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Breeding & Genetics

A comparison of table stock seed potato acreage and cultivar performance

Tuesday, July 29, 2025
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM CDT
Location: Ballroom AB

    Presenting Author(s)

  • MF

    Max Feldman

    Research Geneticist
    USDA-ARS
    Prosser, Washington

    • Author(s)

  • CW

    Collins Wakholi

    USDA-ARS
    Prosser, Washington

  • RN

    Roy Navarre

    Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Research Unit
    Wapato, Washington

  • MP

    Mark J. Pavek

    Professor/Research Agronomist
    Washington State University
    Pullman, Washington

There are many factors that influence the adoption of cultivars in the fresh market potato sector. We have examined 20 years of historical data collected by USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and seed acreage data collected by the Potato Association of America (PAA) to better understand market trends. Concurrently, we also have evaluated the field performance of approximately 80 fresh market potato cultivars in the yellow, red, blue-skinned, and fingerling market classes to learn more about their productivity and type in a common garden trial performed at the Washington State University Potato Research Center in Othello, WA. Results from this study highlight the differences in cultivar dominance among market classes and suggest that market demand is largely driven historical consumer preference not necessarily cultivar productivity.