SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report
Sections
Status: Approved
Basic Information
- Project No. and Title: WERA_OLD27 : Potato Variety Development
- Period Covered: 01/01/2003 to 12/01/2003
- Date of Report: 03/15/2004
- Annual Meeting Dates: 02/09/2004 to 02/09/2004
Participants
Bain, Peggy, mbain@uidaho.edu, University of Idaho; Bragg, Jeff, jbragg@potandon.com, Potandon Produce; Brown, Chuck R., cbrown@pars.ars.usda.gov, USDA, ARS; Carlson, Harry, hlcarlson@ucdavis.edu, UC Intrm. R&E Center; Charlton, Brian A., brian.a.charlton@oregonstate.edu, Oregon State Univ., KES; Essah, Samuel, sessah@lamar.colostate.edu, Colorado State University; Hane, D.C., dan.hane@oregonstate.edu, Hermiston Res. & Ext. Center; Holm, David G., spudmkr@lamar.colostate.edu, San Luis Valley Res. Ctr.; James, Steven R., steven.james@oregonstate.edu, Oregon State University; Kirby, Donald, dwkirby@ucdavis.edu, IREC; Knowles, Richard, rknowles@wsu.edu, Hort. & Landscape Arch.; Koym, Jeff, j-koym@tamu.edu, Texas Agr. Expt. Station; Love, Stephen L., slove@uidaho.edu, University of Idaho; Martin, Mel, mel.martin@simplot.com, Simplot Food Group; Miller, Jr., J. Creighton, jcmillerjr@tamu.edu, Dept. of Horticultural Science; Mosley, Alvin R., alvin.r.mosley@oregonstate.edu, Oregon State University; Naranjo, Patrick, pnaranjo@lamar.colostate.edu, San Luis Valey Res. Center; Navarre, Roy, rnavarre@pars.ars.usda.gov, USDA-ARS; Newberry, George, newgeo@mail.wsu.edu, Washington State Univ.; Novy, Rich, rnovy@uidaho.edu, USDA-ARS; Nunez, Joe, jnunez@ucdavis.edu, U.C. Cooperative Extension; Owen, Curtis, cowen@nmsu.edu, Agr. Science Center; Pavek, Mark J., mjpavek@wsu.edu, Washington State University; Phillips, Herb, hphillips@ucdavis.edu, University of California; Rasmussen, H. Paul, paul@agx.usu.edu, Utah State University; Salaiz, Tom, tsalaiz@uidaho.edu, Univ. of Idaho, Aberdeen; Samuel, Essah, sessah@lamar.colostate.edu, Colorado State University; Scheuring, Douglas, d-scheuring@tamu.edu, Texas A&M University; Schneider, Brian, bschne@uidaho.edu, USDA/ARS; Shock, Clinton, clinton.shock@oregonstate.edu, Malheur Experiment Station; Stewart, Allan, ahstewar@mccain.ca, McCain Produce, Inc.; Stushnoff, Cecil, stushnof@lamar.colostate.edu, Dept. of Horticultural; Thill, Christian A., thill005@umn.edu, Dept. of Horticultural Sci.; Vogt, Glenn, vogtg@lamar.colostate.edu, J.R. Simplot; Voss, Ron, revoss@ucdavis.edu, Vegetable Crops Department; Whitworth, Jonathan, jwhit@uidaho.edu, USDA-ARS; Yilma, Solomon, solomon.yilma@oregonstate.edu, Crop & Soil Science
Accomplishments
The WCC27 scientists have developed a Western Regional Potato Variety database that contains a robust amount of data associated with the project including pictures of many aspects of the program. During the past year the database was hacked into and as a result there is a current effort underway to reestablish the database and it should be back in operation later this year
Approximately 150,000 first year seedlings were produced last year in the program. From these about 1000 selections were made for further evaluation. Other first year selections were received from across the county for consideration in the WCC program. Plant Variety Protection has been sought by Texas for two strains of Texas Russet Norkotah.
A yield record was set in Texas with Russet potatoes at 400 CWT/acre.
WCC27 produced booklets containing data on Russets, Red skinned, and specialy colored lines. Those booklets of a great interest to the potato processors.
The regional trials for the coming year will contain 16 numbered enteries and 4 checks in the Russet category, 6 entries and 3 checks in the Red skinned category and 15 numbered entries and 4 checks in the specialty colored flesh catergory.
Three varieties were entered into the National Trials, Stampede Russet and the numbered lines A-9014-2 and A93157-6LS.
Field days are held in most of the participating states for growers and processors to evaluate the new materials in the program.
The Clovis, New Mexico site has been eliminated from the MRRP due to lack of support from the state.
Committee members will continue to work on improving potato quality, understanding and incorporating reesistance to disease, improving nutritional quality and increased yields.
Impacts
- Fresh market, french fry processors and chippers have incorporated new varieties into their businesses.
- Russet Ranger has become the 3rd leading variety grown in the United States while Alturis is now the 7th leading variety grown.
- Growers can now select from varieities with higher vitramin C content, lower glycoalkaloids, higher yields, higher specific gravity and better cooking characteristics.
- Specialty colored fleshed potatoes will gives the consumer a braoder selection of potatoes to brighten up the plate.
- Data are being collected for organic potato growers in the Northwest. These trials will give good comparrisons on disease pressure on potatoes grown using standard practices.
Publications
Hane, D.C., A.R. Mosley, S.R. James, K.A. Rykbost, C.C. Shock, S.L. Love, D.L. Corsini, J.J. Pavek, R.E. Thornton, B.A. Charlton, E.P. Eldredge, and S. Yilma. 2003. Wallowa Russet: A Full Season Long Russet for Processing and Fresh Market. Amer. J. of Potato Res. 80: 289-294.
Higley, J.S., S.L. Love, W.J. Price, J.E. Nelson, and K.C. Huber. 2003. The rapid visco analyzer (RVA) as a tool for differentiating potato cultivars on the basis of flour pasting properties. Amer. J. Potato Res. 80:195-206.
James, S.R. and R.L. Henderson. 2003. Comparing Winter Greenhouse Serological Testing with Visual Readings for Potato Cultivars not Readily Expressing Visual PVY Symptoms. Central Oregon Agricultural Research Center 2002 Annual Report, Special Report 1046, Oregon State University Agricultural Experiment Station, pp. 177-181.
James, S.R., D. Hane, A.R. Mosley, K.A. Rykbost and C.C. Shock. 2003. Potato Variety Development ? 2002 Progress Report. Central Oregon Agricultural Research Center 2002 Annual Report, Special Report 1046, Oregon State University Agricultural Experiment Station, pp. 138-142.
Knowles, N.R., Knowles, L.O. and E.P. Driskill. 2003. Development of
natural sprout inhibitors and cultivar-specific storage regimes in relation
to tuber maturity. Washington State Potato Commission Progress Reports for
the year 2002. pp. 130-140.
Knowles, N.R., Kumar, G.N.M., Knowles, L.O. and N. Fuller. 2003. Physiological and biochemical markers of potato seed-tuber
age and their relevance to production. Washington State Potato Commission
Progress Reports for the year 2002 (final report). pp. 71-109.
Knowles, N.R., R.E. Thornton, N. Fuller and L.O. Knowles. 2003. Post
harvest quality of new clones and cultivars. Washington State Potato
Commission Progress Reports for the year 2002. pp. 110-129.
Knowles, N.R., L.O. Knowles and G.N.M. Kumar. 2003. Predicting the yield
potentials of northern and southern seed lots in the Columbia
Basin. Proceedings of the 87th Annual Meeting of the Potato Association of
America, Am J of Pot Res (in press).
Knowles, N.R., L.O. Knowles and G.N.M. Kumar. 2003. Stem number and tuber
set relationships for Russet Burbank, Ranger and Umatilla Russet potatoes
in the Columbia Basin. Pot. Progress III(13):1-4.
Kumar, G.N.M., L.O. Knowles and N.R. Knowles. 2003. Physiological basis
for the loss of wound-healing ability with advancing tuber
age. Proceedings of the 87th Annual Meeting of the Potato Association of
America, Am J of Pot Res (in press).
Kumar, G.N.M. and N.R. Knowles. 2003. Wound-induced superoxide production
and PAL activity decline with potato tuber age and wound healing
ability. Physiologia Plantarum 117:108-117.
Love, S.L., A.R. Mosley, R. Novy, D.L. Corsini, R. E. Thornton, S.R. James, and D.C. Hane. 2003. Ivory Crisp: A potato variety with high tuber solids and cold chipping ability. Amer. J. Potato Res. 80:207-213.
Miller, C., J. Koym, D. Scheuring and A. Hale. 2003. 2003 Field Day Handbook. July 2, 2003. Texas Potato Variety Development Program.
Tex. Agr. Exp. Sta., College Station and Lubbock. 21p.
Miller, J.C., Jr. 2003. Potato variety development in the Southwest: Recent and new releases, release policies, protection, and licensing procedures. p. 39-42. In: Proceedings of the National Potato Council 21th Annual Seed Seminar, Long Beach, California, December 8-12, 2003.
Miller, J.C., Jr., J.W. Koym, D.C. Scheuring, A.L. Hale, R.E. Voss, H. Phillips, D.G. Holm, F.G. Popiel, and A. Thompson. 2003. Southwest Regional Potato Variety Trial. National Potato Germplasm Evaluation and Enhancement Report, 2001. U.S.D.A. Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, MD, pp. 35-44.
Miller, J.C., Jr., J.W. Koym, D.C. Scheuring, A. Johnson, and J.P. Miller. 2003. Southwest Regional Potato Variety Trial Report 2002. Tex. Agr. Expt. Sta., College Station and Lubbock. 23p.
Miller, C., D. Scheuring, and J. Koym. 2003. Texas Potato Breeding Report, 2002. Tex. Agr. Exp. Sta., College Station and Lubbock. 181p.
Miller, J.C., Jr., D.C. Scheuring, and J.W. Koym. 2003. Variety development and testing, Texas. National Potato Germplasm Evaluation and Enhancement Report, 2001. U.S.D.A. Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, MD, pp. 395-405.
Novy, R.G., D.L. Corsini, S.L. Love, J.J. Pavek, A.R. Mosley, S.R. James, D.C. Hane, C.C. Shock, K.A. Rykbost, C.R. Brown, and R.E. Thornton. 2003. Alturas: A multi-purpose russet potato cultivar with high yield and tuber specific gravity. Amer. J. Potato Res. 80:295-301.
Novy, R.G., Corsini, D.L., and Bain, P. 2003. Variety Selection and Management, Chapter 3, In: Stark, J.C. and Love, S.L. (eds.). Potato Production Systems. University of Idaho Extension, pp. 21-47. (Book Chapter)
Reyes, L.F., L. Cisneros-Zevallos, and J.C.Miller, Jr. 2003. Red/purple-flesh potatoes: A potential source of natural colorants and antioxidants for the food industry. Amer. J. Potato Res. 80:75. (Abstr.).
Rykbost, K.A., S.R. James, A.R. Mosley, B.A. Charlton, D.C. Hane, E. Eldredge, R. Voss, R.H. Johansen, S.L. Love, and R.E. Thornton. 2003. Modoc: A Potato Variety with Bright Red Skin and Early Maturity for Fresh Market. Am J Potato Res 80:235-240.
Shock, C.C., E.B.G. Feibert, L.D. Saunders, and S.R. James. 2003. Umatilla Russet and Russet LegendPotato Yield and Quality Response to Irrigation. HortScience. 38:1117-1121.
Thornton, R.E. and N.R. Knowles. 2003. WSU potato cultivar yield and
postharvest quality evaluations for 2002. Washington State University
Special Report. 132 pp.
Thornton, R.E. and N.R. Knowles. 2004. WSU 2003 potato cultivar yield and postharvest quality evaluations. Washington State University. pp 1-144.
Tietz, M.E., D.G. Holm, R.E. Voss, D.C. Scheuring, L. Cisneros-Zevallos, L.F. Reyes, and J.C. Miller, Jr. 2003. Variation in anthocyanin accumulation in purple/red fleshed potato cultivars and selections under diverse environmental conditions. HortScience 38:1265. (Abstr.).