I-pallid nematode iyinambuzane eyinhloko futhi eyingozi kakhulu yamazambane e-UK. Cishe i-65% yomhlaba wezwe osetshenziselwa ukukhulisa amazambane ugcwele lesi silokazane.
Njengamanje, inhlanganisela yezindlela ezilandelayo isetshenziselwa ukulawula ama-nematode: ukukhethwa kwezinhlobo zamazambane ezingamelana nezinambuzane, kwandise indawo yokushintshaniswa kwezitshalo ukuze isivuno sibuyele endaweni yaso yasekuqaleni kungakadluli iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili nokusetshenziswa kwemvelo amakhemikhali angaphephile.
Njengengxenye yohlelo lwe-Innovative Farmers, abalimi abane baseBrithani basebenzisana nososayensi ukuhlola enye indlela yokulawula i-nematode besebenzisa izitshalo ezaziwa njengezitshalo zokubamba, ezivikela izitshalo ngokwemvelo ezinambuzane.
Amakhemikhali akhishwe yizimpande zezitshalo ezibambe iqhaza akhombisa ubukhona bokudla okufanele futhi akhuthaze ama-nematode ukuphuma kuma-cysts awo. Izinambuzane ziqala ukondla izimpande zezitshalo ezibambe izicupho, hhayi amazambane, nangaphambi kokuba kutshalwe isivuno. Le ndlela yokulawula inenzuzo ephindwe kabili: ngokusebenzisa isitshalo sokubamba esikhundleni sesitshalo esihle samazambane, ama-nematode awakwazi ukuqongelela amandla anele okuzala futhi aqedele umjikelezo wempilo yawo, ngaleyo ndlela anciphise amathuba okungcola kwenhlabathi okulandelayo.
Abalimi bahlwanyela imbewu yezicupho ngasekupheleni kukaJuni nasekuqaleni kukaJulayi, ngemuva nje kokuvuna okusanhlamvu, kanti ukuhlwanyela kwesibili kwenzeka ngenyanga eyodwa ngemuva kokuqala. Kusetshenziswe izinhlobo ezimbili zezicupho - iSolanum sisymbriifolium (okunamathelayo nightshade) kanye neSolanum scabrum (African nightshade).
S. sisymbriifolium inganciphisa ukuminyana kwe-nematode kufika kuma-80%, kepha kunzima ukukhula ensimini. Ukutshalwa kwe-S. scabrum akufundwe kangako e-UK, kepha kunamathuba amaningi okuthi lesi sitshalo silungele isimo sezulu saleli zwe.
Abalimi nososayensi baphakamise ukuthi ukutshala okujulile kunganikeza imiphumela engcono kunokutshala okungajulile, ngakho-ke banqume ukuzama izindlela ezimbili zokutshala ukujula kokutshala izingibe: 1,5 cm no-3 cm.
Manje kungenziwa isiphetho sokuhlwanyela ukuthi ukuhlwanyela ngaphambi kwesikhathi, ukugwema inhlabathi enexhaphozi namazinga aphezulu okutshala kuyasebenza kakhulu. S. sisymbriifolium, etshalwe ekujuleni kwe-1,5 cm, ezimeni ezahlukahlukene nezindawo zezulu zezwe, yanikeza amahlumela abushelelezi.
Ucwaningo ngezitshalo ze-pallid nematode isicupho e-UK luyaqhubeka.