IBiosecurity New Zealand isebenza naMazambane eNew Zealand ukuphendula ekutholeni igciwane lePatato mop-top (PMTV) kwizilimo eziyizigaxa zamazambane eCanterbury.
Isilawuli sezigameko, uDavid Yard, sigcizelela igciwane le-Potato mop-top akuyona inkinga yokuphepha kokudla.
UDavid Yard, umlawuli wezehlakalo:
"I-Potato mop-top virus yisifo sokutshala okuthi uma sitholakale sisabalale kakhulu, singadala izinkinga kubakhiqizi."
"Isidalwa esaziwayo nesingafuneki eNew Zealand ngaphansi koMthetho we-Biosecurity Act."
UMnu Yard uthi kuze kube manje, izilimo eziyizigaxa zamazambane ezivela ezindaweni ezimbili esifundeni saseCanterbury zihlolwe zinegciwane. Ukuqhubeka kwamasampula kuyaqhubeka esifundeni.
UDavid Yard:
"Kungokokuqala ngqa ukuthi leli gciwane litholakale eNew Zealand, kodwa liyinsakavukela kwamanye amazwe."
UChris Claridge, isikhulu esiphezulu sasePotates eNew Zealand:
"Umkhakha usebenzisana kakhulu neBiosecurity New Zealand ukuze ufunde kabanzi ngaleli gciwane, umthelela elingaba nawo kubalimi, nokunqanda noma iyiphi ingozi yokusabalala kwaleli gciwane."
"Sizobe sesibheka ukuthi kungenzeka yini ukuthi kuliqedwe, noma kuzodingeka yini ukuthi sisebenzisane nabalimi ukuphatha umthelela walo esikhathini eside esizayo."
Izinhlobonhlobo ze-Innovator ze izambane yagcina ukungeniswa njenge-germplasm eNew Zealand ngoJulayi 2011.
I-Innovator yimbatata yohlobo lwe-russet enamehlo angajulile nenyama enombala kakhilimu. Ukumelana okuphezulu nama-cyst nematodes, isifo sezinsumpa, amaqabunga kanye nesifo se-tuber. I-Innovator iyinhlobonhlobo enhle kakhulu yokubilisa, ukubhaka kanye French ukuthosa. I-Innovator ine-flavour enhle ngokumangalisayo. Ikhono lokuphindisela kusuka kusitoreji sesikhathi eside lenza lokhu kube yizinhlobonhlobo ezinhle zeprosesa. (Ngokuzithoba: HZPC) Amazambane athintekile angabonisa izimpawu kufaka phakathi ukuhlanekezela esikhunjeni, ukuqhekeka okujulile, nama-arcs anemibala yokugqwala, ama-streaks noma ama-fleck enyameni ye-tuber.
IBiosecurity New Zealand iphenya ukuthi kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi leli gciwane lingene kuleli.