Projects 2020-21
Northwest Potato Research Consortium
Cooperative Effort of the Potato Commissions of ID, OR, & WA
Projects -- Growing year 2020, Commission fiscal year 2020-21
(Contact information for each scientist is listed at the end of this document.)
Plant Pathology/Soil Health |
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Kasia Duellman | Relationship between in vitro fungicide resistance of Fusarium dry rot pathogens and disease control of Fusarium dry rot in vivo and in the field | |
Ken Frost | Using next generation sequencing to characterize the total microbial community in soils associated with seed potato | |
Ken Frost | Data mining for crop rotations that predict the occurrence of mefanoxam-resistant Pythium species | |
Deirdre Griffin LaHue, Tarah Sullivan | Managing the potato microbiome for improved soil and potato health | |
Markus Kleber, Dave Myrold | "Active Carbon" as a critical control of microbial performance in potato fields | |
Jeff Miller | Evaluation of phosphorous acid fungicide programs for improved pink rot management | |
Jeff Miller, Nora Olsen | Evaluation of new potato varieties for disease susceptibility and relative response to fungicide programs | |
Kylie Swisher Grimm | Support for the investigation of emerging and persistent potato diseases in the Northwest | |
Kiwamu Tanaka | Testing environmentally friendly agents to control silver scurf disease | |
James Woodhall, Phill Wharton, Kasia Duellman, Tim Waters, Lindsey du Toit | A network of spore samplers as an early warning detection system for foliar potato pathogens | |
James Woodhall, Kiwamu Tanaka, Ken Frost | Developing collaborative modern diagnostic approaches for potato pest and pathogen detection and characterization for the Pacific Northwest |
Nematology |
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Cynthia Gleason | Identification of potato genes responsible for susceptibility to Meloidogyne chitwoodi | |
Cynthia Gleason | An investigation into the potential for broad-spectrum resistance against plant parasitic nematodes in potato | |
Louise-Marie Dandurand, Joe Kuhl, Allan Caplan, Fangming Xiao, Inga Zasada |
Functional Genomics of Solanum sisymbriifolium (Litchi Tomato) Immunity for PCN Eradication | |
Inga Zasada | Development of a multiplex real-time PCR assay for the detection and quantification of the root-knot nematodes species important in the production of potato | |
Alan Schreiber | Development of New Nematicides for Potatoes |
Potato Virus |
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Aymeric Goyer | Improving detection of PVY-infected plants with innovative peptide application | |
Aymeric Goyer | Testing genes that have the potential to provide resistance to PVY |
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Alex Karasev, Ken Frost | Monitoring the PVY strains in Othello and Hermiston trials | |
Alex Karasev | ‘Window of susceptibility’ to PVYNTN infection in potato and effect on virus translocation into tubers | |
Kylie Swisher Grimm, Max Feldman |
Understanding Tobacco rattle virus epidemiology through basic and applied assays |
Entomology |
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Rodney Cooper (+Dave Horton, Kylie Swisher Grimm), Dave Crowder, Ken Frost |
Molecular and landscape approaches to understanding beet leafhopper and potato purple top disease in the Columbia Basin | |
Rodney Cooper | Development of a sex pheromone lure to detect low-level populations of wireworms | |
Rodney Cooper | Role of vector saliva in pathogen transmission | |
Alan Schreiber | Development of Crop Protection Chemicals for Pacific Northwest Potatoes | |
Tim Waters | Quantifying Crop Safety and Efficacy when Tank Mixing Insecticides and Fungicides | |
Tim Waters | Attempting to Establish the Economic Threshold for Lygus in Potatoes and Determining Efficacy and Tolerance of Insecticides for Control of Lygus |
Cropping Systems, Plant Physiology |
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Roy Navarre, Mark Pavek | Determination of factors that regulate tuber glycoalkaloid content |
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Mark Pavek | Improving Potato Value and Quality by Refining Irrigation Recommendations | |
Ray Qin, Sagar Sathuvalli, Rhett Spear | Evaluation of Potassium Requirement for Different Potato Varieties |
Breeding/Variety Development |
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WSU Postharvest Physiology (vacant position) |
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 | Storage Requirements for New and “Potential Release” Cultivars for the Potato Industry | |
Sgar Sathuvalli, Brian Charlton, Clint Shock | Genetic Improvement and Cultivar Development of Russet, Chip and Specialty Potatoes for the PNW Potato Industry | |
Sagar Sathuvalli, Cynthia Gleason, Kelly Vining, Max Feldman | Breeding for Resistance to Columbia Root-Knot Nematode: Introgression of new sources of resistance and development of genomic resources | |
Max Feldman, Sagar Sathuvalli |
Identifying molecular genetic markers linked to Tobacco Rattle Virus tolerance and other critical processing traits |
Funded Scientists: Growing year 2020, Commission fiscal year 2020-21 |
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Scientist Name | Affiliation/Institution | |
Allan Caplan | University of Idaho, Moscow, ID | |
Brian Charlton | ||
Rodney Cooper | ||
Dave Crowder | ||
Louise-Marie Dandurand | ||
Kasia Duellman | ||
Lindsey duToit | ||
Max Feldman | ||
Ken Frost | ||
Cynthia Gleason | ||
Aymeric Goyer | ||
Deirdre Griffin LaHue | ||
Dave Horton | ||
Alex Karasev | ||
Marus Kleber | ||
Joe Kuhl | ||
Jeff Miller | ||
Dave Myrold | ||
Roy Navarre | ||
Rich Novy | ||
Nora Olsen | ||
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 | ||
Tara Sullivan | ||
Kylie Swisher Grimm | ||
Kiwamu Tanaka | ||
Mike Thornton | ||
Kelly Vining | ||
Tim Waters | ||
Phill Wharton | ||
Jonathan Whitworth | ||
James Woodhall | ||
Fangming Xiao | ||
Inga Zasada |