Naphezu kwempumelelo ekwandiseni ukukhiqizwa kokudla, ingxenye yezitshalo zokudla emhlabeni iyamoshwa ngenxa yokubola okubangelwa amagciwane. Izitshalo zaziwa ngokukhipha inhlanganisela yezinto eziphilayo eziguquguqukayo emvelweni, ezingase zisetshenziselwe ukuhlonza izifo kusenesikhathi nokuvikela ukulahleka kwezitshalo. Ucwaningo olusha olwenziwa yi-Hebrew University of Jerusalem kanye ne-Israel Agricultural Research Organisation (Vulcani Institute) seludale inzwa yebhayoloji ukuze kutholwe izifo ezifihlekile kuma-tubers amazambane, okungenye yezinto ezithengiswa kakhulu kwezolimo kwa-Israyeli, ngokukhiqizwa konyaka okungafika ku-700000. amathani, imibiko I-STMEGI.
Abalimi bakwa-Israel bangenisa amazambane asuka eYurophu ukuze atshalwe, futhi iphesenti elithile lalezi zigaxa ezivela kwamanye amazwe zifika sezivele zinezifo ezibangela ukubola futhi zehlise kakhulu izinga. Abacwaningi base-Hebrew University kanye ne-Vulcani Institute benze inzwa ethola izifo zamazambane futhi ingasiza ekuvimbeleni ukusabalala kwazo.
Intuthuko, ezoshicilelwa kumagazini olandelayo wephephabhuku lesayensi yamakhemikhali i-Talanta, yenziwa uDkt. Doreen Harpaz kanye nomfundi wakhe we-PhD u-Boris Veltman e-Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment e-Hebrew University ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukaDkt. Evgeny Yeltsov ovela eVulcani Institute. Abacwaningi babambisane noDkt. Sarit Melamed kanye noDkt. Tzipora Titel (I-Vulcani Institute) kanye noDkt. Leah Tsror (Isikhungo Sokucwaninga sase-Gilat).
Inzwa isuselwe kwinhlanganisela ye-smart bioengineering ne-optics. Uma iseduze ne-tuber yamazambane enegciwane, isici sebhaktheriya esikuyo siqala ukukhipha ukukhanya, amandla ayo ancike ekugxilweni nasekubunjweni kwamakhemikhali e-purefactive emoyeni. Ngokusho kukaDkt. Yeltsov, "Ukuqina kokukhanya okukhishwa iphaneli yebhaktheriya kukuvumela ukuba uhlaziye ngokushesha lesi sifo ngisho nangaphambi kokubonakala kwezimpawu ezibonakalayo." Lokhu kukuvumela ukuthi uhlukanise izilimo eziyizigaxa ezigulayo ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka, ukuvimbela ukukhula noma ukusabalala kokubola kwezinye izitshalo.
Ngesikhathi socwaningo, inzwa ithole lesi sifo kuma-tubers angazange abonise izimpawu ezibonakalayo zokutheleleka, futhi phambi kwezilimo eziyizigaxa ezinegciwane zikhipha ukukhanya okuphindwe kabili okunamandla kunalapho kuhlolwa amazambane anempilo.
Ukutholwa kwezifo kusenesikhathi kunikeza inzuzo enkulu kubalimi bokudla. UDkt. Doreen Harpaz: "Inzwa yebhayoloji ingasetshenziselwa ukubona ngokushesha nangabizi ukubola okucashile kumazambane, ukuthuthukisa ukulawulwa kwezitshalo nokunciphisa ukumosheka kokudla, okubaluleke kakhulu enkingeni yokudla ekhona emhlabeni jikelele."