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Sekungamakhulu eminyaka abalimi bebona igalelo elibalulekile leminyundu ekugcineni umhlabathi unempilo. Kodwa-ke, ucwaningo oluyisisekelo olwenziwe ososayensi base-University of Colorado State, olushicilelwe ku-Nature Communications, lucubungula umthelela ojulile walezi zidalwa ezithobekile ekukhiqizweni kokudla emhlabeni wonke. Ucwaningo lwabo alugcini nje ngokulinganisa indima ebalulekile edlalwa izikelemu endaweni yezolimo kodwa futhi lusikhanyisela ngeqhaza lazo elikhulu ekuvuneni okusanhlamvu emhlabeni.
I-Earthworms' Agricultural Impact: Ngokwemiphumela yocwaningo lwakamuva, iminyundu inesandla esingaphezu kuka-6% wesivuno sonyaka sokusanhlamvu emhlabeni. Indima yabo ebalulekile isekuboleni kwezitshalo ezifile, zikhiphe imisoco ebalulekile ekukhuleni kwezitshalo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amahubhe abawakhayo asiza ukuthuthukiswa kwezinhlelo zezimpande eziqinile, athuthukise impilo yezitshalo kanye nokukhiqiza. Ososayensi baphinde bathola ukuthi izikelemu zisiza izitshalo ukuthi zimelane namagciwane atholakala enhlabathini ngokuvuselela izindlela zazo zokuzivikela zemvelo.
Abacwaningi bahlaziye ngokucophelela amamephu wokusabalalisa inani labantu ezikelemu, izici zenhlabathi, isivuno sezitshalo, kanye nezifundo zangaphambilini mayelana nokukhiqizwa kwezitshalo. Le ndlela ebanzi yabavumela ukuba bahlole igalelo eliqondile leminyundu ezitshalweni ezibalulekile zezolimo.
Ucwaningo luveze ukuthi izikelemu zenza cishe u-6.5% wokukhiqizwa konyaka kwerayisi, ukolweni, ummbila nebhali. Ngokuphawulekayo, lo mnikelo ungaba mkhulu nakakhulu, uma kucatshangelwa ukuthi ezifundeni eziningi, izinga lomthelela wazo lisahlolisiswa ngendlela efanele.
Izikelemu, amaqhawe ezolimo avame ukunganakwa, adlala indima ebalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ukutholakala kokudla emhlabeni wonke. Imisebenzi yabo engaphansi komhlaba ayigcini nje ngokucebisa umhlabathi kodwa futhi ithuthukisa ukuqina kwezitshalo nokukhiqiza. Ukuqonda ubudlelwano obuyinkimbinkimbi phakathi kwezikelemu zomhlaba kanye nemvelo yezolimo kubalulekile ukuze kube nezinqubo zokulima ezisimeme. Njengoba siqhubeka sibhekana nezinselele zokwanda kwabantu emhlabeni wonke nesimo sezulu esishintshayo, ukwazisa ukubaluleka kwalezi zidalwa ezincane kuba okubaluleke kakhulu. Ukucwaninga okwengeziwe kanye nemizamo yokongiwa kwemvelo kubalulekile ukuze kusetshenziswe amandla abo aphelele nokudala izinhlelo zezolimo eziqinile nezikhiqizayo zekusasa.