Igama Lomkhiqizo: Iplamu ye-Talma

Incazelo:
I-Talma iwuhlobo ukuvuthwa kusenesikhathi lweplamu yaseYurophu (I-Prunus domestica) isuka eFulansi. Isithole ukuthandwa emakethe yaseShayina ngenxa yoshukela wayo ophezulu, ikhwalithi enhle yezithelo, kanye nenzuzo yokufika emakethe kusenesikhathi.

Ukubukeka:
Isithelo siyisiqondisi ukuya kweqanda, sinombala omuhle isikhumba esibomvu ngokujulile nensomi futhi indawo ebushelelezi, ekhanyayo. Inyama umbala ophuzi okhanyayo ukuya komhlophe okhilimu, ijiyile, ithambile, futhi inamanzi. Inhlwathi ihlukaniswa kalula enyameni (freestone), okwenza kube lula ukuyidla isha.

Ukunambitheka:
Imnandi ngokukhethekile futhi inambitheka kahle, nokuqukethwe kwezinto eziqinile ezincibilikayo 16%–25% Brix kuye ngezimo zokukhula. Ukunambitheka kulinganiselwe – kumnandi ngethiphu elihle lokubaba, okudala ulwazi olunothile, olunezendlalelo eziningi lokunambitha..

Ubukhulu:
Isisindo esijwayelekile sezithelo 50–80g, kanti ezinkulu zingafinyelela ku- 90g ngaphansi kokuphathwa okufanele.

Ukugcina Nokuthumela:
Enye yezinzuzo ezinkulu zalezi zinhlobo kwezohwebo ukubekezelela okuhle kakhulu kokugcina nokuthumela – isithelo singagcinwa ezingeni lokushisa legumbi isikhathi esithile ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa okukhulu kwekhwalithi, okwenza kufaneleke kakhulu kwezentengiselwano nge-inthanethi nokuthuthwa amabanga amade.

Izinzuzo Zokutshala:
Ukuthela kusenesikhathi – izihlahla ziqala ukuthela unyaka wesibili futhi lifinyelele ukukhiqiza okugcwele ngonyaka wesi-3, ngesivuno se- 1,800–3,000 kg ngemu. Ikhombisa ukuzivumelanisa okunamandla, ukumelana namakhaza nokoma, nokubekezelela inhlabathi empofu.