Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

Progress on potato breeding, pest and disease screening, and genomic selection, which holds considerable promise to accelerate breeding progress, is now underway in ME, NC and FL. NY released a new chip variety in 2024, ‘Titus’, whose primary attributes are high yield, mid-season maturity, and moderate specific gravity. The maturity makes it well suited for the northeast where the growing season is shorter than in the western US, while the modest specific gravity helps reduces the frequency of blackspot bruise in our stony soils. The cooperate-to-minimize redundancy of the NE potato breeding team, long a central feature of the project, continues, exemplified by PA testing clones from ME, NC and NY breeding programs for resistance to late blight, early blight, and common scab.

This multidisciplinary, regional project utilizes the potato breeding and variety development expertise in the eastern US to breed, select, and develop new potato varieties for growers at all scales of production.  It encourages the pooling of regional resources and promotes increased communication within the potato community located in the northeast, mid-Atlantic, and southeast. The overarching goal of this project is to identify new potato varieties for use in the Northeastern, mid-Atlantic, and Southeastern US, which will contribute to a more sustainable and profitable potato industry.

Even after a variety has been released, it can take many years until it becomes clear how well the variety has met industry needs.  Looking back at varieties released by this project over the past ten years, the following have had an especially significant impact (ranking among the top 100 potato varieties grown in the U.S. in 2024 based on seed acreage).

- Caribou Russet, released by ME in 2015 for fry processing and russet fresh market, has been rapidly adopted due to high yields, scab and verticillium resistance, and excellent consumer quality. Certified seed acreage rose to 2268 acres, making it the 10^th most widely grown variety in 2024. 

- Hamlin Russet was released by ME in 2021 for early fry processing and russet fresh market and is moderately resistant to common scab; seed acreage in 2024 rose to 543 acres (ranks 36th in the US).

- Lady Liberty, a chipping variety released by NY in 2018, is resistant to the golden nematode and PVY; at 670 acres of seed, it ranked 29^th in 2023.

- Bliss, another NY chipping variety, was released in early 2023 and currently ranks 58^th (248 acres of seed).

- The NY-released Lamoka is now the 7th most planted variety, with 3489 acres in 2024.

On the east coast, potato varieties released by the NE2231 group were grown on 3,869 seed acres in Maine and New York during 2024, with a seed potato value of approximately $11.9 million. This seed crop has the potential to plant 33,990 acres in 2025, with a ware value estimated at $110.5 million.

The NE2231 project and its predecessors have: 1) allowed potato breeders to share breeding materials and trial results; 2) facilitated potato germplasm selection and evaluation under diverse environmental conditions in the eastern US; 3) given research and extension personnel the opportunity to evaluate new selections from several potato breeding programs; 4) facilitated regional germplasm screening for specific characteristics at a single location (e.g. early blight, late blight, and common scab resistance in PA; scab and virus resistance in ME; nematode resistance in NY); 5) developed variety profiles and cultural recommendations for potato selections that enter commercial production; and 6) resulted in the release and adoption of many important US potato cultivars. 

Short-term Outcomes:

1. Eastern potato growers need new potato varieties that are highly productive and less susceptible to stress, diseases, and insects than current varieties. This regional potato breeding and trial network produces new potato varieties and evaluates their potential to serve fresh, processing, and specialty potato markets in the East. These new varieties will improve grower profitability by increasing yields, enhancing market quality, and/or decreasing costs associated with pests. Farm gate receipts for Eastern potatoes exceed $460M per year. Potatoes can cost more than $3000 per acre to produce and devastating diseases such as pink rot and/or late blight can totally destroy the crop. Resistant varieties greatly decrease the risk of losses and, in the case of late blight resistance and plant viruses, can reduce production costs by reducing the number of chemical sprays applied to protect the crop. Several areas in NY could not produce potatoes without the golden nematode resistant varieties developed as part of this and other research projects.  Potato virus Y (PVY) has become increasingly difficult to control and seed producers have lost millions of dollars to this pest in recent years. All of our breeding programs develop new plant materials with resistance or tolerance to one or more of these important plant pests. As noted above, several of our advanced selections that are in or heading toward commercialization trials are resistant to one or more important pests.  Internal heat necrosis (IHN) is a common stress-related defect in the mid-Atlantic and southeastern U.S. While several of our trial sites help our programs screen for this defect, NC provides an excellent screening site for selecting more stress-tolerant potato varieties. In 2023 NC screened 284 clones from other eastern potato breeding programs to assess heat tolerance and adaptation to the southeast.

2. Genomic selection holds much promise to accelerate breeding progress. NC phenotyped and genotyped (with assistance from FL) 600 second year clones to generate breeding values for specific gravity and marketable yield; this data was used to inform selection of third year clones. ME genotyped another 188 third year clones, bringing their total training population up to 768 genotyped and phenotyped clones. FL genotyped a population that includes the chipping and fresh market parents of their nascent breeding program at 22,000 SNP loci using the Flex-Seq platform. Preliminary training of their genomic selection models resulted in prediction accuracies of 0.58 for marketable yield and 0.44 for specific gravity.

3. Field trials were conducted from ME to FL to help select promising potato clones that are worthy of commercialization. Advanced clones from our project were introduced to growers through field days, presentations, publications, web sites, and direct contact with stakeholders. Over the years, the eastern regional project has resulted in the release of many commercially important potato varieties. Just in the past decade our releases include the following ‘top 100’ cultivars: Caribou Russet, released by ME in 2015 for fry processing and russet fresh market, was the 10^th most widely grown variety in 2023;  Lady Liberty, a chipping variety released by NY in 2018, ranked 36^th in 2023;  Hamlin Russet, released by ME during 2021 for early fry processing and russet fresh market, currently ranks 42^nd;  Bliss, another NY chipping variety, was released in early 2023 and currently ranks 76^th.  Older and still widely grown varieties developed by this project include: Lamoka, the most widely grown cold-storage chipping variety in the US (released by NY in 2011; ranks 7^th); Waneta, another NY cold-storage processing variety (released in 2011, ranks 14^th); Lehigh, a yellow fleshed cultivar (released by NY in 2007, ranks 47^th).  Historical potato seed acreage data is available at https://potatoassociation.org/seed-acres-reports/

4. The project places special emphasis on breeding and selecting clones with resistance to late blight, early blight, scab, golden nematode races Ro1 and Ro2, and PVY. Advanced clones and recent variety releases from our programs typically have resistance to several important potato pests and/or physiological disorders. As an example, Caribou Russet has resistance to verticillium wilt, common scab, soft rot, and powdery scab as well as excellent bruise resistance. Cornell releases typically have golden nematode resistance and scab tolerance, plus many recent releases also have resistance to PVY and late blight. Brodie (NY140) was released during 2018 and is the first U.S. cultivar with resistance to golden nematode race Ro2 and it is also resistant to race Ro1. Ro1 is the long-time golden nematode pest in NY, while Ro2 is a newer race that has become increasingly difficult to manage.  Golden nematode cannot be effectively managed without resistant varieties.  Marker-assisted selection for PVY and golden nematode resistance is now an integral part of our breeding programs. Disease screening trials in PA evaluated varieties and advanced breeding clones for early blight, late blight, and common scab resistance. ME also conducts screening studies for susceptibility to important potato diseases (e.g. verticillium wilt, common scab, soft rot, pink rot, fusarium, PVY, etc.). NY screens all of its advanced clones for common scab (field screening) and golden nematode (bioassay) resistance. These data are used to select resistant varieties/breeding clones. Disease resistant varieties generated by this project have the potential to greatly reduce growers’ losses to devastating diseases such as late blight and can also reduce production costs.
5. Our project web site and searchable database continues to grow in size and utility. The database has now migrated to the more powerful, user-friendly Variety Data Management (VDM) platform (https://neproject.medius.re/).  The web site provides current contact information for project cooperators and recent research reports, as well as access to our searchable regional variety database and a dynamic summary generator for all released varieties. This new database can provide side-by-side comparative data for potato clones and varieties as well as advanced analytical tools which help stakeholders and researchers determine which advanced clones are worthy of commercialization trials.
   
   
   

   Outputs: 

   Cultivars released this year:

   Titus, formerly evaluated as NY165, was named and released in early 2024. Titus is a chipping variety with high yield, mid-season maturity, and moderate specific gravity. The maturity makes it well suited for the northeast where the growing season is shorter than in the western US, while the modest specific gravity helps reduce the frequency of blackspot bruise in our stony soils. Chip color from storage is very good. Titus is moderately resistant to common scab and resistant to golden nematode (race Ro1), late blight (race US-23) and PVY. 

   
   
   

Refereed Journal Papers

Agha, H.I., J.B. Endelman, J. Chittwood-Brown, M. Clough, J. Coombs, W.S. De Jong, D.S. Douches, C. Higgins, D. Holm, R. Novy, M.F.R. Resende, V. Sathuvalli, A. L. Thompson, G. C. Yencho, L. Zotarelli, L.M. Shannon. 2024. Genotype-by-Environment interactions and local adaptation shape selection in the United States National Chip Processing Trial. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 137:99. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-024-04610-3 

da Silva, A.L.B.R., H.B. Dias, R. Gupta, L. Zotarelli, S. Asseng, M.D. Dukes, C. Porter, G. Hoogenboom. 2024. Assessing the impact of irrigation and nitrogen management on potato performance under varied climate in Florida. Agricultural Water Management, 295:108769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2024.108769

Sandhu, A.K., A.K. Sharma, N. Kaur, S.K. Sindu, R. Singh, L. Zotarelli, K.T. Morgan, C.T. Christensen, L. Sharma. 2024. Evaluate the phosphorus application response in potatoes under high phosphorus soil test in Florida. Farming System :(2)100067. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.farsys.2023.100067

Sharma, A.K., A. Singh, S.K. Sandhu; L. Zotarelli, L. Sharma. 2024. Fresh leaf spectroscopy to estimate the crop nutrient status of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). Potato Res. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11540-024-09766-5

Sharma, A.K., S.K. Sandhu, A. Singh, L. Zotarelli, L. Sharma. 2024. Optimizing UAV hyperspectral imaging for predictive analysis of nutrient concentrations, biomass growth, and yield prediction of potatoes. Am. J. Potato Res. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12230-024-09966-2

Sharma, A.K., A.K. Sandhu, S.K. Sidhu, S. Riley, U. Ahmad, W. Griffin, L. Zotarelli, L. K. Sharma. 2023. Sulfur source effects on soil sulfur concentration, vegetation indices, biomass, and sulfur uptake in potato. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment, 7:e20530. https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20530 

Sharma, A.K., L. Zotarelli, C.T. Christensen, L. K. Sharma. 2024. Assessing the impact of sulfur application on potato sulfur uptake and yield in sandy soils of Florida. Potato Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11540-024-09727-y 

Sidhu, S.K., L. Zotarelli, L.K. Sharma. 2024. A Review of potassium significance and management approaches in potato production under sandy soils. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment. 2024:3:e12106. https://doi.org/10.1002/sae2.12106

Shelley BA, Pandey B, Sarwar A, Douches D, Collins P, Qu X, Pasche J, Clarke CR. 2024. The Role of Soil Abundance of TxtAB in Potato Common Scab Disease Severity. Phytopathology 114:1176-1185.  

Ma, X., Zhang, X., Stodghill, P., Rioux, R., Shrestha, S., Babler, B., Rivedal, H.M., Frost, K., Hao, J., Secor, G., and Swingle, B. 2024. Analysis of soft rot Pectobacteriaceae population diversity in US potato growing regions between 2015 and 2022. Frontiers in Microbiology 15:1403121. DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.140312.

Klasek, S., Crants, J., Abbas, T. Ashley, K., Bolton, M. Celovsky, M., Gudmestead, N. Hao, J., Ibarra Caballero, J., Jahn, C., Kamgan Nkuekam, G., Lankau, R., Larkin, R., Lopez, E., Miller, J., Moore, A., Pasche, J., Ruark, M., Schroeder, B., Shan, S., Skillman, V., Srour, A., Stasko, A., Steinke, K., and Steward, J. 2024. Potato soil core microbiomes are regionally variable

across the continental US. Phytomiomes Journal 8:168-178. DOI: 10.1094/PBIOMES-07-23-0060-R.

Teng, L., J., Zhang, X., Fan, X. W. Askarizadeh, M., Ashley, K., Morris, Gao, Y.H., S., Chim, B.K., and Hao, J. 2024. Field evaluation of Orondis Gold for controlling pink rot of potato in Maine, 2023. Plant Disease Management Reports, 18: V029.

Gao, Y.H., Zhang, X.Y., Teng, L.J., Fan, X.W., Askarizadeh, M., Ashley, K.A., Morris, S., Zhang, X.Y., and Hao, J. 2024. Effect of seed treatment using fungicides for the control of black scurf of potato in Maine, 2023. Plant Disease Management Reports, 18: ST003.

Fan, X.W., Zhang, X.Y., Teng, L.J., Morris, S., Gao, Y.H., Askarizadeh, M., Ashley, K.A., Chim, B.K., Zhang, X., and Hao, J.J. 2024. Evaluation of fungicides for controlling foliar diseases of potatoes in Maine, 2023. Plant Disease Management Reports, 18: V060.

Fan, X.W., Zhang, X., Teng, L.J., Morris, S., Gao, Y.H., Askarizadeh, M., Ashley, K.A., Chim, B.K., Zhang, X.Y., and Hao, J. 2024. Evaluation of multiple fungicides to control foliar diseases of potatoes in Maine, 2023. Plant Disease Management Reports, 18: V059.

Teng, L., J., Zhang, X., Fan, X. W. Askarizadeh, M., Gao, Y.H., Ashley, K., Morris, S., Chim, B.K., Zhang, X.Y., Porter, G., and Hao, J. 2024. Examining resistance of potato variety and clones for pink rot in 2023. Plant Disease Management Reports, 18: V049.

Williams, N., Kornelis, G., Tan, E. H., Collins, P. (2024) Report of a Spontaneous Potato Monoploid Resulting from a Biparental Diploid Potato Cross. American Journal of Potato Research https://doi.org/10.1007/s12230-024-09971-5

Published Abstracts

Sharma, A., L. Zotarelli, A. Singh, L. Sharma. 2024. Potato yield prediction using UAV-Hyperspectral imaging [Abstract]. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2024am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/161851

Ricken, E. C.^G, J. de Matos Oliveira, B.A. Silva, C.T. Christensen, E. van Santen, L. Zotarelli. 2024. Improving phosphorus fertilizer use efficiency in potato crop using different sources and timings of application. [Abstract]. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2024am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/161605

Sidhu, S. K., A. Sharma, R. Singh, S. Singh, R. Singh, L.  Zotarelli, L. Sharma. 2024. Potassium interaction with nitrogen and phosphorus: yield response and fertilizer use efficiency in potato production [Abstract]. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2024am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/160811

Sidhu, S. K., L. Zotarelli, E. Babaeian, L.Sharma, L. 2024. Potassium availability in sandy soils and limitations of soil-test based crop response [Abstract]. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2024am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/162102

Zotarelli, L., E.C. Ricken, C.T. Christensen, E. van Santen, L. Sharma, K.T. Morgan. 2024. Regional evaluation of soil p availability and potato yield response to p-fertilizer in northeast Florida [Abstract]. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2024am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/161628

Dhakal R., R. Gupta, L. Hoffman, C. Messina, G. Hoogenboom, L. Zotarelli, M. F. R. Resende. Genomic selection and crop growth modelling applied to potato breeding. 2024. 8th annual UF Plant Breeding Retreat August 7-8, 2024, Daytona Beach Shores, FL, USA.

Agha HI, Endelman JB, Chitwood-Brown J, Clough M, Coombs J, De Jong WS, Douches DS, Higgins C, Holm D, Novy R, Resende MFR, Sathuvalli V, Thompson AL, Yencho CG, Zotarelli L, Shannon LM (2024) Genotype-by-Environment interactions and local adaptation shape selection in the United States National Chip Processing Trial.  Theoretical and Applied Genetics 137:99. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-024-04610-3

De Jong WS, Wang X, Halseth DE, Plaisted RL, Perry KL, Qu X, Paddock KM, Falise M, Dandurand L-M, Christ BJ, and Porter GA (2024) Brodie, a Dual-Purpose Chipping and Tablestock Variety with Resistance to Pathotypes Ro1 and Ro2 of the Golden Cyst Nematode and Partial Resistance to Pathotype Pa2/3 of the Pale Cyst Nematode.  American Journal of Potato Research 101:45-51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12230-023-09939-x 

Anglin NL, Yellareddygari SKR, Gudmestad NC, Sathuvalli V, Brown CR, Feldman M, De Jong WS, Douches DS, Novy RG, Coombs JJ (2024) A Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) Identifies SNPs Associated with Resistance to Tobacco Rattle Virus (TRV) and Potato Mop-Top Virus (PMTV) in a Tetraploid Mapping Population of Potato.  American Journal of Potato Research 101:1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12230-023-09933-3 

Other Publications

Nelson, H., J.M. Oliveira, J. Lai, L. Zotarelli. 2024. Soak of flow? Choosing the right water path for potatoes. Choices Magazine. https://www.choicesmagazine.org/choices-magazine/data-visualizations/soak-or-flow-choosing-the-right-water-path-for-potatoes

Hadjiabadi, S., M.Resende, L.Zotarelli, L. Hoffmann. 2024. Growing superior potato varieties in northeast Florida. Handouts for the 2024 UF/IFAS Potato Field Day. 1p.

Hoffmann, L., P. Solano, B. Barrineau, L. Zotarelli, M. Resende. 2024. Greenhouse: Mini-Tuber Production for Potato Breeding in Hastings, FL. Handouts for the 2024 UF/IFAS Potato Field Day. 1p.

Dhakal, R.^g, L. Hoffmann, L. Zotarelli, M. Resende. 2024. Utilizing genomic selection to accelerate the potato breeding efforts for developing high-yielding varieties suited to Florida. Handouts for the 2024 UF/IFAS Potato Field Day. 1p.

Ricken, E.^G, L. Zotarelli. 2024. Improving phosphorus fertilizer use efficiency in potato crop using different sources, and timings of application. Handouts for the 2024 UF/IFAS Potato Field Day. 1p.

Qu XS, Cohen A. 2024. Evaluation of potato cultivars and breeding lines for resistance to early blight, 2023. Plant Disease Management Reports 18:CF022.

Qu XS, Cohen A. 2024. Evaluation of potato cultivars and breeding lines for resistance to late blight, 2023. Plant Disease Management Reports 18:CF023.

Qu XS, Cohen A. 2024. Evaluation of potato cultivars and breeding lines for resistance to common scab, 2023.  Plant Disease Management Reports 18:CF024.

Hao, J., Teng, L., and Zhang, X. 2024. Advances in the use of bioprotectants/biocontrol agents to control diseases in potato. Chapter 20 Advances in bioprotection of plants against diseases (ed. Professor Shashi Sharma and Dr Minshad Ansari). Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing.

North Carolina Potato Variety Trial and Breeding Report – 2024 (59pp)

North Carolina NE2231 State Report – 2024 (14pp)

De Jong, W.S.  2023.  Cornell potato breeding program annual report (Potato Show&Tell).  29 pp.

Presentations:

2024. Zotarelli, C.T. Christensen, E. Ricken, L. Sharma, K.T. Morgan. 2024. Phosphorus fertilizer rate trials for potato yield response in Northeast Florida. Florida Society of Horticultural Sciences Annual Meeting. June 10, 2024. Orlando, FL.
2025. Zotarelli, C.T. Christensen, E. Ricken, L. Sharma, K.T. Morgan. 2024. Potato marketable yield and plant uptake in response to phosphorus fertilizer from regional trials in Northeast Florida. Florida ASABE Annual Meeting. June 13, 2024. Jensen Beach, FL.

Zotarelli L. 2024. Update on the P fertilizer rate studies for potatoes. University of Florida, IFAS, Plant Nutrient Oversight Committee. Feb 12, 2024. Gainesville, FL.

Hadjiabadi, S., M.Resende, L. Zotarelli, L. Hoffmann. 2024. Growing superior potato varieties in northeast Florida. Handouts for the 2024 UF/IFAS Potato Field Day. Hastings FL, March 29, 2024. 

Hoffmann, L., P. Solano, B. Barrineau, L. Zotarelli, M. Resende. 2024. Greenhouse: Mini-Tuber Production for Potato Breeding in Hastings, FL. Handouts for the 2024 UF/IFAS Potato Field Day. Hastings FL, March 29, 2024. 

Dhakal, R., L. Hoffmann, L. Zotarelli, M. Resende. 2024. Utilizing genomic selection to accelerate the potato breeding efforts for developing high-yielding varieties suited to Florida. Handouts for the 2024 UF/IFAS Potato Field Day. Hastings FL, March 29, 2024. 

Ricken, E.^G, L. Zotarelli. 2024. Improving phosphorus fertilizer use efficiency in potato crop using different sources, and timings of application. Handouts for the 2024 UF/IFAS Potato Field Day. Hastings FL, March 29, 2024. 

Resende. M. Potatoes from Florida: The need for heat tolerance and local adaptation. Florida Society of Horticultural Sciences. Orlando, FL. June 11, 2024

“Penn State Potato Research Trials 2023”. Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention, Hershey, PA, February 1, 2024.

“Penn State Potato Trials 2024”. POTATO TWILIGHT FIELD MEETING, Northampton County, PA, September 17, 2024.

“Potato Virus Y”. POTATO TWILIGHT FIELD MEETING, Northampton County, PA, September 17, 2024.

Zhang, X., Ge, T. Fan, X., Chim, B.K., Johnson, S.B., Porter, G., Larkin, R.P., and Hao, J. Taxonomic switches and interactions of bacterial species causing blackleg and soft rot of potato in the Northeastern United States. Annual Meeting of Potato Association of America, Portland, Oregon. Jul. 21-24, 2024.

Hao, J., Zhang, X., Johnson, S.B., and Larkin, R.P. 2024. Dynamics and interactions of bacterial species causing potato blackleg and soft rot. World Potato Congress. June 23-26, Adelaide, South Australia.

Hao, J. Title: “Understanding the dynamics and taxonomy of pathogens for improved management of potato soft rot.” 2024 Crop Health Conference, Northeastland Hotel, Presque Isle, ME. Dec. 4, 2024.

Hao, J. Title: “Integrating biological and chemical strategies for controlling potato diseases.” 2024 Crop Health Conference, Northeastland Hotel, Presque Isle, ME. Dec. 4, 2024.

Annual NC Potato Association Meeting – 5/20/24

NC Northeastern Regional potato meeting – 11/22/24

LSU Plant Science Symposium – 11/09/24

De Jong, W.  Twilight grower meeting at site of on-farm chip potato trial, 20 August 2024, Arkport, NY

1. Sleeper, M. H. M. L. Andrade, B. K. Chim. Tailoring Spacing to Potato Varieties: Enhancing Growth and Yield, (2024). 2024 Potato Field Day – Aroostook Research Farm, August 10, 2024, Presque Isle, ME.

Andrade, M.H.M.L., “UMaine Potato Breeding and Advanced Clones/ Leveraging Spectral Data in Potato Breeding Selection and Detecting PVY”, 2024 Potato Field Day – Aroostook Research Farm, August 10, 2024, Presque Isle, ME.

Tours, Field Days, Work Shops, Trade Shows:

2024 UF/IFAS Potato Field Day. Hastings FL, March 29, 2024.

Potato Variety Demonstration Show, Penn State’s Ag Progress Days, Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center, Centre County, PA, August 13-15, 2024.

Potato Variety Demonstration Show, Northampton County, PA, September 17, 2024.

Maine Potato Research Field Day –Aroostook Research Farm, Presque Isle, ME. Aug. 14, 2024. ~100 attendees.

Cornell/USDA Potato Field Day, 1 July 2024, Thompson Vegetable Research Farm.  Day-long event showcasing potato research conducted by Cornell and USDA scientists based in Ithaca, NY.

Web-based Reports:

UF-IFAS Vegetable Variety Trials Website. https://hos.ifas.ufl.edu/extension/variety-trials/ - Web page hosting results of variety trials, including potatoes, conducted in the state. Database is updated annually.

Pennsylvania Potato Research Report 2023 (https://plantpath.psu.edu/research/areas/plant-disease-management/penn-state-potato-research-program/pennsylvania-potato-research-reports).

Annual NC Potato Association Field Tour – 5/19/24

Cornell/USDA Potato Field Day, 1 July 2024, Thompson Vegetable Research Farm.  Day-long event showcasing potato research conducted by Cornell and USDA scientists based in Ithaca, NY.

Newspaper, Radio, Television Media Articles:

DeJong, W. 2024. Interviewed about potato and climate resiliency on Marketplace. 9/20/2024 https://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace/the-working-mans-burning-man

Andrade, MHML.  “Can scientists make fruits and veggies resilient to climate change?”. ScienceNews. August, 2024.

Andrade, MHML. “How the potato industry is working to address abiotic stresses in the near future.” Spudman. February, 2024.

Andrade, MHML.    “New head of breeding program wants to save Maine potatoes from climate change.” Bangor Daily News. January 5, 2024.