Irin wannan na'ura na iya zama mafita mai yuwuwar rage yaduwar cututtuka yayin yanke tubers iri.
Ana yada dankalin turawa ta hanyar ciyayi, yanke tubers iri ne na yau da kullun da masu noma ke bi don ƙara samun iri don shuka. Duk da haka, wannan aikin yana haifar da haɗari na watsawar inji na cututtuka da wasu kwayoyin cuta, fungal da ƙwayoyin cuta suka haifar. Alal misali, ƙwayar zobe na kwayan cuta cuta ce tare da juriya na sifili kuma yaduwar cutar na iya faruwa a lokacin ayyukan yankan iri.
Masu kera a halin yanzu suna lalata kayan yankan iri tsakanin yawan iri ta hanyar amfani da sinadarin chlorine ko quaternary ammonium. Duk da yake wannan al'ada tana da tasiri wajen ɗaukar yaduwar cutar tsakanin nau'in iri, ana samun haɗarin kamuwa da cututtuka akai-akai lokacin da aka yanke tubers.
Tyler Thompson (Tsohon Manajan Farm a Cibiyar Bincike ta San Louis Valley) ya yi aiki tare da Ronald Price (Masanin Aikin Noma a Cibiyar Bincike ta San Louis Valley) don haɓaka Na'urar Yankan Tuba ta Flame Sterilizing Potato Seed Tuber.
Babban manufar wannan ƙirƙira ya haɗa da dumama nau'in fayafai (ta amfani da cakuda mai na acetylene da iska mai matsa lamba) zuwa kusan 250 ° F don kashe duk ƙwayoyin cuta yadda ya kamata, ta haka ne ke iyakance yaduwar cuta. An kuma shigar da aikace-aikacen haƙƙin mallaka da ke kwatanta wannan sabuwar fasahar tare da CSUVentures.
Shirin Ciwon Tsirrai, wanda Dokta Chakradhar Mattupalli ya jagoranta a Cibiyar Bincike ta San Luis Valley, a halin yanzu yana gudanar da bincike don nuna tasirin wannan na'ura wajen rage yaduwar cututtuka na ƙwayoyin cuta da ƙwayoyin cuta da za su iya faruwa a yayin ayyukan yanke iri. Sakamakon farko yana ƙarfafawa kuma ana ci gaba da gwajin bayan girbi.