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Haynes, Kathleen |
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GERGELA, DOUGLAS - University Of Florida |
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QU, XINSHUN - Pennsylvania State University |
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PECK, MICHAEL - Pennsylvania State University |
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YENCHO, G - North Carolina State University |
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CLOUGH, MARK - North Carolina State University |
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HENNINGER, MELVIN - Rutgers University |
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HALSETH, DONALD - Cornell University |
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PORTER, GREGORY - University Of Maine |
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OCAYA, PAUL - University Of Maine |
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ZOTARELLI, LINCOLN - University Of Florida |
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MENASHA, SANDA - Cornell University |
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CHRIST, BARBARA - Pennsylvania State University |
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Wanner, Leslie |
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HUTCHINSON, CHAD - University Of Florida |
Submitted to: American Journal of Potato Research
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Publication Acceptance Date: 9/13/2013 Publication Date: 5/1/2014 Publication URL: http://handle.nal.usda.gov/10113/59034 Citation: Haynes, K.G., Gergela, D.M., Qu, X.S., Peck, M.W., Yencho, G.C., Clough, M.E., Henninger, M.R., Halseth, D.E., Porter, G.A., Ocaya, P.C., Zotarelli, L., Menasha, S.R., Christ, B.J., Wanner, L.A., Hutchinson, C. 2014. Elkton: A new potato variety with resistance to internal heat necrosis and suitable for chipping directly from the field in the southern United States. American Journal of Potato Research. 91:269-276. Interpretive Summary: Potato varieties grown in the southern U.S. are susceptible to a disorder called internal heat necrosis which causes death of flesh inside the potato tuber. We bred a new potato variety, Elkton, which is resistant to internal heat necrosis. Elkton was released by The Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; and the Agricultural Experiment Stations of Florida, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York; The North Carolina Agricultural Research Service; and, the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station in 2012. It is a round, white-skinned variety with resistance to internal heat necrosis that chips directly from the field in the south. This variety will benefit the potato chipping industry by making high quality tubers free of internal defects available to processors during the late spring and mid-summer growing season. Technical Abstract: Potato varieties grown in the southern U.S. are susceptible to a disorder called internal heat necrosis which causes death of flesh inside the potato tuber. We bred a new potato variety, Elkton, which is resistant to internal heat necrosis. Elkton was released by The Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; and the Agricultural Experiment Stations of Florida, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York; The North Carolina Agricultural Research Service; and, the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station in 2012. It is a round, white-skinned variety with resistance to internal heat necrosis that chips directly from the field in the south. This variety will benefit the potato chipping industry by making high quality tubers free of internal defects available to processors during the late spring and mid-summer growing season. |