Igama Lomkhiqizo: I-Elena Plum

Incazelo:
U-Elena uwumkhiqizo wezinga eliphezulu, ivuthwa kakhulu sekwephuzile Uhlobo lwe-European plum (Prunus domestica), olulethwe eChina livela eJalimane. Luthandwa ngenxa yokunambitheka kwawo okumnandi njengoju, ukumelana nokuqhekeka okukhethekile, kanye nesikhathi esihlukile sokuhlala esihlahleni izinsuku ezingama-40–50, okuhlukanisa nezinye izinhlobo ezijwayelekile zama-plum.

Inzuzo Yemakethe Yasekupheleni Kwesizini:

Nakuba ama-plum amaningi egcwele emakethe ngoJulayi nango-Agasti, u-Elena uvuthwa ngo- ukuphela kuka-Agasti kuya ekuqaleni kukaSeptemba – okwenza kube uhlobo lwe-prune plum oluvuthwa kamuva kakhulu emakethe yaseChina. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izithelo zalo zingakwazi hlala esihlahleni izinsuku ezingama-40–50 ngemva kokuvuthwa ngaphandle kokuwa, okuvumela abalimi ukuthi balungise isikhathi sokuvuna ngokuvumelana nezimo futhi bandise ukuthengiswa okusha ngamanani aphezulu.

Ukubukeka Nokunambitha:

Isithelo siphakathi nendawo ukuya kukhulu, nenyama ecolekileyo eletha ukunambitheka okumnandi okumsulwa nephunga elihlukile elifana noju. Ukumelana kwawo okuhle nokuqhekeka nokubekezelela amakhaza kukwenza kube ukukhetha okuthembekile ekukhiqizeni okwentengiselwano.

Izinzuzo Zezempilo Nomsoco:

Ucwaningo lwesayensi luqinisekisile ukuthi uhlobo lwe-Elena lunayo umsebenzi ophezulu wokulwa namagciwane (antioxidant) kunezinhlobo ezijwayelekile zama-plum, okwethula iphuzu elikhangayo eligxile empilweni kubathengi abanaka impilo.

Usayizi:

Isisindo esijwayelekile sezithelo sisukela ku- 80g kuya ku-120g.

Izinzuzo Zokukhula:
Siqina, sikhiqiza masinyane (sikhiqiza ngonyaka wesibili), futhi sikhiqiza kakhulu. Iyatholakala ezindaweni eziningi lapho amapentshisi, amabhilikosi, noma ama-plum angatshalwa khona, kuhlanganise nenyakatho naseningizimu yeChina. Ikhombisa ukubekezelela okuhle igciwane le-plum pox (PPV).

Isikhathi Sokuvuna:
Ukuphela kuka-Agasti kuya ekuqaleni kukaSeptemba – uhlobo lwezithelo lwasekupheleni kwesizini oluthola isidingo esinamandla semakethe yasekwindla.