Projects 2022-23
Northwest Potato Research Consortium
Cooperative Effort of the Potato Commissions of ID, OR, & WA
Current Projects -- Growing year 2022, Commission fiscal year 2022-23
(Contact information for each scientist is listed at the end of this document.)
Plant Pathology/Soil Health |
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| Markus Kleber, Brian Charlton | Growth stimulating effects and disease suppression of natural polyphenolic substances for different potato varieties and different soil types – second year evidence | |
| Jeff Miller, Nora Olsen | Management of Fusarium dry rot of Clearwater Russet | |
| Kylie Swisher Grimm | Support for the investigation of emerging and persistent potato diseases in the Northwest | |
| Kiwamu Tanaka | Testing plant-defense elicitation compounds and antimicrobial agents to control silver scurf disease | |
| James Woodhall | A network of spore samplers as an early warning detection system for foliar potato pathogens | |
| Tim Paulitz, Deirdre Griffin Lahue, Cynthia Gleason, Ken Frost | Comparison of potato yields, soil health, and pathogen loads in virgin and non-virgin soils | |
| Jeff Miller, James Woodhall, Nora Olsen | Management of Powdery Scab and Potato Mop Top Virus | |
| Jeff Miller, James Woodhall | Interaction between anastomosis groups of Rhizoctonia solani and in-furrow fungicide applications | |
| Chakradhar Mattupalli, Kiwamu Tanaka | Development of off-field methods for screening resistance to powdery scab, potato mop-top virus, and silver scurf | |
| Ken Frost, Sagar Sathuvalli, Brian Charlton | Developing integrated management tactics for powdery scab | |
| Jeff Miller | Reduced fungicide applications for managing early blight/brown spot on disease resistant cultivars | |
| Kiwamu Tanaka, Roy Navarre | Exploring germination-stimulating factors for resting spores of the powdery scab pathogen and testing their potential to diminish soil inoculum | |
Nematology |
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| Cynthia Gleason, Joe Kuhl, Allan Caplan | Harnessing the natural resistance of Solanum sisymbriifolium for generating root-knot nematode resistance in potato | |
| Cynthia Gleason | Mimicking enhanced calcium signaling for potato resistance against M. chitwoodi | |
| Cynthia Gleason, Sam Chavoshi, Inga Zasada | Automated identification of plant-parasitic nematodes of potato at genus and species level | |
| Louise-Marie Dandurand, Joe Kuhl, Allan Caplan, Fangming Xiao, Inga Zasada |
Functional Genomics of Solanum sisymbriifolium (Litchi Tomato) Immunity for PCN Eradication | |
| Alan Schreiber | Development of New Nematicides for Potatoes | |
Potato Virus |
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| Aymeric Goyer | Hiding in plain sight: investigating the genetics that determine the (in-) visibility of PVY | |
| Alex Karasev, Ken Frost | Monitoring the PVY strains in Othello and Hermiston trials | |
Entomology |
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| Alan Schreiber | Development of Insecticides for Pacific Northwest Potatoes | |
| Tim Waters | Quantifying Crop Safety and Efficacy when Tank Mixing Insecticides and Fungicides | |
| Rodney Cooper, Dave Horton, Tim Waters | Identifying biological controls of insect vectors in non-crop habitats of the Columbia Basin | |
| Rodney Cooper, Gina Angelella | RNA-based pesticides to manage insect-vectored plant pathogens in potato | |
| Gina Angelella, Kylie Swisher Grimm | Exploring alternatives to neonicotinoids for insect-vectored virus management in potatoes | |
Cropping Systems, Plant Physiology |
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| Ray Qin, Aymeric Goyer, Rhett Spear | Evaluation of Potassium Fertilization on the Yield and Quality of Different Potato Varieties | |
| Roy Navarre, Mark Pavek | Development of better methods to determine cultivar resistance to internal discoloration from heat necrosis, after-cooking darkening, blackheart and hollow heart | |
| Gustavo Teixeira, Nora Olsen, Rhett Spear | Using respiration and respiratory quotient (RQ) in overall potato storage management | |
| Pam Hutchinson | Potato vine kill speed and tuber maturity at application time: Impact on bruise and risk for subsequent development of fusarium dry rot, pink rot, and pythium leak | |
Breeding/Variety Development |
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Jacob Blauer |
Postharvest Quality of Clones in the Western Regional Potato Variety Development Program | |
| Mark Pavek | In-Field Testing to Identify New Potato Varieties and Best Management Practices for Growers | |
| Rhett Spear, Rich Novy, Mike Thornton | Breeding and Selecting Russet and Specialty Varieties with Improved Tuber Qualities, Disease and Pest Resistance, and Sustainability | |
| Rhett Spear, Nora Olsen, Gustavo Teixeira | Storage Requirements for New and “Potential Release” Cultivars for the Potato Industry | |
| Sagar Sathuvalli, Brian Charlton, Clint Shock | Genetic Improvement and Cultivar Development of Russet, Chip and Specialty Potatoes for the PNW Potato Industry | |
| Kylie Swisher Grimm, Sagar Sathuvalli | Pyramiding of Potato virus Y and Columbia Root-knot Nematode resistances using greenhouse and molecular marker screening | |
| Max Feldman, Mark Pavek, Sagar Sathuvalli | Advancement of disease resistant germplasm using quantitative genetics and marker-assisted selection | |
Funded Scientists: Growing year 2022, Commission fiscal year 2022-23 |
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| Scientist Name | Affiliation/Institution | |
| Gina Angelella | USDA Agricultural Research Service, Wapato, WA | |
| Jake Blauer | Washington State University, Pullman, WA | |
| Allan Caplan | University of Idaho, Moscow, ID | |
| Brian Charlton | ||
| Sam Chavoshi | Agnema, Richland, WA | |
| Rodney Cooper | ||
| Dave Crowder | ||
| Louise-Marie Dandurand | ||
| Kasia Duellman | ||
| Max Feldman | ||
| Ken Frost | ||
| Cynthia Gleason | ||
| Aymeric Goyer | ||
| Deirdre Griffin LaHue | Washington State University, Mount Vernon, WA | |
| Dave Horton | ||
| Alex Karasev | ||
| Marus Kleber | ||
| Joe Kuhl | ||
| Chakradhar Mattupalli | Washington State University, Mount Vernon, WA | |
| Jeff Miller | ||
| Roy Navarre | USDA Agricultural Research Service, Prosser WA | |
| Rich Novy | ||
| Nora Olsen | ||
| Tim Paulitz | USDA Agricultural Research Service, Pullman WA | |
| Mark Pavek | ||
| Ray Qin | ||
| Sagar Sathuvalli | ||
| Alan Schreiber |
Agriculture Development Group, Inc., Eltopia, WA 509-539-4537; aschreib@centurytel.net |
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| Rhett Spear | ||
| Kylie Swisher Grimm | ||
| Kiwamu Tanaka | ||
| Gustavo Teixeira | University of Idaho, Kimberly, ID | |
| Mike Thornton | ||
| Tim Waters | ||
| James Woodhall | ||
| Fangming Xiao | ||
| Inga Zasada | ||
