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Dr. Cari Schmitz Carley
Congratulations to lab member Cari Schmitz Carley on her successful PhD thesis defense! Cari made several contributions to advance genomics-assisted breeding for potato, including developing software to determine allele dosage in autotetraploids, selecting parents based on genomic-estimated breeding values, and determining the genetic correlation between locations in the National Chip Processing Trial. We wish Cari…
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Genomic selection in potato is here
For the past five years, the Endelman lab has been working toward the goal of implementing genomic selection for potato breeding, and it is finally ready to use! Details can be found in our new publication in Genetics, but the main practical message is we were able to predict yield, specific gravity, and fry color…
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Remote Sensing Conference
On Nov. 14, 2017, a group of 64 growers, agronomists, researchers, technology experts, and other stakeholders met to discuss opportunities and challenges in remote sensing for potato production and breeding. Conference participants listened to presentations from a number of speakers and worked in small groups to develop priorities for future research and extension.
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Field Day 2017
The focus of the SpudPro field day this summer was W8890-1R, which is in its first field year of foundation seed production. This clone has excellent color, good skin set, and high yield potential with a smaller size profile at full maturity. Here is a photo of W8890-1R compared to other red clones at the…
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Maria wins grad student competition at PAA!
Congratulations to lab member student Maria Caraza (second from right) on winning first place in the graduate student oral competition at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Potato Association of America, in Fargo, ND. Maria’s presentation was titled “Using Image Analysis to Quantify Skin Set and Color in Red Potatoes.” Her research has given us…
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SpudPro homepage
The WPVGA SpudPro committee facilitates production of the initial foundation seed for new varieties from the UW-Madison breeding program. Meetings of the committee provide an opportunity to share information about new varieties with stakeholders. These presentations are now being archived on the SpudPro homepage.