Research Information
Crop Productivity
- Evaluation of Potato Production Best Management Practices. By Bryan G. Hopkins et al.
- 2006 Cost of Producing Processing and Fresh Potatoes under Center Pivot Irrigation: Columbia Basin, Washington. By Herbert Hinman et al.
- Accumulated Heat Units for 2006: From Frost to Heatstroke by Mark J. Pavek et al. (Also available in MS Word .doc format)
- Potato Growth and Accumulated Heat Units: 2004 vs. 2005 by Mark J. Pavek et al., WSU
- 2005 Washington State Commercial Seed Lot Profile by Mark J. Pavek and Edward P. Driskill Jr., WSU
- Manipulating Stem Number, Tuber Set, and Yield Relationships for Northern- and Southern-Grown Potato Seed Lots by N. Richard Knowles and Lisa O. Knowles
- Potato Crop Productivity Estimator - Web site developed by the Potato Postharvest Research Group under the direction of N.R. (Rick) Knowles at Washington State University to illustrate the effects of seed source and stem numbers on tuber set and size distribution of Ranger, Russet Burbank and Umatilla Russet seed potatoes in the Columbia Basin of Washington
- Potato Tuber Bulking Rate and Processing Quality for Early Harvest by Clinton C. Shock et al., Oregon State Univ.
Fertility
- Controlled-release Nitrogen Fertilizer Release Characterization and Its Effects on Potato (Solanum tuberosum) Production and Soil Nitrogen Movement in Northeast Florida by Jeffery Earl Pack (Master of Science thesis)
- Impact of nitrogen management strategies on yield, N-use
efficiency, and Rhizoctonia diseases of Irish potato by Karen M. Meyer (Master of Science thesis) - Improving Nitrogen Management in Potatoes through Crop Rotation and Enhanced Uptake by Fernando Munoz (Ph.D. dissertation)
- Nitrogen - general information for potato growers from the U. Nebraska Potato Education Guide
- Nitrogen Management Practices for Potato Production by Don Smucker
- Nitrogen fertilization and irrigation affects tuber characteristics of two potato cultivars by G. Belanger et al.
- Nitrogen Management for White Potato Production by S.B. Phillips et al., Virginia Cooperative Extension
- Nutrient Management Guide: Central Washington Irrigated Potatoes, WSU
- Nutrient Management Guidelines for Russet Burbank Potatoes by Jeff Stark et al., Univ. of Idaho
- Potassium Fertilizers and Potato Yield and Quality in the Columbia Basin by J. R. Davenport et al.
- Potato Fertilization on Irrigated Soils by Carl J. Rosen, Univ. of Minnesota Extension
- Potato Nutrient Management for Central Washington by N.S. Lang et al., WSU
- Potato Varietal Responses to Nitrogen Rate and Timing by Dennis Atkinson et al.
- Reducing Fertilizer Needs of Potato with New Varieties and Clonal Strains of Existing Varieties by Ronald Voss et al., California Dept. of Food and Agriculture
- Response of Four Potato Cultivars to Rate and Timing of Nitrogen Fertilizer by S.L. Love et al.
Genomics
- SOL Genomics Network has a number of online tools, including, among several others, BLAST (Compare a given sequence to known sequences using the Basic Local Alignment Search Tool, NCBI BLAST v. 2.2.9), Fast Mapping, and intron and peptide finders.
Pests and Diseases
- General Information
- 2005 Integrated Pest Management Program for Insects and Mites in Oregon and Washington Potatoes by Alan Schreiber, Agriculture Development Group, Inc.; Andrew Jensen, Washington State Potato Commission; Gary Reed, Oregon State University; and Keith Pike, Washington State University
- Animal and Plant Inspection Serivce - USDA source of information
- Attracting Birds of Prey - useful information on inducing birds of prey to control rodent infestation; article by Leonard R. Askham
- Pest Alert Network - online pest alert system for the Pacific Northwest; sign up for email notices of pest alerts
- PestTracker - a public-access information source provided by the National Agricultural Pest Information System in order to ensure health and protect exportability of agricultural crops
- Potato Disease
- The WSU Vegetable Pathology Team has an excellent photo gallery; scroll about two-thirds of the way down the page to see the extensive list of potato diseases (click an image to enlarge it).
- Nematodes
- Nemabase - the Nematode-host association database from UC Davis; "an information system designed to find and display known interaction data between plants and nematodes."
- Nematode Management - information and control strategies from the Univ. of Idaho Center for Potato Research & Education. Requires Adobe Reader.
- Nematodes of Quarantinable Concern - information and regulation; some of the links on this page are dead
- Potato Cyst Nematode Lifecycle - a concise overview of the pest's lifecycle
- Potato Rot Nematode - general and management information from the Univ. of Idaho
- UC Pest Management Guidelines - management guidelines for potato nematodes from the Univ. of California
Post-harvest Quality and Storage
- Color indices for the assessment of chlorophyll development and greening of fresh market potatoes by L. Grunenfelder et al.
- Potato Storage and Processing, Oregon State Univ.
- Potato Storage Management, Manitoba Ag.
- Potato Storage Research, Univ. of Idaho Extension
Potato Stand Establishment
- A Survey of Stand Establishment and In-Row Spacing Uniformity in Washington Potato Fields by Mark J. Pavek and Robert E. Thornton, Washington State University (Am. J. Potato Res. [2005] 82:463-469).
- Agronomic and Economic Impact of Missing and Irregularly Spaced Potato Plants by Mark J. Pavek and Robert E. Thornton, Washington State University (Am. J. Potato Res. [2006] 83:55-66).
Variety Development
- Potato Cultivar and Yield and Postharvest Quality Evaluation, WSU Potato Research Group
- Tri-State and Regional Variety Trial Reports
- 2005 North Carolina Potato Variety Trial and Breeding Report
- 2003 Eastern Regional Potato Trials: Summary of NE1014 Regional Project Field Testing of New Potato Clones, Univ. of Maine
- Characteristics of Potato Varieties in the Pacific Northwest by S.L. Love et al.
- The Economic Impact of Investment in the Pacific Northwest Potato Variety Development Program, by A.A. Araji and S. Love
- Potato Varieties - An Introduction to Variety Characteristics, Management, and Performance in the Klamath Basin by Kenneth A. Rykbost et al.
- Variety Selection and Management by S.L. Love et al., Univ. of Idaho
Water and Irrigation
- Best Management Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Storm and Surface Water Management: Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping - a metasite with lots of information on water management
- Defining Water Quality - "explains what makes water vary in its characteristics" including "regulartory and nonregulatory definitions"
- Irrigation Manual of Practice, Ready Reference - Information on protecting both surface and groundwater, this reference is a short version of the much longer Manual
- Protect Your Groundwater - Information on how to "survey your farmstead for conditions and activities that could damage the groundwater beneath your farm"; article by Edward B. Adams
- Protecting Groundwater from Pesticide Contamination - Information about the "factors that increase pesticide movement toward groundwater" as well as "safe handling practices to prevent groundwater contamination"; article by Carol A. Ramsay et al.
- Sprinkler Irrigation: Application Rates and Depths - Procedure for measuring water application rates, including sprinkler pressure, discharge, nozzle size, and gallons per minutes"
- Washington's Water - Water quality and quantity information from WSU Extension
- Why the Concern about Agricultural Contamination in Groundwater? - Information about groundwater contamiments, how to tell if your water is contaminated, and what to do if it is; by Craig G. Cogger and Craig MacConnell
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Water and Irrigation
Other Potato Research Groups and Centers
- Central Potato Research Institute, India
- The University of Manitoba Potato Research Group
- University of Maine Cooperative Extension Potato Program, including a regional pest management guide
- Potato Research Institute, Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic
- Potato Research at the University of Saskatchewan
- Sugarbeet & Potato Research Unit, USDA ARS
- See also: Variety Development Programs
Addresses and Travel Directions
(Click names for location and travel directions)
- WSU Pullman
Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
P.O. Box 646414
Pullman, WA 99164-6414 - WSU Othello IAREC
1471 W. Cox Rd.
Othello, WA 99344
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