Umthobokala
Umthobokala (owaziwa nangokuthi ipentshisi) umuthi okhithikayo othela izithelo ezidliwayo ezinomsoco ezinezinkondolo ezahlukahlukene. Iningi lemithobokala libizwa ngokuthi ngegama lomfakela amapentshisi, kanti izinhlobo ezinamabala acwebezelayo, ezingafiphali zibizwa ngokuthi imithoboncwaba. Nakuba zivela ohlotsheni olufanayo, zibhekwa njengezithelo ezihlukile kwezentengiselwano.
Ngaphezu kokutshalelwa izithelo zayo, amapentsheni atshalwa njengezinto zokuhlobisa izimbali zawo. ahlala isikhathi esifushane, ngokuvamile ayibi ngaphezu kweminyaka engamashumi amabili ubudala. Amampentshisi aqala ukufuywa futhi alinywa IChina ngenkathi yeNeolithic. Igama eliqondile elithi I-persica libhekisela ekutshaleni kwalo okuvamile IPheresiya (i-Iran yanamuhla), lapho lahlanyelwa khona eYurophu. Ivela ohlotsheni lwe-I-Prunus, oluhlanganisa futhi i-cherry, i-apricot, i-alimondi, ne-plum, futhi eyingxenye yomndeni we-rose.
Ipentshisi lithandwa kakhulu; ama-apula namapiyeri kuphela anamazinga aphakeme okukhiqiza izithelo ezinesimo sezulu esifudumele. Ngo-2023, IChina yakhiqiza amaphesenti angu-65 engqikithi yomhlaba yamampentshisi nama-nectarines. Amanye amazwe ahamba, njengeSpain, iTurkey, i-Italy, i-US, ne-Iran angemuva kakhulu neChina, ngaphandle kokukhiqiza okungaphezu kuka-5% engqikithi yomhlaba. Isithelo sibhekwa njengophawu lokuphila isikhathi eside eChina.
