UI Research guruhi viruslarni boshqarish bo'yicha tadqiqotlarni boshlaydi

MOSKVA, Aydaho (KIFI / KIDK) -Aydaho universiteti jamoasi kartoshka sanoatida katta yo'qotishlarga olib keladigan bir juft virusni tadqiq qilish uchun AQSh Qishloq xo'jaligi vazirligining 5.8 million dollarlik grantidan foydalanadi.

Two dozen scientists are focusing on potato virus Y (PVY) and potato mop top virus (PMTV) in seed potatoes and potatoes grown for market.

PVY damages plants and reduces yields and potato size, making the crop less valuable. A U of I study indicates PVY losses cost Idaho’s potato industry $34 million a year and reduced yields 10-50%. 

Oltita shtat o'zlarining urug 'kartoshka ekinlarida PMVT virusini topdilar. 

Loyiha tarkibiga kartoshka yetishtiradigan o'nta shtatdagi tadqiqotchilar kiradi. Aydaho Fols, Kimberli va Moskvadagi I tadqiqotchilari loyihada ishlaydi.

To'rt yillik loyiha dastlab ishlab chiqaruvchilarga viruslarni nazorat qilish uchun vositalar berishga, so'ngra virusni tarqatadigan zararkunandalarga qarshi kurashishga va nihoyat ularga tabiiy qarshilik ko'rsatadigan genlarni aniqlashga qaratilgan.

UI tadqiqotchisi va kartoshka virusi bo'yicha mutaxassis doktor Aleks Karasev: "Kartoshka ishlab chiqaradigan mamlakatning eng yaxshi davlati bo'lganligi sababli, Aydaho loyihani boshqarayotgani o'rinli", deb ta'kidladi.

Tadqiqotchilar viruslarning iqtisodiy ta'sirini o'rganadilar va ishlab chiqaruvchilar bilan muloqot qilish va viruslar ta'sirini kamaytirishning eng yaxshi strategiyalari to'g'risida ma'lumot berish usullarini ishlab chiqadilar.

Karasev won a mid-career award from U of I in 2013 partly for his work on PVY, which became an issue for Idaho growers in the early 2000s. He recently turned his attention to PMTV as its threat to the potato industry increased.

manba: localnews8.com