Full Schedule

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Graduate Student Event

Sponsored By

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM CDT

Registration Open

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT

Board of Directors Meeting

Location: Hall of Fame Room

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM CDT

Poster Set-Up

Location: Ballroom C

5:45 PM - 7:00 PM CDT

President's Opening & Welcome Reception

Location: Community Terrace

Welcome Reception Sponsored By

6:00 PM - 6:05 PM CDT

Welcome from Wisconsin Senator Patrick Testin

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CDT

Morning Coffee

Location: Grand Terrace

Sponsored By

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

Registration Open

7:00 AM - 8:30 PM CDT

AJPR Editorial Board Meeting

Location: Meeting Room L

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CDT

Crop Germplasim Committee

Location: Meeting Room MN

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CDT

Women in Potato Research

Organizer:

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CDT

Concurrent Session: Breeding and Genetics I

Location: Ballroom AB

Moderator: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Breeding & Genetics

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM CDT

Advancing molecular diagnostics and genetic analysis of potato cyst nematodes

Presenting Author: – University of Idaho

Author: – University of Idaho

Author: – .

Author: – Agro Innovation-Peru

Author: – USDA

Author: – University of Idaho

Breeding & Genetics

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM CDT

Potato virus Y affects Alternaria solani (early blight) virulence during co-infection

Author: – Universidad Nacional de Columbia Sede Medellin

Author: – USDA-ARS

Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS Madison, WI

Author: – University ofWisconsin-Madison

Breeding & Genetics

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

Presenting Author: – University of Idaho

Author: – Research Organization for Agriculture and Food (ROAF-BRIN)

Author: – Research Organization for Life Sciences and Environment (ROLSE-BRIN)

Author: – Research Organization for Agriculture and Food (ROAF-BRIN)

Author: – Research Organization for Life Sciences and Environment (ROLSE-BRIN)

Author: – Michigan State University

Breeding & Genetics

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM CDT

Understanding the nature of potato virus Y (PVY) extreme resistance in potato variety Bistra

Presenting Author: – USDA ARS, Aberdeen ID

Author: – USDA ARS, Aberdeen ID

Breeding & Genetics

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM CDT

Marker-based selection for PVY resistance in diploid potato breeding

Presenting Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Author: – University of Wisconsin - Madison

Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Breeding & Genetics

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CDT

Concurrent Session: Extension, Production, and Management I

Location: Hall of Ideas FI

Moderator: – Oklahoma State University

Extension, Production & Management

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM CDT

Effect of different complete fertilizer combinations with potassium on Mesa Russet performance

Presenting Author: – Colorado State University

Author: – Colorado State University

Extension, Production & Management

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM CDT

Effects of Deficit Irrigation and Nitrogen Rate on Tuber Quality, Water and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Four Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivars.

Presenting Author: – Abdulssamad

Author: – Colorado State University

Extension, Production & Management

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM CDT

Intercropping and precision fertilizer application as tools to reduce nitrogen leaching in potato systems

Presenting Author: – Univeristy of Wisconsin- Madison

Author: – University of Wisconsin- Madison

Extension, Production & Management

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM CDT

Wound Healing Interval on Potato Field Performance with Associated Comparative Analysis of Biochemical Response

Presenting Author: – Washington State University

Author: – Washington State University

Extension, Production & Management

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM CDT

Optimizing nitrogen rate and application schedule to improve French fry color in Teton Russet potatoes

Presenting Author: – University of Idaho

Author: – University of Idaho

Extension, Production & Management

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM CDT

Concurrent Session: Physiology I

Location: Hall of Ideas EH

Moderator: – PepsiCo

Physiology

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM CDT

A novel in-field tool to assess temperature response in potato and other crops

Presenting Author: – Washington State University

Author: – Washington State University

Physiology

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM CDT

Thiamin addition to soil increases potato tuber thiamin content and has no effect on yield

Presenting Author: – Oregon State University

Author: – Oregon State University

Author: – USDA-ARS

Physiology

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM CDT

Comparative analysis pressure-bruised, dry rot and healthy tuber tissue using biochemical microscopic studies.

Author: – Colorado State University

Presenting Author: – Colorado State University

Physiology

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM CDT

Characterization of Neuropeptides in the Colorado potato beetle using RNAi

Presenting Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Physiology

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM CDT

Effect of Steroidal Glycoalkaloids on induced oxidative stress on the Potato Cyst Nematode Globodera pallida

Presenting Author: – University of Idaho

Author: – University of Idaho

Physiology

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM CDT

Break

Location: Grand Terrace

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CDT

Concurrent Session: Breeding and Genetics II

Location: Ballroom AB

Moderator: – University of Maine

Breeding & Genetics

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM CDT

Potato cv. ‘Granola’ Has Moderate Tolerance for Bacterial Wilt Disease

Presenting Author: – Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Author: – Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Author: – Ethiopian Sustainable Food Project

Author: – Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Breeding & Genetics

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT

Potato dihaploids reveal tetraploid evolutionary patterns of recombination, mutation, and selection

Presenting Author: – University of Minnesota

Author: – University of Minnesota

Breeding & Genetics

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM CDT

Impacts of ploidy changes on gene expression in potatoes

Presenting Author: – University Of Minnesota

Author: – University Of Minnesota

Author: – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Author: – University of Minnesota

Breeding & Genetics

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM CDT

Enhancing efficiency in developing potato cultivars with extreme resistance to PVY using an alternative selection strategy

Presenting Author: – Department of Horticulture Sciences

Author: – Department of Horticulture Sciences

Author: – Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University

Author: – Department of Horticulture Sciences

Author: – Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University

Breeding & Genetics

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CDT

Concurrent Session: Extension, Production, and Management II

Location: Hall of Ideas FI

Moderator: – Gaia Consulting Ltd

Extension, Production & Management

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM CDT

Potato minitubers exposed to disease will negatively affect productivity

Presenting Author: – CETS LLC

Extension, Production & Management

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT

Potato Nematodes: A Global Perspective with Special Reference to Soil Health and Nematicides

Presenting Author: – Michigan State University

Extension, Production & Management

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM CDT

A benchmarking approach for soil health in potatoes

Presenting Author: – Soil Health Institute

Author: – Soil Health Institute

Author: – Oregon State University

Extension, Production & Management

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM CDT

Enhancing Potato Disease Management using the Idaho Spore Trapping Network

Presenting Author: – University of Idaho

Author: – University of Idaho

Author: – University of Idaho - Idaho Falls Research & Extension Center

Author: – University of Idaho

Extension, Production & Management

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM CDT

Concurrent Session: Plant Protection I

Location: Hall of Ideas EH

Moderator: – University of Idaho - Idaho Falls Research & Extension Center

Plant Protection

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM CDT

Assessing insecticide behavioral effects in aphids for virus transmission prevention

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Author: – USDA-ARS

Plant Protection

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT

Development of a Duplex IC-RT-qPCR for Large-Scale Detection of Potato Mop-Top Virus in Dormant Potato Tubers

Presenting Author: – Colorado State University

Author: – Colorado State University

Author: – Plant Pathology, San Luis Valley Research Center, Colorado State University, USA.

Author: – USDA APHIS PPQ

Author: – Colorado State University

Plant Protection

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM CDT

Symbiont: New technology for pathogen control

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Research Unit

Author: – USDA-ARS

Plant Protection

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM CDT

Resistance to fludioxonil and inconsistent fitness penalties in a predominant potato dry rot pathogen, Fusarium sambucinum

Presenting Author: – University of Idaho - Idaho Falls Research & Extension Center

Author: – University of Idaho - Idaho Falls Research & Extension Center

Author: – Idaho State University

Author: – University of Idaho

Plant Protection

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CDT

Poster Viewing

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM CDT

Site Selection Committee

Location: Hall of Fame Room

11:45 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

Lunch

Lunch Sponsored By

1:00 PM - 4:40 PM CDT

Storage Symposium

Location: Ballroom AB

Sponsored By

1:00 PM - 1:10 PM CDT

Introduction to NAPSO

Location: Ballroom AB

1:10 PM - 2:10 PM CDT

The European Experience in Storing Potatoes

Location: Ballroom AB

Presenter: – Inagro

2:10 PM - 2:50 PM CDT

Navigating the Disease Landscape of Russet Potato Variety Susceptibility

Location: Ballroom AB

Presenting Author: – Miller Research LLC

Presenting Author: – University of Idaho

2:50 PM - 3:20 PM CDT

Break

3:20 PM - 3:50 PM CDT

Storage Structures: Potato Storage Design and Engineering

Location: Ballroom AB

Presenting Author:

3:50 PM - 4:40 PM CDT

Storage Panel

Location: Ballroom AB

Moderator: – University of Idaho

Panelist:

4:45 PM - 5:45 PM CDT

Graduate Student Competition Committee Meeting

Location: Meeting Room L

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CDT

Triva Pub Crawl

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

Registration Open

7:30 AM - 9:00 AM CDT

Morning Coffee

Location: Grand Terrace

Sponsored By

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CDT

Breeding & Genetics Section Meeting

Location: Meeting Room MN

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CDT

Extension, Production & Management Section Meeting

Location: Hall G

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CDT

Plant Protection Section Meeting

Location: Hall J

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT

Concurrent Session: Breeding and Genetics III

Location: Ballroom AB

Moderator: – Europlant America

Breeding & Genetics

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM CDT

Overview of the Bioengineering Research at the Michigan State University Potato Breeding and Genetics Program

Presenting Author: – Michigan State University

Author: – Michigan State University

Breeding & Genetics

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

Author: – Universidad Toribio Rodriguez de Mendoza Peru

Author: – US Potato Genebank

Presenting Author: – US Potato Genebank/University of Wisconsin

Breeding & Genetics

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM CDT

A comparison of table stock seed potato acreage and cultivar performance

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Author: – USDA-ARS

Author: – Washington State University

Breeding & Genetics

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM CDT

OR12133-10 and AOR07781-5, two promising breeding clones from the Northwest Potato Variety Development

Presenting Author: – Oregon State University

Author: – Oregon State University

Breeding & Genetics

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT

Concurrent Session: Extension, Production, and Management III

Location: Hall of Ideas FI

Moderator: – Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, UW-Madison

Extension, Production & Management

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM CDT

Optimizing nitrogen rate and application timing for yield of Teton Russet and Russet Norkotah-278 in Idaho.

Presenting Author: – University of Idaho

Author: – University of Idaho

Extension, Production & Management

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM CDT

Evaluating Potassium Fertilization Strategies for Mitigating Blackspot Bruising in Russet Burbank Potatoes Under Simulated Harvest Conditions

Presenting Author: – North Dakota State University

Author: – North Dakota State University

Extension, Production & Management

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM CDT

Liquid Phosphorus Fertilizer Placement Strategies to Improve Phosphorus Availability and Utilization in Potato Production.

Presenting Author: – Colorado State University

Extension, Production & Management

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM CDT

Potassium management effects on potato yield, tuber quality, and chloride cycling

Presenting Author: – University of Minneosta

Author: – University of Minneosta

Author: – University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Author: – University of Minnesota

Extension, Production & Management

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT

Concurrent Session: Plant Protection II

Location: Hall of Ideas EH

Moderator: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Plant Protection

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM CDT

Unraveling the Diversity of Fusarium Species Responsible for Potato Dry Rot in the San Luis Valley, Colorado

Presenting Author: – Plant Pathology, San Luis Valley Research Center, Colorado State University, USA.

Author: – Colorado State University

Plant Protection

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM CDT

Evaluating the effects of cover crops on plant-parasitic nematode suppression and free-living nematodes in potato production.

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Author: – University of Florida

Plant Protection

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM CDT

Wound healing non-destructive assessment using periderm dry matter and near-infrared hyperspectral imaging (NIR-HSI)

Presenting Author: – University of Idaho

Author: – University of Idaho

Author: – University of Florida, Horticultural Sciences Department

Author: – Stellenbosch University, Department of Food Science

Author: – University of Idaho

Plant Protection

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM CDT

Transgenerational effects of a dsRNA-based insecticide on the Colorado potato beetle

Presenting Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Plant Protection

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CDT

Break

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Concurrent Session: Breeding and Genetics IV

Location: Ballroom AB

Moderator: – University of Minnesota

Breeding & Genetics

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT

Optimum Mate Allocation in the UW-Madison Diploid Potato Breeding Program

Presenting Author: – University of Wisconsin - Madison

Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Breeding & Genetics

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM CDT

Genetic structure and diversity of native potatoes from the Andean region of Cajamarca by DArTseq markers

Presenting Author: – Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca

Author: – Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas

Author: – Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca

Author: – Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas

Breeding & Genetics

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM CDT

Using genomic factor analytic models and environmental predictors for potato variety recommendation in different environments

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Author: – University of Florida

Author: – Federal University of Lavras

Breeding & Genetics

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Integrating Genomic Selection into Potato Breeding: A Comparison of Genotyping Platforms and Cross-Environmental Predictions

Presenting Author: – University of Florida

Author: – University of Florida

Author: – North Carolina State University

Author: – University of Florida

Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Author: – North Carolina State University

Author: – University of Florida

Breeding & Genetics

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Concurrent Session: Extension, Production, and Management IV

Location: Hall of Ideas FI

Moderator: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Extension, Production & Management

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT

Agronomic performance of russet-type potato varieties under deficit irrigation

Presenting Author: – University of Idaho

Author: – University of Idaho

Extension, Production & Management

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM CDT

Manipulating Chieftain tuber size profile with gibberellic acid seed treatment and vine kill date adjustment

Presenting Author: – University of Idaho

Author: – University of Idaho

Extension, Production & Management

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM CDT

Development of potato early die and its management with fumigants

Presenting Author: – NDSU

Author: – NDSU

Author: – North Dakota State University

Extension, Production & Management

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Potato yield is closely linked to the soil microbiome across varying growing regions in the Upper Midwest

Presenting Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Author: – University of Minnesota

Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Author: – University of Minnesota

Extension, Production & Management

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Concurrent Session: Physiology II

Location: Hall of Ideas EH

Moderator: – University of Idaho

Physiology

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT

Re-exposure to 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene enhances potato tuber response

Presenting Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Author: – Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

Physiology

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM CDT

Polyphenol oxidase activity and levels of total phenolics positively correlate with enzymatic browning after storage of russet-type potato cultivars

Presenting Author: – University of Idaho

Author: – University of Idaho

Author: – Oregon State University

Author: – United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Author: – University of Idaho

Physiology

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM CDT

Impact of Elevated Temperature on Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Tuberization: Insights from Physiological and Transcriptomic Analysis

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

Author: – Virginia Tech

Author: – Auburn University

Physiology

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Insecticide Cross-Resistance in the Colorado potato beetle on Wisconsin Organic Farms

Presenting Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Physiology

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

Lunch

Sponsored By

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM CDT

Physiology Section Meeting

Location: Hall J

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM CDT

Utilization & Marketing Section Meeting

Location: Hall G

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM CDT

Concurrent Session: Breeding and Genetics V

Location: Ballroom AB

Moderator: – Michigan State University

Breeding & Genetics

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM CDT

Introgression and Pyramiding of Novel Resistance Genes for Diploid Potato Breeding

Presenting Author: – Michigan State University

Author: – Michigan State University

Breeding & Genetics

1:15 PM - 1:30 PM CDT

Exploration of wild potato germplasm for novel resistance against cyst nematodes and late blight of potato

Presenting Author: – Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University

Author: – Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service

Author: – Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University

Author: – Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service

Breeding & Genetics

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM CDT

flexFitR and exploreHTP: Open-source software to enable nonlinear modeling of plant growth from remotely-sensed imagery

Presenting Author: – University of Wisconsin Madison

Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Breeding & Genetics

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM CDT

Quantifying and Utilizing Solanum pinnatisectum Resistance to Colorado Potato Beetle

Presenting Author: – Michigan State University

Author: – Michigan State University

Breeding & Genetics

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

Presenting Author: – University of Maine

Author: – University of Maine

Breeding & Genetics

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM CDT

Concurrent Session: Extension, Production, and Management V

Location: Hall of Ideas FI

Moderator: – University of Idaho

Extension, Production & Management

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM CDT

Caribou Russet response to varying degrees of seed cutting using a range of in-row seed spacings

Presenting Author: – McCain Foods USA

Extension, Production & Management

1:15 PM - 1:30 PM CDT

Using AI-driven technologies to improve sustainability of potato production

Presenting Author: – Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, UW-Madison

Extension, Production & Management

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM CDT

Evaluating the Performance of Controlled-Release Fertilizers for Potato Production in the Columbia Basin

Presenting Author: – OSU Hermiston Agriculture Research and Extension Center

Author: – OSU Hermiston Agriculture Research and Extension Center

Extension, Production & Management

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM CDT

Applied economics and regression analyses streamline interpretation of agricultural research results

Presenting Author: – Washington State University

Author: – Washington State University

Extension, Production & Management

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM CDT

Methods to Reduce Sprouting and Emergence of Fresh Potatoes Destined for Export Markets

Presenting Author: – University of Idaho

Author: – University of Idaho

Extension, Production & Management

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM CDT

Concurrent Session: Plant Protection III

Location: Hall of Ideas EH

Moderator: – Oregon State University

Plant Protection

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM CDT

Impacts of Repeated Metam Sodium Fumigation and Mustard Rotation on Verticillium Wilt and Soil Microbiomes in Potato Systems

Presenting Author: – University of Maine

Author: – University of Maine

Author: – Oklahoma State University

Plant Protection

1:15 PM - 1:30 PM CDT

Central Minnesota survey reveals widespread race 3 Verticillium dahliae with limited key trait diversity in potato fields

Presenting Author: – University of Minnesota- Twin Cities

Author: – University of Minnesota

Plant Protection

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM CDT

Effect of rotation length and fumigant type on soil microbial communities and potato yield

Author: – Oregon State University

Presenting Author: – Oregon State University

Plant Protection

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM CDT

In vitro stimulation of germination of microsclerotia of Verticillium dahliae, causative pathogen of Verticillium wilt (early dying) disease of potato

Presenting Author: – University of Tasmania, Australia

Author: – University of Tasmania, Australia

Author: – Simplot Australia Pty. Ltd.

Author: – University of Tasmania, Australia

Plant Protection

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM CDT

Investigating the mechanisms of interaction among soil-borne pathogens of potato and their impact on various host responses

Presenting Author: – University of Tasmania, Australia

Author: – University of Tasmania, Australia

Plant Protection

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM CDT

Ice Cream Social

Location: Ballroom C

Sponsored By

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Poster Session

Location: Ballroom C

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Analysis of genetic and developmental mechanisms underlying tuber skin type in potato

Author: – Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Presenting Author: – Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Breeding & Genetics

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Binary logistic regression support early-stage selection in tropical potato breeding for industrial processing

Presenting Author: – Michigan State University

Author: – University of Sao Paulo

Author: – Universidade de Sao Paulo

Author: – Michigan State University

Breeding & Genetics

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Differences between short and long dormancy potato genotypes based on hormonomic changes during dormancy release

Presenting Author: – Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University

Author: – Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University

Author: – Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center

Author: – Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University

Breeding & Genetics

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

Presenting Author: – University of Maine

Author: – University of Maine

Breeding & Genetics

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Evaluating Tuber Maturity of Colorado State University Potato Germplasm

Presenting Author: – Colorado State University-SLVRC

Author: – Colorado State University-SLVRC

Author: – University of Florida

Breeding & Genetics

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Genome-wide association study using read-backed haplotypes as multi-allelic markers

Presenting Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Breeding & Genetics

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Genotyping wild potato (Solanum) seedlots with high read bulks

Presenting Author: – US Potato Genebank

Author: – US Potato Genebank/University of Wisconsin

Author: – USDA/ARS

Breeding & Genetics

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Potato dihaploids reveal tetraploid evolutionary patterns of recombination, mutation, and selection

Presenting Author: – University of Minnesota

Author: – University of Minnesota

Breeding & Genetics

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Screening Solanum Species for Heat Stress Tolerance

Author: – Michigan State University

Presenting Author: – Michigan State University

Breeding & Genetics

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Transcriptomic evaluation and R-gene profiling of resistance breakdown by M. chitwoodi pathotype Roza in wild potato species S. bulbocastanum

Presenting Author: – Oregon State University

Author: – J.R. Simplot Company

Author: – USDA-ARS

Author: – Oregon State University

Breeding & Genetics

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Uncovering the diversity of native potato germplasm in Amazonas, Peru: collection, evaluation, and open access conservation

Presenting Author: – Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas

Author: – Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas

Author: – Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Author: – Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas

Breeding & Genetics

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Evaluating Direct Tuber Testing Methods: A Viable Option for Future Seed potato Certification in Wisconsin

Presenting Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Certification

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Effect of growing media on greenhouse production of mini-tuber

Presenting Author: – North Dakota State University

Author: – North Dakota State University

Extension, Production & Management

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Development of a total nucleic acid extraction method for direct detection of potato pathogens in soil

Author: – University of Idaho

Presenting Author: – University of Idaho

Author: – University of Idaho

Extension, Production & Management

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Humic Acid: Effects on Nutrient Uptake And Photosynthetic Capacity

Presenting Author: – Sterman Masser Potato Farms

Author: – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Extension, Production & Management

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Physiological Aging Storage Treatments to Improve Tuber Set & Size Distribution in Russet Potatoes

Presenting Author: – Washington State University

Author: – Washington State University

Extension, Production & Management

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Potato minitubers exposed to disease will negatively affect productivity

Presenting Author: – CETS LLC

Extension, Production & Management

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Resistance to skinning affected by vine kill timing on Russet Burbank

Presenting Author: – North Dakota State University - NDSU

Author: – North Dakota State University

Extension, Production & Management

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Tuber glucose and French fry reflectance of Elk River Russet, a new potato variety from the University of Minnesota

Presenting Author: – University of Minneosta

Author: – University of Minnesota

Author: – University of Minneosta

Extension, Production & Management

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Using DSSAT to Create Models of Potato Yield as Impacted by Varying Population Densities of the Pale Cyst Nematode, Globodera pallida

Author: – University of Idaho

Presenting Author: – USDA

Extension, Production & Management

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Will Twin-Row Planting Systems Enhance Potato Production in Northern Maine?

Presenting Author: – Oklahoma State University

Author: – University of Maine

Extension, Production & Management

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Continued studies on respiration rate determination of russet type potatoes stored under different storage conditions

Presenting Author: – University of Idaho

Author: – University of Idaho

Physiology

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Impact of Elevated Temperature on Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Tuberization: Insights from Physiological and Transcriptomic Analysis

Presenting Author: – Virginia Tech

Author: – Virginia Tech

Author: – Auburn University

Physiology

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Optimizing pre-planting curing conditions of potato cut seed tubers

Presenting Author: – United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Author: – USDA - ARS

Author: – North Dakota State University

Physiology

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Postharvest ethylene treatment suppressed potato tuber sprouting through modulation of phytohormone regulation

Presenting Author: – USDA - ARS

Author: – USDA - ARS

Author: – United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Physiology

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Role of phenylpropanoid pathway regulation in wound healing of potato tubers

Presenting Author: – North Dakota State University

Author: – USDA - ARS

Author: – United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Physiology

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Wound-healing responses varied across different cell layers of potato tubers

Presenting Author: – USDA - ARS

Author: – United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Physiology

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Evaluating the Success of 3 R-Gene Late Blight Resistant Potatoes in the Diverse Agricultural Landscapes of Asia and Africa

Presenting Author: – University of Idaho

Author: – International Potato Center

Author: – Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization

Author: – Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute

Author: – International Potato Center

Author: – Michigan State University

Plant Protection

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Highly transmissible Andean pandemic Ralstonia solanacearum lineage consistently colonizes potato tubers better than endemic African Ralstonia strain

Presenting Author: – Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Author: – Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Plant Protection

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

In vitro stimulation of germination of microsclerotia of Verticillium dahliae, causative pathogen of Verticillium wilt (early dying) disease of potato

Presenting Author: – University of Tasmania, Australia

Author: – University of Tasmania, Australia

Author: – Simplot Australia Pty. Ltd.

Author: – University of Tasmania, Australia

Plant Protection

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Investigating the mechanisms of interaction among soil-borne pathogens of potato and their impact on various host responses

Presenting Author: – University of Tasmania, Australia

Author: – University of Tasmania, Australia

Plant Protection

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Palmer Amaranth and Waterhemp in the Pacific Northwest: Response to Selected Potato Herbicides

Presenting Author: – University of Idaho

Author: – University of Idaho

Author: – Amalgamated Sugar

Author: – Oregon State University

Author: – Washington State University

Plant Protection

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Towards a streamlined approach to whole genome sequencing of Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea

Presenting Author: – North Dakota State University

Author: – North Dakota State University

Plant Protection

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Unraveling the spatial distribution and association between Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea and Potato Mop-Top Virus in potato fields

Presenting Author: – North Dakota State University

Author: – South Dakota State University Genomics Sequencing Facility

Author: – North Dakota State University Dept of Plant Pathology

Author: – Oregon Department of Agriculture

Author: – NDSU

Author: – North Dakota State University

Plant Protection

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Variables influencing root vigor and Pythium ultimum levels during aeroponic potato production

Presenting Author: – Dept. of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University

Author: – Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cornell University

Author: – Kohm & Spychalla, LLC

Plant Protection

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Vine Kill Speed At Late Tuber Maturity - Blackspot or Not?

Presenting Author: – Department of Plant Sciences University of Idaho

Author: – Department of Plant Sciences University of Idaho

Plant Protection

5:30 PM - 10:00 PM CDT

PAA Dinner & Auction

Location: Madison Children's Museum

10:00 PM CDT

Test Presentation

Frances L. Haynes Graduate Student Resaerch Competition

Presenting Author:

6:30 AM - 7:30 AM CDT

Fun Run/Walk

7:30 AM - 9:00 AM CDT

Morning Coffee

Location: Grand Terrace

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CDT

Potato Breeders Forum

Location: Hall G

8:00 AM - 12:30 PM CDT

Registration Open

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM CDT

2026 Local Host Committee (LHC)

Location: Dane Room

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT

Concurrent Session: Breeding and Genetics VI

Location: Ballroom AB

Moderator: – North Dakota State University

Breeding & Genetics

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM CDT

The Rise of Ry Markers in Potato Breeding Programs

Presenting Author: – USDA ARS, Aberdeen ID

Author: – USDA-ARS

Author: – Michigan State University

Author: – Oregon State University

Author: – North Dakota State University

Author: – Colorado State University-SLVRC

Author: – Cornell University

Author: – University of Maine

Author: – Texas A&M

Author: – USDA ARS, Aberdeen ID

Breeding & Genetics

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM CDT

Breeding for virus disease resistance in Colorado State University’s germplasm

Presenting Author: – Colorado State University-SLVRC

Author: – Colorado State University-SLVRC

Author: – Colorado State University

Breeding & Genetics

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM CDT

Variation in rates and capacities for heat acclimation and de-acclimation among Atlantic and Russet Burbank cultivars

Presenting Author: – University of Wisconsin- Madison

Author: – University of Florida

Author: – US Potato Genebank

Author: – US Potato Genebank/University of Wisconsin

Breeding & Genetics

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM CDT

Characterizing resistance to powdery scab

Presenting Author: – North Dakota State University

Author: – North Dakota State University

Author: – University of Minnesota

Breeding & Genetics

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT

Concurrent Session: Extension, Production, and Management VI

Location: Hall of Ideas FI

Moderator: – University of Florida

Extension, Production & Management

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM CDT

Fumigation effects on herbicide persistence in the soil

Presenting Author: – North Dakota State University

Author: – North Dakota State University

Extension, Production & Management

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM CDT

Effects of Pollen Energy Biostimulant on the Growth and Production of Potatoes

Presenting Author: – OSU Hermiston Agriculture Research and Extension Center

Author: – OSU Hermiston Agriculture Research and Extension Center

Extension, Production & Management

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM CDT

Optimizing Seed Spacing for Enhanced Tuber Yield in Lakeview and Caribou Russet

Presenting Author: – North Dakota State University

Author: – North Dakota State University

Extension, Production & Management

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM CDT

Improving potato irrigation efficiency with mobile drip irrigation, newer cultivars, and changes in cultural management practices.

Presenting Author: – Washington State University

Author: – Washington State University

Extension, Production & Management

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT

Concurrent Session: Plant Protection IV

Location: Hall of Ideas EH

Moderator: – NDSU

Plant Protection

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM CDT

Response of russet-skinned potato cultivars to increasing soil populations of Verticillium dahliae

Presenting Author: – NDSU

Author: – University of Maryland

Author: – NDSU

Author: – North Dakota State University

Plant Protection

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM CDT

Economics of early blight/brown spot management of potato in the semi-arid environment of southern Idaho

Presenting Author: – Miller Research LLC

Author: – Miller Research LLC

Plant Protection

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM CDT

Who’s eating potato pests?

Presenting Author: – Washington State University Extension

Author: – Washington State University

Author: – USDA-ARS Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Research Unit

Author: – Washington State University Extension

Author: – USDA-ARS Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Research Unit

Plant Protection

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM CDT

Abundance and insecticide resistance patterns of Colorado potato beetles in Wisconsin

Presenting Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Plant Protection

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CDT

Break

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Concurrent Session: Breeding and Genetics VII

Location: Ballroom AB

Moderator: – University of Wisconsin Madison

Breeding & Genetics

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT

Diploid Potato Breeding at USDA-ARS in Maine

Presenting Author: – USDA-ARS

Author: – University of Maine

Breeding & Genetics

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM CDT

Selection of Native Potato Genotypes under Variable Highland Conditions in Northern Peru

Author: – Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas

Author: – Universidad Nacional Agraria la Molina

Author: – Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Presenting Author: – Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas

Breeding & Genetics

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.

Presenting Author: – Universidad autónoma Chapingo

Author: – Universidad autónoma Chapingo

Breeding & Genetics

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Determining the Optimal Nitrogen Rate for New Chipping Potato Varieties in the Columbia Basin

Author: – OSU Hermiston Agriculture Research and Extension Center

Presenting Author: – OSU Hermiston Agriculture Research and Extension Center

Author: – Oregon State University

Author: – Klamath Basin Research & Extension Center/Oregon State University

Breeding & Genetics

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Concurrent Session: Extension, Production, and Management VII

Location: Hall of Ideas FI

Moderator: – JR Simplot

Extension, Production & Management

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT

Impacts of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne chitwoodi and M. hapla) on potato yield and quality in the Pacific Northwest

Presenting Author: – Oregon State University

Author: – USDA

Author: – Oregon State University

Extension, Production & Management

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM CDT

Physiological Aging Storage Treatments to Improve Tuber Set & Size Distribution in Russet Potatoes

Presenting Author: – Washington State University

Author: – Washington State University

Extension, Production & Management

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM CDT

The effect of potato virus Y inoculation timing, virus strain, and cultivar on the development of mature plant resistance in potato

Presenting Author: – University of Wisconsin- Madison

Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Extension, Production & Management

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Advancing early disease detection with imaging spectroscopy: potato early blight as a case study

Presenting Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Extension, Production & Management

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Concurrent Session: Plant Protection V

Location: Hall of Ideas EH

Moderator: – ORISE

Plant Protection

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT

Status of potato cyst nematodes (PCN) management in Africa

Presenting Author: – USDA ARS, Aberdeen ID

Author: – USDA ARS, Aberdeen ID

Plant Protection

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM CDT

Exploring Oxford Nanopore technology to detect SDHI fungicide resistance in Alternaria solani populations through amplicon sequencing

Author: – North Dakota State University

Presenting Author: – North Dakota State University

Plant Protection

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM CDT

Decoding pathogenic and beneficial Streptomyces: genetic characterization, pathogenicity assessment, and biocontrol opportunities

Presenting Author: – University of Minnesota

Author: – University of Minnesota - St Paul, MN

Author: – University of Minnesota

Author: – University of Minnesota - St Paul, MN

Plant Protection

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

PAPAS: Actionable Science Against Nematodes

Presenting Author: – Washington State University - Pullman, WA

Author: – University of Idaho

Author: – USDA

Author: – University of Idaho

Author: – Cornell University

Author: – University of Idaho

Plant Protection

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CDT

Poster Take-Down

Location: Ballroom C

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

Lunch on Your Own

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT

PAA Member Business Meeting

Location: Hall G

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT

Potato Research Advisory Committee (PRAC)

Location: Hall of Ideas EH

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM CDT

PAA Awards Banquet

Location: Ballroom AB

7:15 AM - 4:30 PM CDT

Tour: Exploring Wisconsin Potato and Specialty Crop Production

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

Tour: Wisconsin Flavors - A Local Cheese & Wine Tour