B.M Pugh
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U SOHNIAMTRA, U SOHMYNDONG BAD KIWEI KIWEI KI SOHJEW KI SOHTHIANG
Ha kane ka lynnong ngan thoh shaphang u sohniamtra, u sohmyndong bad kiwei-kiwei ki soh kiba iadei kur bad ki, bad kiba lakhot lang ha ka ktien phareng ki ‘citrus fruits’ (kynnoh sitros phrut). Kine ki jait soh imat ki mih nyngkong-nyngshap ha kane ka ri India. U Professor Tanaka, u Japanese uba tip bha shaphang kine ki jaid soh, u ong ba kine ki jaid soh baroh ki mih nyngkong-nyngshap ha Assam, lane ha ka ri War jong ka ri Khasi bad Jaintia, bad nangne ki la phriang kylleng ka pyrthei.
Ka jingbun jong kine ki jaid soh ha ri War jong ngi imat ka long ka sakhi kaba khlain bha ba kine ki jaid soh ki lah kumta ban mih ha ki ri them jong ka ri Khasi bad Jaintia. Ngi don ha ri War u sohniamtra, u sohmyndong, u sohniangriang, u soh kwit, u sohmyngngor, u sohpai, u sohmat, u sohsyiem, u sohsying, u sohlong, u sohkhyllah, bad kiwei kiwei kiba ka pyrthei shabar ka ri Khasi kim pat tip. Ka pyrthei ka dang ap ia u riewstad, lehse na ri Khasi, uba lah ban wad kham bniah ia kine ki soh bad u ban pynithuh ia ki sha kiwei pat ki jaid bynriew jong ka pyrthei. Ki ri jong ka pyrthei kiba kham thung bha ia kine ki jaid soh ki long kine: ka ri Amerika, ka Brazil (South America), ka Spain, ka Italy, ka China, ka Japan, ka India, bad ka ri Kanaan (Palestine). Na kitei ki jaid soh baroh kiba nga la jer kyrteng hangne, uba ki kham thung eh ha kitei ki ri jong ka pyrthei u long u sohniamtra. Uba bud pat ia u sohniamtra u long uba ki khot ha ka ktien phareng u ‘grapefruit’. Une u syriem eh ia u sohkhyllah. Imat u la mih kumno-re-kumno na utei, bad ynda hadien u la leit poi sha America ha kaba ki la pynroi bad bam bha ia une, bad mynta u la phriang kylleng ka pyrthei; bad lehse ka jingwan jong u mynta sha ri India ka long ka jingwan kylla biang sha la iing ynda u la pyndonkam ialade ha kylleng ki ri ka pyrthei.
Uwei pat uba ki kham rep na kitei ki jaid soh u long u sohmyndong. U Sohniamtra: Don ar, lai jait ki soh kiba ki khot ha ka ktien phareng ‘Orange’ bad ia kaba la kylla Khasi u sohniamtra. Uwei na kitei ki jaid u long uba ngi ju thung ha ri Khasi, uba don ka snep, ka bym da iadait eh bad ki symboh kiba don hapoh u soh. Ia une u soh ki khot u sohniamtra Mandarin (Mandarin Orange), hynrei ka kyrteng saians jong u ka long Citrus chrysocarpa. Uwei pat u sohniamtra uba ngi shem ha California (America) bad kiwei kiwei ki jaka u long uba don ka snep kaba dait bha ha u symboh, ba ka long kaba shitom ban khoh ia ka snep jong u. Ia une ki khot ha ka ktien phareng ‘sweet orange’ bad ha ka kyrteng saians Citrus sinensis. Ki khot ‘sweet orange’ lane u sohniamtra thiang khnang ban pyniapher ia u na uwei pat u sohniamtra uba jew (Citrus aurantium); bad ki khot ruh ia u Citrus sinensis namar ba lehse ki ngeit ba u mih nyngkong ha China. na utei uba ki khot u sohniamtra thiang, don katto-katne jaid (variety) ha kane ka ri India jong ngi; U Malta, U Mosambi, u Sathgudi, bad u Batava. Ha u sohniamtra Mandarin pat don katto katne ki jaid variety, hynrei kine kim da iapher eh kumba iapher ki variety jong utei u sohniamtra thiang. Ki variety jong u Mandarin uba ki khot ruh u ‘King orange’ kiba don ha ri India ki long kine: Nagpuri, Khasi, Darjeeling, Kamala bad Coorg. Kine baroh ki long kiba thiang bha, ba ka kyrteng ‘sweet orange’ lane u sohniamtra thiang ia utei uwei pat imat kam da long kaba da dei eh. U sohniamtra u long ha ki bun jaid ki khyndew lait sa tang ha kito kiba shyiap eh lane ha ki dew byrtha. Kim long ruh ha ki jaka ha kiba ka um ka neh slem. Ha ki jaka madan ha kaba ka um ka neh slem dei ban da shna da ki nur pateng-pateng ha ka jingjngai kumba 35 ne 40 phut na kawei ka nur ha kawei pat khnang ba ka um kan ym neh slem ha kjat jong ki diengsoh. Ha ki jaka riat pat ha kiba ka um ka tuid shar-shar, lymda ki diengsoh ki lah ban ioh um kaba biang ha ki bnai November haduh March kata ka brisoh ka lah ban duh baroh kawei. Ha kum kine ki jaka khyndew ka dei ban long kaba khleh dew byrtha bad ka dei ban don kham bun ki sla pyut bad ki dieng ki siej ba la pyut bha (dead organic matter). Kaba kham bha eh ha ki jaka riat kum kita ka long ban shna ki kyrdon (terrace), lane ban pynmadan bha tang ia ka jaka ha kaba yn thung ia u diengsoh bad ban iehnoh ia u phlang lane ki niut ki nier sawdong jong u, khnang ba ka khyndew kan ym tuid lehnohei bad ba kan bat ruh ia ka um slap. Lada buh da ki maw shaphang ba sharing ruh kan iarap shibun ban pynneh ia ka sboh bad ia ka um. Ia u sohniamtra dei ban thung nyngkong ha ki jaka sara. Kane ka dei ban long ka jaka kaba sngem bad kaba dei sngi malu-mala, bad kaba sboh bha ruh. Ynda ka bneng ka la sdang ban shit bad ynda ka la sdang slap dei ban puh bad ban da kynroi bha ia ka jaka. Nangta pat sa ber ia ki symbai bad sa tep pat malu mala da ka khyndew kaba sboh najrong. Lada ka jaka ka long kaba sngem lehse ym da donkam ban ai um ei ei, hynrei lada kam da sngem bha kata dei ban da ai um (irrigate). Ia kane ka jaka lah ban da tap da u kynja phlang kum u lynnai lane da u kdait khnang ba ka jaka kan sah sngem hynrei ka dei ban ioh ruh katto katne ka sngi. Haba-dei-badei ia une u phlang ki da kynrong hajrong kum ka kyndun. Lada leh kumne ruh ka kyndun ka dei ban stang bha ka jingsop khnang ba ki kjat sngi ki lah ban shoh ia ka khyndew teng teng.Kane ka pyniap ia ki katto katne ki jingpang kiba lah ban pyniap ia ki sara kiba dang lung. Haba don kum kita ki jingpang ki tap ia ka khyndew da u shyiap uba narud wah, namar une u kham rkhiang kloi haba buh hajrong. [yn dang bteng]
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