“Potato 2.0” is a worldwide movement to develop diploid, inbred lines of potato, which would revolutionize the way potato varieties are bred and disseminated. UW-Madison is leading a national project to pursue this goal, supported by $4M in external funding from USDA NIFA and PepsiCo. More information about the project team and goals is available from the project website.
For the Endelman Lab and UW breeding program, our initial focus has been inbreeding round white germplasm for the potato chip market. Here is a harvest photo from our 2020 diploid field trial.
