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**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** POTATO BREEDING AND VARIETY DEVELOPMENT IN THE EASTERN U.S. IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH AN INTEGRATED, SEVEN-STATE (FLORIDA, MAINE, NORTH CAROLINA, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, AND VIRGINIA) EFFORT TOGETHER WITH USDA-ARS POTATO BREEDING. OUR FIVE COLLABORATING POTATO BREEDING PROGRAMS AND ASSOCIATED COOPERATING RESEARCHERS CONDUCT MULTI-SITE AND -DISCIPLINARY SELECTION AND VARIETY DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH ACROSS THE EASTERN SEABOARD. BREEDING PRIORITIES ARE DETERMINED FROM STAKEHOLDER INPUT. OUR OVERALL GOAL IS TO DEVELOP ATTRACTIVE, HIGH-YIELD, BROADLY ADAPTED, AND HEAT STRESS-TOLERANT, PEST- AND DISEASE-RESISTANT POTATO VARIETIES THAT CAN BE GROWN BY SMALL AND LARGE POTATO PRODUCERS TO ENHANCE MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES, FARM SUSTAINABILITY, AND PROFITS. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ARE:1. DEVELOP SUPERIOR POTATO VARIETIES FOR US EASTERN MARKETS BASED ON YIELD, QUALITY, AND MATURITY ASSESSMENTS ACROSS MULTIPLE LOCATIONS.2. ENHANCE RESILIENCE TRAITS IN POTATO USING NOVEL GERMPLASM WITH IMPROVED RESISTANCE TO MAJOR PESTS AND DISEASES.3. IMPROVE POTATO BREEDING WITH CUTTING-EDGE TOOLS, INCLUDING DNA-BASED MARKERS, GENOMIC SELECTION, AND OPTICAL IMAGING OF POTATOES TO FACILITATE YIELD AND QUALITY QUANTIFICATION.4. USE DATABASE ANALYTICS TO IMPROVE BREEDING EFFICIENCY, INCREASE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT NOVEL POTATO GERMPLASM AND ENHANCE EXTENSION ACTIVITIES.OUR PROJECT UTILIZES CONVENTIONAL AND MARKER-ASSISTED BREEDING AND SELECTION TO DEVELOP HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE NEW VARIETIES WITH RESISTANCE TO ABIOTIC STRESSES, AS WELL AS PLANT DISEASES SUCH AS LATE BLIGHT, SCAB, POTATO VIRUS Y (PVY), EARLY BLIGHT, PINK ROT, BACTERIAL SOFT ROT, AND GOLDEN NEMATODE. GENOMIC SELECTION IS NOW BEING INTEGRATED INTO OUR PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE GENETIC GAIN FOR CRITICAL TRAITS.OUR SELECTION PROCEDURES UTILIZE DIVERSE EASTERN GROWING CONDITIONS TO SELECT POTATO GERMPLASM WITH BROAD ADAPTATION, RESISTANCE TO PESTS, HEAT STRESS, AND STRESS-RELATED DEFECTS. OUR PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO ADOPT UNIFORM DATA COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTIONTECHNIQUES TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND AMONG RESEARCHERS.?

$1,448,467FY2023National Institute of Food and AgricultureUSDA

University Of Maine System

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**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** POTATO BREEDING AND VARIETY DEVELOPMENT IN THE EASTERN U.S. IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH AN INTEGRATED, SEVEN-STATE (FLORIDA, MAINE, NORTH CAROLINA, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, AND VIRGINIA) EFFORT TOGETHER WITH USDA-ARS POTATO BREEDING. OUR FIVE COLLABORATING POTATO BREEDING PROGRAMS AND ASSOCIATED COOPERATING RESEARCHERS CONDUCT MULTI-SITE AND -DISCIPLINARY SELECTION AND VARIETY DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH ACROSS THE EASTERN SEABOARD. BREEDING PRIORITIES ARE DETERMINED FROM STAKEHOLDER INPUT. OUR OVERALL GOAL IS TO DEVELOP ATTRACTIVE, HIGH-YIELD, BROADLY ADAPTED, AND HEAT STRESS-TOLERANT, PEST- AND DISEASE-RESISTANT POTATO VARIETIES THAT CAN BE GROWN BY SMALL AND LARGE POTATO PRODUCERS TO ENHANCE MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES, FARM SUSTAINABILITY, AND PROFITS. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ARE:1. DEVELOP SUPERIOR POTATO VARIETIES FOR US EASTERN MARKETS BASED ON YIELD, QUALITY, AND MATURITY ASSESSMENTS ACROSS MULTIPLE LOCATIONS.2. ENHANCE RESILIENCE TRAITS IN POTATO USING NOVEL GERMPLASM WITH IMPROVED RESISTANCE TO MAJOR PESTS AND DISEASES.3. IMPROVE POTATO BREEDING WITH CUTTING-EDGE TOOLS, INCLUDING DNA-BASED MARKERS, GENOMIC SELECTION, AND OPTICAL IMAGING OF POTATOES TO FACILITATE YIELD AND QUALITY QUANTIFICATION.4. USE DATABASE ANALYTICS TO IMPROVE BREEDING EFFICIENCY, INCREASE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT NOVEL POTATO GERMPLASM AND ENHANCE EXTENSION ACTIVITIES.OUR PROJECT UTILIZES CONVENTIONAL AND MARKER-ASSISTED BREEDING AND SELECTION TO DEVELOP HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE NEW VARIETIES WITH RESISTANCE TO ABIOTIC STRESSES, AS WELL AS PLANT DISEASES SUCH AS LATE BLIGHT, SCAB, POTATO VIRUS Y (PVY), EARLY BLIGHT, PINK ROT, BACTERIAL SOFT ROT, AND GOLDEN NEMATODE. GENOMIC SELECTION IS NOW BEING INTEGRATED INTO OUR PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE GENETIC GAIN FOR CRITICAL TRAITS.OUR SELECTION PROCEDURES UTILIZE DIVERSE EASTERN GROWING CONDITIONS TO SELECT POTATO GERMPLASM WITH BROAD ADAPTATION, RESISTANCE TO PESTS, HEAT STRESS, AND STRESS-RELATED DEFECTS. OUR PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO ADOPT UNIFORM DATA COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTIONTECHNIQUES TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND AMONG RESEARCHERS.? · GrantIndex