Igama Lomkhiqizo: I-Kitaro Sweet Persimmon

Incazelo:
I-Kitaro iwuhlobo lwe-persimmon olumnandi, olungenamunyu, oluthuthukiswe e-Tottori Prefecture, e-Japan, futhi lwabhaliswa ngokusemthethweni ngo-2009. Likhiqizwe ngokuwela i-“Soda Hayao” ne-“Kanshu”, lolu hlobo lungohlobo lwe-PCNA (Pollination Constant Non-Astringent), okuqinisekisa ubumnandi obuthembekile ngaphandle kokuba munyu. Igama lalo liphefumulelwe uchungechunge oludumile lwe-manga yase-Japan GeGeGe No Kitaro, elakhiwe ngumdwebi womdabu wase-Tottori u-Shigeru Mizuki.

Yidla Njenge-Apple:
Njengohlobo olungenasikhali ngokuphelele, i-Kitaro inama-tannin amancane kakhulu uma ivuthiwe. Ngokungafani nama-persimmon avamile, akukho sidingo sokulinda ukuthi ithambe noma ukwelashwa. Ingajatshulelwa okunamandla, okumnandi, nokupholile, kusuka esihlahleni – kuchazwa njengokunambitheka okuhlanzekile “njengephere”.

Ukubukeka:
Isithelo siyindilinga ukuya kuma-oval ngombala ogqamile isikhumba esibomvu ngokugqamile ukuya kusawolintshi okuncane nokucwebezelayo. Inyama okusanhlamvu okukhanyayo okusagolide nokusawolintshi, okuqinile, okuminyene, okubushelelezi, nokungenamicu, ngokuthinta okumanzi. Izithelo eziningi engenawo amathambo, okwenza kube lula ukudliwa kusha.

Ukunambitheka:
I-Kitaro iletha ulwazi lokudla oluhle kakhulu nokuqukethwe kwezinto ezincibilikayo okungu- 16–17% Brix – iphakeme kakhulu kunezinhlobo zokuqala zonyaka i-‘Soshu’ (14.2%). Ukunambitheka kuchazwa ngokuthi umnandi, unobusi, futhi unoshukela, nokuthile okuhlukile ukunambitheka kukabhanana oluhlukanisa kwezinye izinhlobo ze-persimmon.

Izinzuzo Ezibalulekile Zokuhweba:

• Isikhathi Sokuthengisa Sasekuqaleni Kwesizini – Ivuthwa ngo ukuphela kukaSepthemba kuya ekuqaleni kukaOkthoba, cishe izinsuku ezingama-20 kuya enyangeni eyodwa ngaphambi kunezinhlobo ezidume kakhulu ze-'Taiqiu', zithola inzuzo ephezulu ngesikhathi sokuqala lapho ukutholakala kuncane.

• Usayizi Omkhulu Wezithelo – Isisindo esimaphakathi amagremu angu-300 noma ngaphezulu, izithelo ezinkulu ezifinyelela ku- amagremu angu-500 – likhulu kakhulu kune-‘Fuyu’ persimmon evamile.

• Ukuma Kwezinga Eliphezulu – A uhlobo olungavamile nolunethezekile eJaphan, izithelo ngazinye zithengiswa ngaphezu kuka ama-yen angu-500 ezimakethe ezikhethiwe. EShayina, isihlahla esisodwa esingumama sasilinganiswa ngaphezu kuka ama-yuan angu-2,000 ngesikhathi sokwethulwa kokuqala, kugqamisa isithunzi saso.

Okubalulekile Okumele Kucatshangelwe (kubalimi):

• Ukukhubazeka Okuyinhloko – Ukuba Mnyama Kwenkaba: Izithelo ezingenawo amathambo zivame ukuba izikhala ezingaphakathi ezingenalutho ezinombala omnyama – isici esaziwayo salolu hlobo okufanele abalimi balazi.

• Idinga I-Pollinizer: Isihlahla asikhiqizi izimbali zesilisa; izihlahla ze-pollinizer ziyadingeka ukunciphisa ukuba mnyama nokuthuthukisa ikhwalithi yezithelo.

• Ukwehla Komzimba: Izihlahla ezincane nezikhula ngokweqile zingathola ukwehla kwehlobo ngo-Agasti.

• Ubungozi Bokuqhekeka: Imvula enkulu ngesikhathi sokufaka umbala ingabangela ukuqhekeka kwesikhumba nokungcoliswa.

• Ukuthambekela Kwezifo: Ikhombisa ukumelana okubuthakathaka nesifo se-powdery mildew; zingahlaselwa izinambuzane ezigubha iziqu.

• Isikhathi Sokuvuna:
  Ukuphela kukaSeptemba kuya ekuqaleni kukaOkthoba – uhlobo oluphezulu lwasekuqaleni kwesizini oluthola isidingo esinamandla semakethe yasekwindla futhi luthola amanani aphezulu.