Likotapeni
Likotapeni nome sihlahla semkotapeni, siluhlata sitfolakala emndenini wema laurel (Lauraceae). Sidzabuka eMelika, loku kufakazelwa bufakazi lobukhomba kutsi likotapeni lacala kusebentiswa eMelika eminyakeni letinkhulungwane leyendlulile etigodzini letehlukene tase Melikha Lesekhatsi naseNingizimu. Intsengo yalo yayibuka kutsi sitselo lesikhulu futsi lesinemafutsa langakavami.. [1] [2] Luhla lwemdzabu lwemakotapeni ( Persea americana ) lusuka eMexico kuya ePeru, lufaka ekhatsi indzawo lenkhulu yase Melika Lesekhatsi kanye netincenye tasenyakatfo nasenshonalanga yase Ningizimu Melika.
Sitselo sayo, ngalesinye sikhatsi siphindze sibitwe ngekutsi yi alligator pear noma i avocado pear, ngekwetitjalo libheri lelikhulu lelinendumbu yinye lenkhulu. [3] Kulandzelana kwe genome yayo kwakhombisa kutsi kuvela kwema kotapeni kwabunjwa tintfo letenteka nge polyploidy nekutsi tinhlobo tekutsengisa tinemvelaphi yekuhlanganiswa . [4] Tihlahla temakotapeni tiyincenye yekutifaka imvubelo, futsi tivame kusakateka ngekuhlanganiswa kwentela kugcina umkhicito wetitselo lofanako. Ema kotapeni njengamanje alinywa etindzaweni letishisako nase Mediterranean emaveni lamaningi. [1] Kusukela ngemnyaka wa 2023 , iMexico nguyona lehamba embili emhlabeni wonkhe ngekukhicita ema kotapeni, iniketa 29% wekuvuna kwemhlaba wonkhe kwemathani latigidzi letingu 10.5 .