Umshini onjalo ungaba yisixazululo esinamandla sokunciphisa ukusabalala kwezifo ngesikhathi sokusikwa kwezilimo eziyizigaxa zembewu.
Amazambane asakazwa ngokwemifino, ukusika izilimo eziyizigaxa zembewu kuwumkhuba ojwayelekile olandelwa abalimi ukwandisa ukutholakala kwembewu yokutshala. Kodwa-ke, lo mkhuba ubeka ingozi yokudluliselwa kwemishini kwezifo ezibangelwa amagciwane athile amagciwane, isikhunta kanye negciwane. Isibonelo, ukubola kwe-bacterial ring yisifo esingazweli ziro futhi ukusabalala kwesifo kungenzeka ngesikhathi sokusika kwe-tuber yembewu.
Abakhiqizi njengamanje babulala amagciwane amathuluzi okusika imbewu phakathi kwenqwaba yembewu besebenzisa i-chlorine noma i-quaternary ammonium compounds. Nakuba lo mkhuba uphumelela ekunqandeni ukusakazeka kwalesi sifo phakathi kwenqwaba yembewu, kuhlale kunengozi yokudluliselwa kwezifo lapho izilimo eziyizigaxa zisikwa.
UTyler Thompson (owayeyiMenenja Yepulazi eSan Louis Valley Research Center) wasebenza noRonald Price (Uchwepheshe Wocwaningo Lwepulazi eSan Louis Valley Research Center) ukuze bakhe Umshini Wokusika Imbewu Yezambane Elibulala Imbewu Ye-Flame.
Umqondo oyisisekelo walokhu okusunguliwe uhlanganisa ukushisisa amadiski okusika imbewu (usebenzisa ingxube kaphethiloli ye-acetylene nomoya ocindezelwe) ukuya cishe ku-250°F ukuze kubulawe wonke amagciwane, ngaleyo ndlela kunqande ukusakazeka kwezifo. Isicelo selungelo lobunikazi esichaza lobu buchwepheshe obusha sifakwe kwa-CSUVentures.
Uhlelo lwe-Plant Pathology Programme, oluholwa nguDkt Chakradhar Mattupalli eSan Luis Valley Research Center, okwamanje lenza ucwaningo ukuze lubonise ukusebenza kahle kwalo mshini ekunciphiseni ukusabalala kwezifo ezibangelwa amagciwane kanye nezifo ezibangelwa amagciwane ezingase zenzeke ngesikhathi sokusika imbewu. Imiphumela yokuqala iyakhuthaza futhi izivivinyo zangemva kokuvuna ziyaqhubeka.