Dune Russet (COTX08063-2Ru) is the first French fry russet potato cultivar released by the Texas A&M Potato Breeding Program. It derives from a cross made by the Colorado State University Potato Program between Premier Russet and A99073-1 and was subsequently selected and advanced by the Texas Program. Dune Russet has oblong potato tubers with light russet skin texture and white flesh. It is characterized by having excellent F...

Globodera pallida , a quarantine potato cyst nematode (PCN), has had a significant economic impact on the Idaho potato industry. Developing resistant commercial varieties has been challenging because the predominant russet potato market class lacks resistance to G. pallida , and no single major resistance gene has been identified. This study characterized the phenotypic resistance to the Idaho G. pallida pathotype Pa2/3 popula...

Key message We find evidence of selection for local adaptation and extensive genotype-by-environment interaction in the potato National Chip Processing Trial (NCPT). Abstract We present a novel method for dissecting the interplay between selection, local adaptation and environmental response in plant breeding schemes. Balancing local adaptation and the desire for widely adapted cultivars is challenging for plant breeders and m...

‘Rainier Russet’ was released in 2020 as a medium- to late-maturing selection with russeted tubers. Total yields are less, but similar to controls ‘Ranger Russet’ and ‘Russet Burbank’, and U.S. No. 1 yields are higher than Russet Burbank with increased tubers > 284 g. Compared to controls, it has high protein levels, high specific gravity, excellent fry color and flavor ratings, low acrylamide potential, good post-harvest meri...

Main conclusion Metabolites in Rafflesia -infected and non-infected Tetrastigma were compared which may have applications in Rafflesia propagation. Benzylisoquinoline alkaloids, here reported for the first time in Vitaceae, were abundant in non-infected shoots and may be a form of defense. In Rafflesia -infected shoots, oxylipins, which mediate immune response, were elevated. Abstract Endemic to the forests of Southeast Asia,...

Potato virus Y (PVY) is a major pathogen affecting potato production worldwide. Three independent genes ( Ry adg, Ry sto, and Ry chc ) conferring genetic resistance to all known strains of the virus are currently utilized by breeding programs to develop potato varieties containing extreme resistance to infection by PVY. These resistance genes are typically detected using primers specific for the generation of markers closely-l...