Ho nepahetse ho fihlela qeto ea hore YK-11 e etselitsoe ho matlafatsa kholo ea mesifa feela joaloka Maro a mang a mane moo. Mesebetsi ea YK-11 ka bokhabane ho ntšetsa pele lisele tse ncha ho hōla, ho hōla ha mesifa le ho boloka mesifa. Basebetsi ba motsoako ona ba ka thabela melemo ena kaofela ntle le hore ba sebetsane le litla-morao tse manganga tse bakoang ke li-steroids tse ling 'marakeng. Mohlomong sena ke lebaka leo tlhahiso ea YK-11 e hōlang har'a baetsi ba 'mele. Boholo ba basebelisi ba khetha methapo e bontshang litholoana tse matla meleng empa li na le litla-morao tse fokolang. Hoa khoneha ho boloka litapole ho tloha slyshevik ka mokhoa o tloaelehileng oa ho potoloha ha lijalo, ka ho lema peō ea boleng bo phahameng, e lokelang ho kenngoa ka li-fungicides ("Maxim"). Kotulo ea lijalo e lokela ho hlophisoa nakong e omileng, e futhumetseng, ho boloka melao e ka holimo ea kotulo le ho boloka li-tubers. Libakeng tse tšoaetsanoang haholo, ho lengoa hape ha semela ho khoneha feela ka mor'a lilemo tse 7.