04/28/2023

Refereed Journal Papers 

Fan G, Wang Q, Xu J, Chen N, Zhu W, Duan S, Yang X, De Jong WS, Guo Y, Jin L, Li G. 2022. Fine mapping and candidate gene prediction of tuber shape controlling Ro locus based on integrating genetic and transcriptomic analyses in potato. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23:1470. https:// doi.org/10.3390/ijms23031470 

Haynes KG, Qu XS, Bamberg J. 2022. Germplasm release: true potato seed (TPS) from a late blight resistant, long-day adapted diploid potato population that is segregating for early blight resistance. American Journal of Potato Research 99:321-325. 

Hoopes G, Meng X, Hamilton JP, Achakkagari SR, de Alves Freitas Guesdes F, Bolger ME, Coombs JJ, Esselink D, Kaiser NR, Kodde L, Kyriakidou M, Lavrijssen B, van Lieshout N, Shereda R, Tuttle HK, Vaillancourt B, Wood JC, de Boer JM, Bornowski N, Bourke P, Douches D, van Eck HJ, Ellis D, Feldman MJ, Gardner KM, Hopman JCP, Jiang J, De Jong WS, Kuhl JC, Novy RG, Oome S, Sathuvalli V, Tan EH, Ursum RA, Vales MI, Vining K, Visser RGF, Vossen J, Yencho GC, Anglin NL, Bachem CWB, Endelman JB, Shannon LM, Strömvik MV, Tai HH, Usadel B, Buell CR, and Finkers R. 2022. Phased, chromosome-scale genome assemblies of tetraploid potato reveals a complex genome, transcriptome, and predicted proteome landscape underpinning genetic diversity. Molecular Plant 15: 520-536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molp.2022.01.003. 

Krupek F, Zotarelli L, Sargent SA, Rowland DL, and Dittmar P. 2022. Vine desiccation timing strategies for enhanced harvest and storage quality of early-maturing potato cultivars. Potato Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11540-022-09550-3 

Xue WY, Haynes KG, Clarke CR, and Qu XS. 2022. Genetic dissection of early blight resistance in tetraploid potato. Frontiers in Plant Science 13:851538. 

Xue WY, Haynes KG, and Qu XS. 2021. Resistance to Phytophthora infestans clonal lineage US-23 in potato cultivars and its relationship with early blight resistance and tuber yield. Plant Disease 105:3956-3966. 

Published Abstracts 

Ekbataniamiri F, Ge T, Johnson SB, Larkin R, and Hao J. 2022. Investigating surface water in association with potato blackleg and soft rot. American Journal of Potato Research 100: #28. DOI: 10.1007/s12230-022-09868-1. (abst) 

Zhang X, Ge T, Fan X, Chim BK, Johnson SB, Porter G, and Hao J. 2022. Impact of inoculation methods on potato tuber responses to Dickeya dianthicola infection. 2022 Annual Meeting of American Phytopathological Society, August 5 – 10, 2022. Pittsburg, PA. (abst) 

Zotarelli L, Wade T, England GK, and Christensen CT. 2022. Development of nitrogen fertilizer strategies using yield goal for chipping potatoes. 11th World Potato Congress. Dublin, Ireland. P-008. p.127. https://wpc2022ireland.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Abstract-Book-WPC-2022_01.07.pdf (abst) 

Other Publications 

Andrade, M.H.L., L.G. Pesantes, C.T. Christensen, L. Sharma, L. Zotarelli. 2022. Seed spacing recommendations for table-stock potato cultivars in Florida: HS1446, 09/2022. EDIS 2022 (6). https:// doi.org/10.32473/edis-HS1446-2022 

De Jong, W.S. and M. Falise. 2022. Cornell potato breeding program annual report. 18 pp. 

Clough, M. and G.C. Yencho. North Carolina Potato Variety Trial and Breeding Report 2022. 47 pp. (available online at https://potatoes.cals.ncsu.edu/) 

Clough, M. and G.C. Yencho. North Carolina Potato Variety Trial and Breeding NE1731 State Report 2022. 12 pp. (available online at https://potatoes.cals.ncsu.edu/) 

Kleinhenz, M.D., J.M. Speicher, and S.D. Walker. 2022. 2022 Ohio Potato Germplasm Evaluation Report, Horticulture and Crop Science Series No. 887 November 2022, XX pp 

Porter, G.A., P. Ocaya, B. MacFarline, and B. Plummer. 2022. Potato variety trial results in Maine, 2021 growing season. SFA Research Report (posted on www and distributed to industry), 2021-01, 32 pp. Also available at https://neproject.medius.re 

Porter, G.A. and P. Ocaya. 2022. Progress report on advanced potato variety testing and potato PVY research - 2021 Growing Season. Report to the Maine Potato Board, February 2022, 9 pp. 

Porter, G.A. and P. Ocaya. 2022. Progress report on Maine potato breeding program – 2021 growing season. Report to the Maine Potato Board, February 2022, 15 pp. 

Qu X.S. and M.W. Peck. 2022. Pennsylvania potato research report, 2021. Penn State College of Agricultural sciences, January 2022. (https://plantpath.psu.edu/research/areas/plant-disease-management/penn-state-potato-research-program/pennsylvania-potato-research-reports). 40 pp. 

Qu XS, Xue WY, Peck MW. 2022. Evaluation of potato cultivars and breeding lines for resistance to late blight in Pennsylvania, 2021. Plant Disease Management Reports 16:V030. 

Qu XS, Xue WY, Peck MW. 2022. Evaluation of potato cultivars and breeding lines for resistance to early blight in Pennsylvania, 2021. Plant Disease Management Reports 16:V029. 

Qu XS, Xue WY, Peck MW. 2022. Field evaluation of potato cultivars and breeding lines for resistance to common scab in Pennsylvania, 2021. Plant Disease Management Reports 16:V031 

Torres Quezada, E. 2022. Virginia potato variety trial report, 2022. Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center, 26 pp. 

Zotarelli, L. and P. Solano. 2022. Florida potato variety trial report, 2022. Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Volume 12. 

Zotarelli, L., T. Wade, G.K. England, C.T. Christensen. 2021. “Nitrogen fertilization guidelines for potato production in Florida: HS1429, 12/2021”. EDIS 2021 (11). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-HS1429-2021 

Zotarelli, L., P.J. Dittmar, P.D. Roberts, J. Desaeger, B. Wells. 2021. Chapter 14. Potato Production: HS733/CV131, rev. 4/2021, EDIS 2021 (33). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-cv131-2021 

PRESENTATIONS: 

Clough, M. and C. Yencho. 2021. NC potato breeding and variety trials. Northeastern regional potato meeting (via ZOOM). Dec 12, 2021. 

Clough, M. and C. Yencho. 2022. NC potato breeding and variety trials. Eastern shore agricultural conference. January 27, 2022. 

Clough, M. and C. Yencho. 2022. NC potato breeding and variety trials. Annual NC Potato Association Meeting. May 16, 2022. 

Hao, J. 2022. Understanding the outbreak of blackleg and soft rot of potato in NE US. PEI Potato Conference, Prince Edward Island, Canada, via Zoom. Mar. 30, 2022. Invited presentation. 

Hao, J. 2022. Multi-tactic Strategies in Managing Potato Diseases. Feb. 15, 2022. Online via Zoom. 

Heroux, L.K., J. Hao, G. Porter and E.H. Tan. 2022. Disease phenotyping with Dickeya dianthicola isolate ME30, a causative agent of potato blackleg soft rot disease. July 19, 2022, Potato Association of America Annual Meeting, Missoula, MT. 

Porter, G.A. and P. Ocaya. 2022. Progress report on potato variety trials and PVY research - 2021 Growing Season. Report to the Maine Potato Board, Presque Isle, ME. March 9, 2022. 

Porter, G.A., P. Ocaya, and K. Brown. 2022. Progress report on Maine potato breeding program – 2021 

02/07/2024

Refereed Journal Papers

Chen Zhou, Victor G. Bucklew, Perry S. Edwards, Chenji Zhang, Jinkai Yang, Philip J. Ryan, David P. Hughes, Xinshun Qu and Zhiwen Liu. 2023.  Portable Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy of Potato Leaves for Pre-Symptomatic Detection of Late Blight Disease.  Applied Spectroscopy 77: 491–499.

da Silva, A.L.B.R., L. Zotarelli, M.D. Dukes, S. Asseng, E. van Santen. 2023. Nitrogen fertilizer strategies for potato under different irrigation methods. Agricultural Water Management, 283:108312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2023.108312

De Jong WS, Halseth DE, Plaisted RL, Wang X, Perry KL, Qu X, Paddock KM, Falise M, Christ BJ, and Porter GA (2023) Lehigh, a Variety with Yellow Flesh and Resistance to the Golden Cyst Nematode and Common Scab.  American Journal of Potato Research 100:163–168.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s12230-022-09900-4

Krupek, F., L. Zotarelli, S.A. Sargent, D.L. Rowland, P. Dittmar. 2022. Vine desiccation timing strategies for enhanced harvest and storage quality of early-maturing potato cultivars. Potato Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11540-022-09550-3

Levina AV, Hoekenga OA, Gordin M, Broeckling C, and De Jong WS (2023) Applying network and genetic analysis to the potato metabolome.  Frontiers in Plant Science 141:108351.  doi 10.3389/fpls.2023.1108351

Martins, V.S., M.H.M.L. Andrade, L.N. Padua, L.A. Miguel, C.C. Fernandes Filho, M.L. Guedes, J.A. Nunes, L. Hoffmann Jr., L. Zotarelli, M. Resende, P.C.S. Carneiro, T.S. Marçal. 2023. Evaluation the impact of modeling the family effect for clonal selection in potato breeding programs. Frontiers in Plant Science. Sec. Plant Breeding. 14:1253706. http://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1253706  

 

Published Abstracts

Dias, H. B., R. Gupta, A.L.B.R. da Silva, L. Zotarelli, S. Asseng, C.H. Porter, G. Hoogenboom. 2023. Evaluating and applying the DSSAT-CSM-Substor model to simulate water and nitrogen responses in spring potato in Northeast Florida [Abstract]. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO. https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2023am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/153900

Gupta, R., H.B. Dias,  A.L.B.R. da Silva, L. Zotarelli, C.H. Porter, G. Hoogenboom. 2023. Evaluating the DSSAT-CSM-Substor model in subirrigated potato-agroecosystem under varied nitrogen fertilizer rates and application timings [Abstract]. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO. https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2023am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/151749

Hoffmann Jr.,L., M.H.M.L. Andrade, P. Collins, C. Yencho, M.F.R. Resende, L. Zotarelli. 2023. Screening heat tolerance of potatoes cultivars and adaptation to Florida environment for future breeding efforts. Proceedings of the Potato Association of America Annual Meeting. Charlottetown, Canada. 101. (in press).

Pesantes L.G., L. Zotarelli, E. van Santen; X. Zhao, G. Maltais-Landry. 2023. Pre-planting and supplementary in-season liquid phosphorus fertilization for Potato. Proceedings of the Potato Association of America Annual Meeting. Charlottetown, Canada. 101. (in press).

Sharma, A., S.K. Sidhu, W. Griffin, L. Zotarelli, L. Sharma. 2023. Sulfur interaction with nitrogen and phosphorus for nutrient uptake efficiency in soil [Abstract]. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO. https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2023am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/150767

Sidhu, S.K., F.R. Bortolozo, A. Sharma, N. Kaur, A.K. Sandhu, M. Singh,  W. Griffin, L. Zotarelli, L. Sharma. 2023. Balancing crop yield and soil quality by optimizing potassium fertilizer application for sustainable production [Abstract]. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO. https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2023am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/150325

Sidhu, S., F. Bortolozo, A. Sharma, N. Kaur, L. Zotarelli, L. Sharma. 2023. Assessing different potassium sources and rates for improving potato tuber quality. Abstract of American Society of Horticultural Sciences Annual Meeting. HortScience. (in press).

Sidhu, S.K., A. Sharma, D.A.H.D.S. Leitao, H. Shellenbarger, N. Kaur, A.K.  Sandhu, L. Zotarelli, L. Sharma.  2023. Sensor-Based potassium management and yield prediction in potato [Abstract]. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO. https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2023am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/150885

Singh, R., S. Kaur, S.K. Sidhu, L. Sharma, R. Singh, V.G. Kakani, L. Zotarelli, A. Sharma, S. Singh. 2023. Nitrogen uptake and yield prediction in potatoes using hyperspectral data and machine learning [Abstract]. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO. https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2023am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/151071

 

Other Publications

De Jong, W.S.  2022.  Cornell potato breeding program annual report (Potato Show&Tell).  25 pp.

Clough, M and GC Yencho.  2022. North Carolina Potato Variety Trial and Breeding Report. 55p

Porter, G.A., P. Ocaya, B. MacFarline, and B. Plummer. 2022. Potato variety trial results in Maine, 2023 growing season. SFA Research Report (posted on www and distributed to industry), 2022-01, 35 pp. Also available at https://neproject.medius.re

Porter, G.A. and P. Ocaya. 2023. Progress report on advanced potato variety testing and potato PVY research - 2022 Growing Season. Report to the Maine Potato Board, February 2023, 9 pp.

Porter, G.A. and P. Ocaya. 2023. Progress report on Maine potato breeding program – 2022 growing season. Report to the Maine Potato Board, February 2023, 17 pp.

Qu, X. Pennsylvania Potato Research Report, 2022 (https://plantpath.psu.edu/research/areas/plant-disease-management/penn-state-potato-research-program/pennsylvania-potato-research-reports).

 

Presentations:

Andrade, M. H. M. L.  National Fry Processing Trials, Potato Variety Trials, and Potato Breeding.  2023 Aroostook Research Farm Potato Field Day in Honor of Dr. Greg Porter, August 16, 2023, Presque Isle.

Brown-Donovan K, M. H. M. L. Andrade, E. H. Tan, G. A. Porter. Initial Application of Genomic Selection in the University of Maine Potato Program. Potato Association of America 107th Annual Meeting, July 23-27, 2023, Charlottetown, PEI.

Clough, M and GC Yencho.  NC potato breeding and variety trials. North Carolina Potato Growers annual meeting, Elizabeth City NC, December 8, 2023

Porter, G.A. and P. Ocaya. 2023. Progress report on potato variety trials and PVY research - 2022 Growing Season. Report to the Maine Potato Board, Presque Isle, ME. March 2023.

Porter, G.A., and P. Ocaya. 2023. Progress report on Maine potato breeding program – 2023. Report to the Maine Potato Board, Presque Isle, ME. March 2023.

Qu, X.  Penn State Potato Variety Trials in 2022. Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention, Hershey, PA, February 2, 2023.

Qu, X.  Potato Trials at Penn State 2023. Potato Twilight Field Meeting, Lehigh County, PA, September 14, 2023.

Zotarelli L., M. Resende. 2023. Advancements toward sustainable management of irrigation, nutrients, and genetic improvement of potatoes in Florida. Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) – Clima Temperado, Pelotas, Brazil. 06/12/2023.

Zotarelli L., M. Resende. 2023. Advancements toward sustainable management of irrigation, nutrients, and genetic improvement of potatoes in Florida. International Potato Center, Lima, Peru. 06/14/2023.

 

Tours, Field Days, Work Shops, Trade Shows:

Clough, M and GC Yencho.  North Carolina Potato Growers annual bus tour and show and tell, May 21, 2023

De Jong, W.  Twilight grower meeting at site of on-farm chip potato trial, 24 August 2023, Arkport, NY

Hoffmann, L., P. Solano, L. Zotarelli, M. Resende. 2023. Potato breeding and heat tolerance. 2023 Handouts for UF/IFAS Potato Feld Day. 1p. 04/14/2023

Qu, X. Potato Variety Demonstration Show, Penn State’s Ag progress Days, Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center, Centre County, PA, August 8-10, 2023.

Qu, X. Potato Variety Demonstration Show, Lehigh County, PA, September 14, 2023.

Zotarelli, L., P. Solano, L. Hoffmann, M. Resende. 2023. UF/IFAS Potato Variety Program – Partnership with the private industry. 2023 Handouts for UF/IFAS Potato Feld Day. 1p. 04/14/2023

Oliveira, J.M., L. Zotarelli. 2023. Precision subirrigation using automation of irrigation and drain valves. 2023 Handouts for UF/IFAS Potato Feld Day. 1p. 04/14/2023

 

Newspaper, Radio, Television Media Articles:

Anonymous. 2023. Potato breeding program launches at UF/IFAS center. Hometown News. May, 25, 2023. https://www.hometownnewsvolusia.com/news/potato-breeding-program-launches-at-uf-ifas-center/article_0b06f20e-fa45-11ed-aa9a-dfb97716feee.html

Rusnak, P. 2023. New potato breeding program on the grow in northeast Florida. Growing Produce. https://www.growingproduce.com/vegetables/potatoes/new-potato-breeding-program-on-the-grow-in-northeast-florida/