikaziwa
Ukuthi i-whim eyengeziwe iphumela ekuqhakazeni okungcono kuncike ezixukwini ezivuniwe. Umcwaningi ubika ukuthi amagilebhisi abekwe ngesikhathi esimnyama kakhulu futhi azoqoqwa maduze. "Kuze kube manje, izinombolo zokubala zikhombisa umehluko omncane phakathi kwe-spectrum ebanzi noma ejwayelekile evuna i-spectrum ebanzi." Phambilini, kwatholakala ukuthi ama-bumblebees ashiya amabhokisi ngaphambili ane-spectrum ebanzi.
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Lapho enye i-spectrum ibonisa isilungiselelo esingcono, uJochems uthi izicelo ezingokoqobo zingacatshangelwa. 'Ngaphezu kokuba yi-whim, i-microclimate ezungeze izimbali ibalulekile ekutshaleni. Ngokuzayo, kuyathakazelisa ukusebenza ne-pollinator block, ukuyikhanyisa amahora ambalwa ngengxenye ephezulu yokuluhlaza nokuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nokuyithumela endaweni eyomile ezungeze iqoqo lezimbali.'
Ucwaningo lokulima luzoqhubeka kuze kube sekupheleni kwenkathi yokukhula, enye yezinhloso zalo nyaka ukusebenzisa isu elisebenza kahle kakhulu lokukhanyisa. “Kokubili okwesikhwama semali nesokuvuna,” kugcizelela umcwaningi.