Masu bincike a Jami'ar California, Davis, za su yi amfani da kwayoyin halitta na letas don yakar cutar da ke haifar da asara a masana'antar dala biliyan 3 a kowace shekara.
Gidauniyar Binciken Abinci da Aikin Noma, ko FFAR, ta ba Richard Michelmore, farfesa kuma darektan Cibiyar UC Davis Genome, tallafin bincike na farko ta hanyar Ayyukan Haɗin gwiwar Gaba.
UC Davis za ta karɓi dala miliyan 2.5 daga FFAR da kuma kuɗin da suka dace daga Mahalarta Haɓaka na Leafy Greens na nan gaba na dala miliyan 5.
Kyautar za ta ba wa masu bincike damar yin amfani da hanyoyin nazarin halittu don yaƙar mildew, wanda shine mafi mahimmancin tattalin arziƙi mai cutar da latas. Kwayar cuta mai saurin canzawa na iya haifar da asara a cikin filin da kuma bayan girbi.
"Downy mildew yana barazanar samarwa a duk inda aka noman latas, yana buƙatar matakan sarrafa sinadarai masu tsada da kuma haifar da asarar inganci ga masu amfani," in ji Michelmore.
Aikin zai ba da damar tura sabbin kwayoyin halitta masu juriya da hankali wanda zai haifar da juriya mai dorewa da rashin amfani da sinadarai masu sarrafawa. Binciken zai amfana da manoma na al'ada da na halitta ta hanyar rage asarar amfanin gona da inganta riba. Hakanan zai taimaka wajen rage sharar abinci da samar wa masu amfani da abincin da aka samar ta amfani da ƙananan sinadarai.
"Sa hannun jari na FFAR zai ƙara iliminmu game da juriya na tsire-tsire da kuma sauye-sauyen ƙwayoyin cuta wanda zai haifar da ingantaccen, ilimin ilimin kiwo na ciyayi na letas tare da ƙarin juriya ga mildew," in ji Michelmore.
Kudaden da aka yi daidai da su, wata gamayyar kasashe daban-daban na kamfanoni 14 manya da kanana da kamfanonin kiwo da fasahar kere-kere ne suka samar da su domin magance manyan matsalolin noman latas.
"Wannan lambar yabo misali ne na yadda haɗin gwiwar jama'a da masu zaman kansu ke ba da gudummawar kudade don bincike wanda zai ba da fa'ida ga manoma, masu samarwa, da masu amfani," in ji Sally Rockey, babban darektan FFAR. "Wannan tsarin haɗin gwiwar yana ba wa ƙananan kamfanoni dama na musamman don haɗa albarkatun R&D tare da manyan ƙasashe don magance batutuwan da suka rigaya kafin gasa masu mahimmanci ga masana'antar latas."
Abubuwan amfanin gona na gaba Leafy Greens Mahalarta sun haɗa da: BASF Kayan lambu iri, Bejo Zaden B.V., Benson Hill Biosytems, Inc., Enza Zaden Research and Development, B.V., Gautier Semences, Keygene, N.V., Progeny Advanced Genetics Inc., Ramiro Arnedo SA, Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V., Sakata Seed Corporation, Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Takii and Company Ltd., Tanimura & Antle Value Added LLC., da Vilmorin S.A.