Igama Lomkhiqizo: Iplamu ye-Missi

Incazelo:
I-Methley iwuhlobo lweplamu oluvuthwa kusenesikhathi kakhulu olusuka eNew Zealand, oluzalwe njengengxube ye-Chinese plum (IPrunus salicina) kanye neplamu ye-cherry (Prunus cerasifera). Yethulwa e-China ngo-1987, lolu hlobo luyaziswa ngokuvuthwa kwalo kwangaphambi kwesikhathi, iphunga elicebile, nokunambitheka okuhle kwe-mnandi-muncu.

Ukubukeka:
Isithelo sicishe siyindilinga futhi sinobuhle isikhumba esibomvu-nsomi ifafazwe nge-bloom emhlophe esiliva. Inyama iba luhlaza okhanyayo uma iqinile, iphenduka bomvu ngokugqamile lapho isivuthiwe ngokuphelele – isici esikhangayo emakethe yokudayisa okusha. Umbhobho omncane ngokweqile, unikeza lolu hlobo 97.4% izinga lokudliwa.

Ukunambitheka Nephunga:
Amaplamu e-Methley anokunambitheka okulinganiselayo ukunambitheka okumnandi nokumuncu nokuqukethwe kwezinto ezincibilikayo okuyi-13.0%. Okuhlukanisa lolu hlobo ngempela ukuthi iphunga elicebile, elihlukile – ucwaningo lwesayensi luthole izinhlanganisela ezingama-58 zephunga ku-Methley, ngenani eliphezulu kakhulu lephunga phakathi kwezinhlobo ezihloliwe, okunika iphunga eliyingqayizivele elinjenge-ester.

Usayizi:
Isithelo esincane ukuya kwesiphakathi, isisindo esimaphakathi 50–65g, nesithelo esikhulu kakhulu sifinyelela ku-100g.

Izinzuzo Zokutshala:
Iyazivumela futhi ikhiqiza kakhulu. Izihlahla ziqala ukuthela ngonyaka wesibili, isivuno sifinyelela ku-1,200 kg nge-mu ngonyaka wesithathu kanye no-2,082 kg nge-mu ngonyaka wesine. Ibonisa ukumelana kahle nesomiso, amakhaza, nezifo, futhi ikwazi ukuzijwayeza ezindaweni ezahlukene zokutshala.

Isikhathi Sokuvuna:
Ekuqaleni kukaJuni kuya ekuqaleni kukaJulayi, kuye ngendawo – ingenye yamaplamu okuqala esizini, enikeza ithuba elikhulu lokuba ngowokuqala emakethe.