Chaka chino ndikumbukira zaka 50 zothandizana pakati pa Washington State Potato Commission (WSPC) ndi Washington State University (WSU) pakuyesa mbewu zambiri za mbatata. Chikumbutsochi chidzakondwerera pa June 27, 2013 patsiku la pachaka cha Munda wa Mbatata ku WSU's Othello Research Station.
Chaka chilichonse WSU's Othello Research Station imakhala ndi magawo ambiri azitsanzo za mbewu za mbatata. Mitundu yosiyanasiyana ya mbewu imabzalidwa ndikuyang'aniridwa pazinthu zabwino monga matenda, ma virus, herbicide ndi zina zomwe zitha kuwonongeka. Pomwe ambiri omwe amalima mbatata ku Washington amagula mbatata zawo kumadera omwe amalima mbewu kunja kwa malowa, mayeserowa amaperekanso malo omwe opanga mbewu ndi olima amatha kuwona momwe mitundu ya mbeuyo imagwirira ntchito kum'mawa kwa Washington.
"Chomwe chimapangitsa kuti mwambowu ukhale wofunikira sikuti akungokondwerera zaka 50, koma kuti ndichitsanzo chabwino cha mtundu wopambana womwe makampani ndi mayunivesite angakhale nawo atagwirira ntchito limodzi," atero Pulofesa Wothandizira Dr. Mark Pavek ndi Katswiri Wowonjezera ndi Kafukufuku wa Potato ku Washington State University. “Mbeu ya mbatata ndi yamoyo ndipo potero imakhala ndi matenda osiyanasiyana komanso ma virus. Mayeserowa amathandizira kuti alimi azitha kunena za mbewu zawo. ”
Malinga ndi a Raina Spence, Director of Industry Outreach for the WSPC, "WSPC ndi WSU ali ndi mgwirizano wokhalitsa womwe wapangitsa kuti kuyesedwa kwa mbewu kukhala gawo lofunikira pakufufuza kwathu. Ndalama zoyeserera zimachokera ku bajeti ya pachaka ya WSPC's Research & technical Committee. Kenako akatswiri owonjezera, asayansi ofufuza komanso ophunzira omwe amaliza maphunziro awo ku WSU amatenga nawo gawo pachaka kubzala, kuwunika komanso kuwongolera mayesowo.
Chitsanzo chimodzi chomwe chikuwonetsa kufunikira kwa kuyesedwa kwa mbewu kwa alimi a mbatata ku Washington komanso kulimba kwa mgwirizano pakati pa mabungwe onsewa kumachokera pazopereka zaposachedwa zomwe WSPC idapereka ku Othello Research Station ya WSU. Zida zothirira zakale zomwe zagwiritsidwa ntchito pamalo opangira kafukufuku zinayamba kuopseza kupambana. Zotsatira zake WSPC idagula ma pivots atatu apakati, ngati gawo lokonzanso njira yothirira ya siteshoni, kuti iwonetsetse kuti kuyesa kwa mbewu ndi zina zofufuza pasiteshoni zipitilira mtsogolo.