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  • Monday, Jul 28th
    8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CDT
    Concurrent Session: Breeding and Genetics I
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Moderator: Jeffrey Endelman – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Monday, Jul 28th
    8:30 AM - 8:45 AM CDT
    Advancing molecular diagnostics and genetic analysis of potato cyst nematodes
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Presenting Author: Rocio Silvestre Casas – University of Idaho
    Author: Bhupendra Bhatta, Graduate student – University of Idaho
    Author: Claudia Sainz – .
    Author: Carmen Villarroel – .
    Author: Javier Franco, Ph.D. – Agro Innovation-Peru
    Author: Inga A. Zasada, Ph.D. – USDA
    Author: Louise-Marie Dandurand, Ph.D. – University of Idaho
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Monday, Jul 28th
    8:45 AM - 9:00 AM CDT
    Potato virus Y affects Alternaria solani (early blight) virulence during co-infection
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Author: Pablo Gutierrez – Universidad Nacional de Columbia Sede Medellin
    Author: Joshua Fuller – USDA-ARS
    Author: Sydney Stroschein – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Presenting Author: Dennis A. Halterman – USDA-ARS Madison, WI
    Author: Aurelie Rakotondrafara – University ofWisconsin-Madison
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Monday, Jul 28th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM CDT
    Evaluating the success of 3 R-Gene late blight resistant potatoes in the diverse agricultural landscapes of Indonesia
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Presenting Author: Phillip S. Wharton – University of Idaho
    Author: Ineu Sulastrini – Research Organization for Agriculture and Food (ROAF-BRIN)
    Author: Kusmana Kusmana – Research Organization for Agriculture and Food (ROAF-BRIN)
    Author: Dinar Ambarwati – Research Organization for Agriculture and Food (ROAF-BRIN)
    Author: Tri Joko Santoso – Research Organization for Agriculture and Food (ROAF-BRIN)
    Author: Edy Listano – Research Organization for Life Sciences and Environment (ROLSE-BRIN)
    Author: Rini Murtiningsih – Research Organization for Agriculture and Food (ROAF-BRIN)
    Author: Eny Ida Riyanti – Research Organization for Life Sciences and Environment (ROLSE-BRIN)
    Author: David S. Douches – Michigan State University
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Monday, Jul 28th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM CDT
    Understanding the nature of potato virus Y (PVY) extreme resistance in potato variety Bistra
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Presenting Author: John Onditi – USDA ARS, Aberdeen ID
    Author: Jonathan Whitworth – USDA ARS, Aberdeen ID
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Monday, Jul 28th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM CDT
    Marker-based selection for PVY resistance in diploid potato breeding
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Presenting Author: Jeffrey Endelman – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Author: Maria Caraza-Harter – University of Wisconsin - Madison
    Author: Grace Christensen – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Monday, Jul 28th
    10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CDT
    Concurrent Session: Breeding and Genetics II
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Moderator: Jianjun Hao – University of Maine
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Monday, Jul 28th
    10:15 AM - 10:30 AM CDT
    Potato cv. ‘Granola’ Has Moderate Tolerance for Bacterial Wilt Disease
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Presenting Author: Gashaw B. Alemu – Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Author: Jake A. Criscuolo – Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Author: Charlie Higgins – Ethiopian Sustainable Food Project
    Author: Caitilyn Allen – Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Monday, Jul 28th
    10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT
    Potato dihaploids reveal tetraploid evolutionary patterns of recombination, mutation, and selection
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Presenting Author: Sapphire Coronejo – University of Minnesota
    Author: Laura M. Shannon – University of Minnesota
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Monday, Jul 28th
    10:45 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
    Impacts of ploidy changes on gene expression in potatoes
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Presenting Author: Timileyin S. Sunmonu – University Of Minnesota
    Author: Harpreet Kaur – University Of Minnesota
    Author: Jessi Huege – University Of Minnesota
    Author: Luis Arge – University Of Minnesota
    Author: Peter Morrell – University Of Minnesota
    Author: Xiaoxi Meng – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
    Author: Laura M. Shannon – University of Minnesota
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Monday, Jul 28th
    11:00 AM - 11:15 AM CDT
    Enhancing efficiency in developing potato cultivars with extreme resistance to PVY using an alternative selection strategy
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Presenting Author: MichaelAnne L. Roach, N/A – Department of Horticulture Sciences
    Author: Mohamed M. Abdelhamid, N/A – Department of Horticulture Sciences
    Author: Jeewan Pandey – Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University
    Author: Stephany E. Toinga-Villafuerte – Department of Horticulture Sciences
    Author: Joshua R. Jonhson – Department of Horticulture Sciences
    Author: M. Isabel Vales – Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Tuesday, Jul 29th
    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Concurrent Session: Breeding and Genetics III
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Moderator: Fahrettin Goktepe – Europlant America
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Tuesday, Jul 29th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM CDT
    Overview of the Bioengineering Research at the Michigan State University Potato Breeding and Genetics Program
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Presenting Author: David S. Douches – Michigan State University
    Author: Daniel Zarka – Michigan State University
    Author: Kelly Zarka – Michigan State University
    Author: Joseph Coombs – Michigan State University
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Tuesday, Jul 29th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM CDT
    Germplasm collection of cultivars of the Peruvian Amazon region at Universidad Toribio Rodriguez de Mendoza (UNTRM) for conservation, research and use
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Author: Manuel Oliva-Cruz – Universidad Toribio Rodriguez de Mendoza Peru
    Author: Jherson Rojas-Vargas – Universidad Toribio Rodriguez de Mendoza Peru
    Author: Lily del Pilar Juarez-Contreras – Universidad Toribio Rodriguez de Mendoza Peru
    Author: Elen Francisco Guevara-Fernandez – Universidad Toribio Rodriguez de Mendoza Peru
    Author: Ángel Fernando Huaman-Pilco – Universidad Toribio Rodriguez de Mendoza Peru
    Author: John Bamberg – US Potato Genebank
    Presenting Author: Alfonso del Rio – US Potato Genebank/University of Wisconsin
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Tuesday, Jul 29th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM CDT
    A comparison of table stock seed potato acreage and cultivar performance
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Presenting Author: Max Feldman – USDA-ARS
    Author: Collins Wakholi – USDA-ARS
    Author: Roy Navarre – Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Research Unit
    Author: Mark J. Pavek – Washington State University
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Tuesday, Jul 29th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    OR12133-10 and AOR07781-5, two promising breeding clones from the Northwest Potato Variety Development
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Presenting Author: Daniel I. Thompson – Oregon State University
    Author: Vidyasagar Sathuavlli – Oregon State University
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Tuesday, Jul 29th
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Concurrent Session: Breeding and Genetics IV
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Moderator: Laura M. Shannon – University of Minnesota
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Tuesday, Jul 29th
    10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT
    Optimum Mate Allocation in the UW-Madison Diploid Potato Breeding Program
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Presenting Author: Maria Caraza-Harter – University of Wisconsin - Madison
    Author: Jeffrey Endelman – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Tuesday, Jul 29th
    11:00 AM - 11:15 AM CDT
    Using genomic factor analytic models and environmental predictors for potato variety recommendation in different environments
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Presenting Author: Marcio F. R. Resende, PhD – University of Florida
    Author: Marco Peixoto – University of Florida
    Author: Liza Van der Laan – University of Florida
    Author: Rakshya Dhakal – University of Florida
    Author: Leo Hoffmann – University of Florida
    Author: Lincoln Zotarelli – University of Florida
    Author: Lenin Barros – Federal University of Lavras
    Author: Tiago Marcal – Federal University of Lavras
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Tuesday, Jul 29th
    11:15 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Integrating Genomic Selection into Potato Breeding: A Comparison of Genotyping Platforms and Cross-Environmental Predictions
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Presenting Author: Rakshya Dhakal – University of Florida
    Author: Marco Peixoto – University of Florida
    Author: Leo Hoffmann – University of Florida
    Author: Bonny Olaka, PhD – North Carolina State University
    Author: Mark Clough – North Carolina State University
    Author: Gabriel Gesteira – North Carolina State University
    Author: Lincoln Zotarelli – University of Florida
    Author: Jeffrey Endelman – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Author: Craig Yencho, PhD – North Carolina State University
    Author: Marcio F. R. Resende, PhD – University of Florida
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Tuesday, Jul 29th
    1:00 PM - 2:15 PM CDT
    Concurrent Session: Breeding and Genetics V
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Moderator: David S. Douches – Michigan State University
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Tuesday, Jul 29th
    1:00 PM - 1:15 PM CDT
    Introgression and Pyramiding of Novel Resistance Genes for Diploid Potato Breeding
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Presenting Author: Joseph Ulasi – Michigan State University
    Author: Jessica Norling – Michigan State University
    Author: Jaime Willbur – Michigan State University
    Author: David S. Douches – Michigan State University
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Tuesday, Jul 29th
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM CDT
    Exploration of wild potato germplasm for novel resistance against cyst nematodes and late blight of potato
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Presenting Author: Babatunde A. Kareem – Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University
    Author: Huijun Yang – Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
    Author: Shiyan Chen – Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University
    Author: Jason Ingram – Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
    Author: Zachariah Hansen – Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
    Author: Xiaohong Wang – Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Tuesday, Jul 29th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM CDT
    flexFitR and exploreHTP: Open-source software to enable nonlinear modeling of plant growth from remotely-sensed imagery
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Presenting Author: Johan Steven Aparicio Arce – University of Wisconsin Madison
    Author: Jeffrey Endelman – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Tuesday, Jul 29th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Quantifying and Utilizing Solanum pinnatisectum Resistance to Colorado Potato Beetle
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Presenting Author: Tomas Lopes – Michigan State University
    Author: David S. Douches – Michigan State University
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Tuesday, Jul 29th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM CDT
    Evaluating genomic prediction accuracy for tuber yield and quality traits in tetraploid potato across single and multiple year predictions
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Presenting Author: Amrit Poudel – University of Maine
    Author: Ek Han Tan – University of Maine
    Author: Paul Ocaya – University of Maine
    Author: Gregory A. Porter – University of Maine
    Author: Mario Henrique Murad Leite Andrade – University of Maine
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Tuesday, Jul 29th
    2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
    Binary logistic regression support early-stage selection in tropical potato breeding for industrial processing (P-02)
    Location: Ballroom C
    Presenting Author: Gustavo Nandi – Michigan State University
    Author: Givanildo R. da Silva – University of Sao Paulo
    Author: Fernando A. Piotto – Universidade de Sao Paulo
    Author: David S. Douches – Michigan State University
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Tuesday, Jul 29th
    2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
    Differences between short and long dormancy potato genotypes based on hormonomic changes during dormancy release (P-03)
    Location: Ballroom C
    Presenting Author: Ao Jiao – Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University
    Author: Ahmed Darwish – Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University
    Author: Jeewan Pandey – Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University
    Author: Douglas C. Scheuring – Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University
    Author: Jeffrey W. Koym – Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center
    Author: M. Isabel Vales – Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Tuesday, Jul 29th
    2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
    Evaluating genomic prediction accuracy for tuber yield and quality traits in tetraploid potato across single and multiple year predictions (P-04)
    Location: Ballroom C
    Presenting Author: Amrit Poudel – University of Maine
    Author: Ek Han Tan – University of Maine
    Author: Paul Ocaya – University of Maine
    Author: Gregory A. Porter – University of Maine
    Author: Mario Henrique Murad Leite Andrade – University of Maine
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Tuesday, Jul 29th
    2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
    Evaluating Tuber Maturity of Colorado State University Potato Germplasm (P-05)
    Location: Ballroom C
    Presenting Author: Caroline P. Gray – Colorado State University-SLVRC
    Author: Elizabeth Messier – Colorado State University-SLVRC
    Author: Jessica Chitwood-Brown – Horticultural Sciences Department - Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Tuesday, Jul 29th
    2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
    Genome-wide association study using read-backed haplotypes as multi-allelic markers (P-06)
    Location: Ballroom C
    Presenting Author: Rutuja M. Gupte – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Author: Jeffrey Endelman – University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Tuesday, Jul 29th
    2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
    Genotyping wild potato (Solanum) seedlots with high read bulks (P-07)
    Location: Ballroom C
    Presenting Author: John Bamberg – US Potato Genebank
    Author: Alfonso del Rio – US Potato Genebank/University of Wisconsin
    Author: Sean Fenstemaker – USDA/ARS
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Tuesday, Jul 29th
    2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
    Screening Solanum Species for Heat Stress Tolerance (P-09)
    Location: Ballroom C
    Author: Chamila K. Pathirana – Michigan State University
    Author: Sarah Zarka – Michigan State University
    Author: Gustavo Nandi – Michigan State University
    Author: Jessica Norling – Michigan State University
    Presenting Author: David S. Douches – Michigan State University
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Wednesday, Jul 30th
    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Concurrent Session: Breeding and Genetics VI
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Moderator: Asunta L. Thompson – North Dakota State University
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Wednesday, Jul 30th
    9:00 AM - 9:15 AM CDT
    The Rise of Ry Markers in Potato Breeding Programs
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Presenting Author: Jonathan Whitworth – USDA ARS, Aberdeen ID
    Author: Noelle Anglin – USDA-ARS
    Author: David S. Douches – Michigan State University
    Author: Vidyasagar Sathuavlli – Oregon State University
    Author: Asunta L. Thompson – North Dakota State University
    Author: Caroline P. Gray – Colorado State University-SLVRC
    Author: Walter De Jong – Cornell University
    Author: Mario Henrique Murad Leite Andrade – University of Maine
    Author: Isabel Vales – Texas A&M
    Author: John Onditi – USDA ARS, Aberdeen ID
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Wednesday, Jul 30th
    9:15 AM - 9:30 AM CDT
    Breeding for virus disease resistance in Colorado State University’s germplasm
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Presenting Author: Elizabeth Messier – Colorado State University-SLVRC
    Author: Caroline P. Gray – Colorado State University-SLVRC
    Author: Mohamad Chikh-Ali – Colorado State University
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Wednesday, Jul 30th
    9:30 AM - 9:45 AM CDT
    Variation in rates and capacities for heat acclimation and de-acclimation among Atlantic and Russet Burbank cultivars
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Presenting Author: Jiwan P. Palta – University of Wisconsin- Madison
    Author: Justin Schabow – University of Florida
    Author: John Bamberg – US Potato Genebank
    Author: Alfonso del Rio – US Potato Genebank/University of Wisconsin
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Wednesday, Jul 30th
    9:45 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Characterizing resistance to powdery scab
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Presenting Author: Asunta L. Thompson – North Dakota State University
    Author: Julie S. Pasche, n/a – North Dakota State University
    Author: Laura M. Shannon – University of Minnesota
    Author: Sapphire Coronejo – University of Minnesota
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Wednesday, Jul 30th
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Concurrent Session: Breeding and Genetics VII
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Moderator: Mercedes Ames – University of Wisconsin Madison
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Wednesday, Jul 30th
    10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT
    Diploid Potato Breeding at USDA-ARS in Maine
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Presenting Author: Paul J. Collins – USDA-ARS
    Author: Ek Han Tan – University of Maine
    Author: Noah Williams – University of Maine
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Wednesday, Jul 30th
    11:00 AM - 11:15 AM CDT
    In search of host/pathogen specificity in the late blight/potato interaction (Phytophthora infestans/Solanum sp) in the Toluca Valley, México.
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Presenting Author: Héctor Lozoya – Universidad autónoma Chapingo
    Author: Alfredo Lopez, N/A – Universidad autónoma Chapingo
    Breeding & Genetics
  • Wednesday, Jul 30th
    11:15 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Determining the Optimal Nitrogen Rate for New Chipping Potato Varieties in the Columbia Basin
    Location: Ballroom AB
    Author: Ruijun Qin – OSU Hermiston Agriculture Research and Extension Center
    Presenting Author: Haoyang Lyu – OSU Hermiston Agriculture Research and Extension Center
    Author: Vidyasagar Sathuavlli – Oregon State University
    Author: Brian Charlton – Klamath Basin Research & Extension Center/Oregon State University
    Breeding & Genetics