Wannan shekara ta cika shekaru 50 da haɗin gwiwa tsakanin Washington Hukumar Dankalin Jiha (WSPC) da Jami'ar Jihar Washington (WSU) don yawan gwajin iri iri na dankalin turawa. Za a yi bikin tunawa da ranar ne a ranar 27 ga Yuni, 2013 a yayin da ake gudanar da Masarautar Dankalin Turawa duk shekara a WSU ta Othello Research Station.
Kowace shekara WSU's Othello Research Station gida ne na ɗaruruwan filayen gwaji na samfurin iri na dankalin turawa. An shuka nau'o'in iri daban-daban kuma ana kulawa dasu don dalilai masu inganci kamar cuta, ƙwayoyin cuta, maganin ciyawa da sauran cutarwa. Kamar yadda yawancin masu noman dankalin na Washington ke siyan dankalin turawa daga yankuna masu shuka iri a wajen yankin, gwajin kuma yana samar da wurin da duka masu noman iri da masu shuka zasu iya kallon yadda iri ke yi a gabashin Washington.
"Abin da ya sa wannan taron ya zama mahimmanci ba wai kawai yana bikin shekaru 50 ba ne, amma cewa babban misali ne na irin nasarorin da masana'antu da bangaren jami'a za su iya samu yayin da suke aiki tare," in ji Dokta Mark Pavek Mataimakin Furofesa da Kwarewar Dankali da Kwararren Masanin Bincike na Jami'ar Jihar Washington. “Kwayar dankalin turawa rayayyiya ce kuma saboda haka tana iya kamuwa da cuta da ƙwayoyin cuta masu yawa. Wadannan gwaje-gwajen suna taimakawa ne wajen samarwa da masu shuka ingantacciyar murya game da ingancin zuriyarsu. ”
A cewar Raina Spence, Daraktan Sanarwa da Masana'antu na WSPC, "WSPC da WSU suna da haɗin kai na dogon lokaci wanda ya sa gwajin iri iri ya kasance muhimmin ɓangare na kundin bincikenmu. Kudade don gwajin ya zo kai tsaye daga kasafin shekara-shekara na WSPC's Research & Technical Committee. Sannan kwararrun masu fadada, masana kimiyyar bincike da kuma daliban da suka kammala karatu daga WSU suna shiga kowace shekara tare da shukawa, sanya ido da kuma daidaita gwajin. ”
Exampleaya daga cikin misalan da ke nuna mahimmancin gwajin yawan iri ga masu noman dankalin na Washington da ƙarfin haɗin gwiwa tsakanin ƙungiyoyin biyu ya fito ne daga gudummawar kwanan nan da WSPC ta bayar ga WSU's Othello Research Station. Kayan aikin ban ruwa da suka tsufa da aka yi amfani da su a tashar bincike suka fara yin barazanar nasarar ƙoƙarin. Sakamakon haka WSPC ta sayi ginshiƙan cibiyoyi guda uku, a matsayin wani ɓangare na sake fasalin tsarin ban ruwa na tashar, don tabbatar da cewa gwajin iri iri da sauran ƙoƙarin bincike a tashar za su ci gaba zuwa gaba.