**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THIS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS AN IMPORTANT INDUSTRY ISSUE RELATED TO ORGANIC POTATO STORAGE AND CONTROL OF PREMATURE SPROUTING. WE HYPOTHESIZED THAT PLANT NATURAL PRODUCTS SUCH AS ESSENTIAL OILS (EO), EO FRACTIONS, BLENDS, AND INDIVIDUAL COMPOUNDS CAN BE DISCOVERED THAT WILL HAVE GREATER SPROUT SUPPRESSION ACTIVITY COMPARED WITH THE CURRENTLY USED SPROUT SUPPRESSORS/INHIBITORS IN ORGANIC POTATO. THE LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO DEVELOP POTATO SPROUT SUPPRESSION/INHIBITOR PRODUCT(S) FOR ORGANIC POTATO. THE OBJECTIVES ARE: (1) SCREENING OF ~ 300 EO AND EO FRACTIONS AND IDENTIFY ONES WITH THE HIGHEST POTATO SPROUT SUPPRESSION; (2) BIOASSAY-GUIDED FRACTIONATION OF SELECTED EO AND EO FRACTIONS; (3) COMPARE THE MOST PROMISING COMPOUNDS AND COMBINATIONS AGAINST CURRENTLY USED SPROUT INHIBITORS; (4) REVEAL THE MODE OF ACTION OF THE PROMISING COMPOUNDS AND BLENDS ON POTATO TUBERS BY EMPLOYING TRANSCRIPTION PROFILING AND METABOLOMICS APPROACHES; (5) COMMUNICATE THE RESULTS TO THE POTATO INDUSTRY, SCIENTISTS, EXTENSION, STUDENTS, AND GENERAL PUBLIC. INCORPORATE THE INFORMATION INTO ONLINE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE CERTIFICATES IN ORGANIC AGRICULTURE TO REACH OUT TO STUDENTS ACROSS THE NATION. THE PROJECT GOAL AND OBJECTIVES ARE IN LINE WITH THE FY 2021 PRIORITY AREAS, SPECIFICALLY PRIORITY 3: DEVELOP CULTURAL PRACTICES AND OTHER ALLOWABLE ALTERNATIVES.. AND PRIORITY 4: OVERCOME BARRIERS TO ORGANIC TRANSITION. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS LIMITATIONS IN ORGANIC POTATO STORAGE AND SPROUT CONTROL THAT ALSO HINDERS TRANSITION OF CONVENTIONAL POTATO PRODUCERS TO CERTIFIED ORGANIC. THE RESULTS WILL FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW POTATO SPROUT SUPPRESSORS OR INHIBITORS, IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF POTATO, REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, AND CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVED HUMAN HEALTH.