Izinhlobonhlobo zika-anyanisi ezintsha ze-Sunions, ezingabali izinyembezi, ziqokwe ku-Fruit Logistica Innovation Award, kubika ingosi ye-AgroBusiness.
Ngokusho kwabafuyi be-BASF, kuthathe iminyaka engaphezu kwengama-35 ukuthuthukisa lolu hlobo.
I-Sunion ayiwona umkhiqizo oshintshwe izakhi futhi ikhuliswe ngohlelo lwemvelo lokuhlukanisa. Ngokungafani nezinye izinhlobo, kuba mnandi kuphela usuku ngalunye oludlulayo. Izinhlanganisela eziguquguqukayo eziqukethwe ku-bulb zinesibopho sokudabula nokunambitha okubabayo. Inani lalezi zinhlanganisela ku-anyanisi wezinye izinhlobo lihlala lingashintshiwe noma liyakhula ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Kuma-Sunions bulbs, ukugxila kwawo kuyancishiswa ukuze kwakheke ukunambitheka okumnandi nokuthambile okungabangeli izinyembezi.
I-Sunions ithole impendulo eminingi eyakhayo yabathengi ekuhlolweni okwenziwe yi-Leatherhead Food Research. Ochwepheshe bakholelwa ukuthi lo mkhiqizo unethuba elihle lokuwina i-Fruit Logistica Innovation Award embukisweni waseBerlin wegama elifanayo ngo-Ephreli nonyaka.
Umqondo wohlobo oluhlukahlukene waqala eminyakeni engaphezu kwengama-35 edlule lapho umfuyi we-BASF u-Rick Watson efuna ukwakha u-anyanisi omnandi owawungathengiswa phakathi nezinyanga zasebusika, khona kanye esitolo semifino.
Izinhlobonhlobo ziqinisekiswe njengezinyembezi ezivivinyweni ezenziwe yi-BASF's Vegetable Seeds Sensor Lab kanye ne-Ohio State University. Njengamanje itshalwa kuphela eNevada naseWashington. Ukunambitheka kwayo kuhlala kumnandi, kuthambile futhi kushwabene.