National potato germplasm evaluation and enhancement report, 2001 : seventy-second annual report by cooperators

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National Potato
Agriculture
Germplasm
Agricultural Evaluation
Research
Service
ARS-162 and Enhancement
September 2003
Report, 2001
Seventy-Second Annual Report
by Cooperators

United States National Potato
Departmentof
Agriculture
Germplasm
Agricultural Evaluation
Research
Service
ARS-162 and Enhancement
September 2003
Report, 2001
Seventy-Second Annual Report
by Cooperators
Compiled and edited by Kathleen G. Haynes
Vegetable Laboratory
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
MD
20705
Beltsville,
Haynes, Kathleen G. (ed.). 2003. National Potato Germplasm Evaluation and Enhancement Report,
2001: Seventy-Second Annual Report by Cooperators. U.S. Department ofAgriculture, Agricultural
Research Service, ARS-162, 432 pp.
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Issued September 2003
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Contents
Eastern Region
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G.A. Porter and Cooperators
North Central Region 14
B. Summers, D. Douches, C. Thill, A. Pavlista, A. Thompson, M. Kleinhenz, J. Jiang, D.
Lynch, V. Currie, and M. Glynn
Southwestern Region 35
J.C. Miller, Jr., J.W. Koym, D.C. Scheming, A.L. Hale, R.E. Voss, H. Phillips, D.G. Holm,
F.G. Popiel, and A. Thompson
Western Region 45
R.G. Novy, D.L. Corsini, and B. Schneider
United States Department ofAgriculture, Beltsville, Maryland, and Presque Isle, Maine 63
,
K.G. Haynes, K.O. DeLong, D. Fleck, K. Frazier, M. Bragg, B. Adams, and C. Lagasse
Colorado 80
D.G. Holm and P.F. Naranjo
Idaho 96
S. Love, R. Novy, D. Corsini, P. Bain, T. Salaiz, L. Later, J. Stimpson, and A. Mosley
Maine
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G.A. Porter, P.C. Ocaya, B. MacFarline, B. Plummer, and P. Wardwell
Maine, Breeding 135
A.F. Reeves, G. Grounds, and N. Huston
Michigan 171
D.S. Douches, R.W. Chase, J. Coombs, K. Felcher, L. Frank, J. Driscoll, E. Estelle, R.
Hammerschmidt, and W. Kirk
Minnesota 200
C.A. Thill and J. Miller
Nebraska 224
A.D. Pavlista
New Jersey 233
M.R. Hennmger
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New York, Breeding 267
W. DeJong, R.L. Plaisted, and K. Paddock
New York, Long Island 271
J. Sieczka and D. Moyer
New York, Upstate 280
.
D.E. Halseth, E.R. Sandsted, W.L. Hymes, R.L. MacLaury, and T.J. Lee
North Carolina 31
G.C. Yencho and M.E. Clough
North Dakota 337
S. Thompson, B. Farnsworth, A. Erickson, G. Secor, N. Gudmestad, M. Schwalbe, J. Lorenzen,
A. Lafta, M. Glynn, D. Preston, and J. Sowokinos
Ohio..... 357
M.D. Kleinhenz, D.M. Kelly, E.C. Wittmeyer, B. Schult, D.R. Miskell, J.Y. Elliott, E.M.
Grassbaugh, and R.J. Keller
Oregon 369
A. Mosley, S. Yilma, D. Hane, S. James, K. Rykobost, C. Shock, B. Charlton, E. Eldredge, and
L. Leroux.
Pennsylvania 389
B.J. Christ and M.W. Peck
Texas 395
J.C. Miller, Jr., D.C. Scheuring, and J.W. Koym
Virginia 406
S.B. Sterrett and C.P. Savage, Jr.
Wisconsin 412
H. Groza, B. Bowen, and J. Jiang
IV
EASTERN REGION and AF1763-2 had average specific gravities below
1.070. Atlantic, Eva, Kennebec, Yukon Gold,
Gregory A. Porter, ProfessorofAgronomy, AF1455-20, AF1569-2, AF1938-3, B0766-3, B1240-
University ofMaine, Orono, ME. 1, NY1 12, and W1242 sized well in most trials.
Most lines had ahigh incidence ofexternal defects
Cooperators in 2001: Florida: Chad Hutchinson, J. during 2001 and many had more than 9% external
Marion White and Pete Weingartner; Maine: Gregory defects. Exceptionswith low incidence ofexternal
Porter and Paul Ocaya; North Carolina: Craig defects were Keuka Gold, Snowden, B0766-3,
Yencho and Mark Clough; New Jersey: Mel NY102, NY112, and NY115. Atlantic, Katahdin,
Henninger; Long Island, New York: Joe Sieczka; Yukon Gold, B1240-1, NY112, W1242, and W1313
Upstate New York: Don Halseth; Ohio: Matt had high incidence ofhollow heart. Aquillon,
Kleinhenzand David Kelly; Pennsylvania: Barbara Atlantic, Envoi, Eva, Keuka Gold, Snowden,
Christ and William Lamont; Quebec: Pierre Turcotte AF1668-60, B0766-3, B1240-1, NY102,NY112,
and Gilles Hamel; and Virginia: Rikki Sterrett. NY1 15, and W1242 chipped well in most2001 tests.
In additionto these lines, AF1455-20, AF1569-2,
AF1775-2, AF1938-3, and B1425-9 produced good
Twenty-threetrials were conducted in eight states
and one Canadian Province. Sixteen named varieties chips out ofthe field. Eva, Katahdin, Keuka Gold,
and 19 numbered clones were available to the Superior, AF1758-7, AF1763-2, andNY102 scored
cooperators. Seed forall clones and varieties were well in boilingtests. Atlantic, Eva, Katahdin,
Kennebec, Superior, AF1615-1, B0766-3, NY102,
grown by the University ofMaine at Aroostook
Research Farm. Seed-pieces were prepared, cut, and andNY112 scored well in baking tests.
suberized by the staffatthe University ofMaine
Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station in C086218-2 was the only red-skinned test line in NE-
Presque Isle, Maine. Cultural practices were 184 trials during 2001. Yields averaged aboutthe
generally similarto those used by commercial same as those ofDark RedNorland. Specific gravity
growers neareach location. averaged similarto the standard lines andtuber size
was fairly small. Compared to standard lines, it had
similarexternal defect incidence and low hollow
Objectives: The objectives ofthis regional project
alroen:g(-1d)ortomadnetvevlaoripetpieesst-trheastiswtialnlt,preoacrleyssmaftruormincgo,ld hqeuaalrittiynscciodreenscei.n tIthediNdenwotYroerckeitveestg.ood boiled
storage; (2)to evaluate new and specialty varieties
B1409-2 hadthe highesttotal and marketableyields
developed intheNortheast; (3)to determine climatic
effects on performance to develop predictive models ofthe russeted and long-white types. Itwas the only
forpotato improvement; and (4) determine test line thatexceeded RussetNorkotah marketable
heritability/linkagerelationships and improve the yields atcomparable locations (1 18%). All ofthe
test lines consistently exceed Russet Norktah’s
genetic base oftetraploid cultivated varieties.
specific gravity and averaged near 1.080. Russet
Legend andAF1753-16 produced the largest tubers.
Results: Totalyield, marketable yield, specific
Only RussetNorkotah had less than 20%external
gravity, tubersize, tuber defects, chip colorresults,
boil and bake results are presented in Eastern Region defects. B1409-2 was next best at 21%. Gem
Russet, Russet Burbank, and RussetNorkotah had
TGaoblld,esKe1ntnoe5b.ecFoarnrdoNunYd1w1h2itheas,dAthFe16h1ig5h-e1s,tKtoetualka hollow heartproblems during 2001. Gem Russet,
Russet Burbank, and RussetNorkotah had poor
yields. These three lines were the only ones in the Gem
2e0x0ce1erdeignigontahlosterioalfsAtthlaatnthiacd. mOanrkaetsaibtle-ebyy-iseiltdesbasis sBcuorrbeasnkin,baonidleAdFqu1a7l5i3t-y1t6estwse.re testeRdusfsoert,baRkuisnsget
quality andreceived good scores.
these respective varieties had marketable yields
averaging 103, 118, 122%those ofAtlantic.
Katahdin, Snowden, AF1758-7, B0766-3, B1240-1,
and B1425-9 also provided relatively high marketable
yields (average of90% orbetterover locations
compared toAtlantic on a site-by-site basis).
Specific gravitiesofAquillon, Snowden, B1425-9,
and W1313 approximated orexceeded those of
Atlantic at comparable sites. Katahdin, AF1758-7,
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