Seed Available

 April 11, 2013 - Just out: Classic Russet, Yukon Gem and Ivory Crisp seed available. Other varieties too.

Yukon Nugget Cultural Management Guide

Read the Yukon Nugget Management Guide. Yukon Nugget was developed as an alternative to Yukon Gold.

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Storage Management of Blazer Russets

Learn more about Storage Management of Blazer Russet Potatoes from this new document published by the Kimberley Potato Storage Research Facility.

Storage Management of Blazer Russet Potatoes

Variety News

Download the Fall 2012 issue of Variety News, the semi-annual newsletter from the Potato Variety Management Institute, or Previous PVMI Newsletters

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MSU Potato Lab Looks to New Colorful Spuds

A potato that's purple on the outside and yellow on the inside is one of four new varieties coming to Montana to help attract new markets for the state's $40 million seed potato industry  says Nina Zidack, director of the Montana State University Potato Lab. 

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Potato Virus Y Information

At potatovirus.com you will find information related to PVY strains, variety-strain interactions in tubers and leaves, and an excellent collection of photographs showing PVY symptoms under a variety of conditions in selected varieties. A ‘Discussion Forum’ is available for specific questions and can be posed to a variety of experts in this field.

New Potato Varieties Available

Classic Russet (A95109-1), Alpine Russet (A9305-10), Clearwater Russet (AOA95154-1), Owyhee Russet (AO96160-3), and Purple Pelisse (POR01PG16-1) are brand new varieties available for licensing.

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PVMI Community Site

Join the Community for farmers and other professionals in the Potato industry Community.pvmi.org 

Potato Progress Newsletter

Research and Extension for Washington’s Potato Industry Published by Washington State Potato Commission (PDF)

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Storage & Dormancy

Compare the storage and maturity characteristics of the PVMI varieties

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Tri-State and Western Regional Potato Variety Reports

USDA ARS trial data regarding promising selections and new varieties from the Tri-State program.

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Zebra Chip (ZC)

Essential information about Zebra Chip (ZC) in the Columbia Basin: Identification, Late Season Control, and Storage

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Order Minitubers for 2014 Delivery

Lorie Ewing at the Potato Lab at the University of Idaho at Moscow is currently taking orders for minitubers to be delivered in 2014.

(PDF) Varieties Available List

This is a list of the varieties in tissue culture. Any of them are available for mini-tuber production. However, some are covered under PVP and require permission or a license.

Prices per variety are:
1-24 pounds $35/lb.
25-99 pounds $30/lb.
100 pounds & up $25/lb.

Lorie will try to accommodate everyone until Jan 15, 2013; after that it will be first come, first serve for whatever room is left in the greenhouses.

Call or email Lorie Ewing with questions or to order plantlets
(p) 208.885.6663
email: lewing@uidaho.edu

Petiole Nitrate Ranges That Optimized Economic Return 

Petiole nitrate ranges that optimized economic return for ten cultivars grown in the Columbia Basin of Washington.

(PDF) Varieties Available List 

Sustainable Production of New Potato Varieties

The goal of a recent multi-year research project funded in part by the ISDA specialty crop block grant program and the Idaho Potato Commission was to document the extent to which we can reduce fertilizer, irrigation and pesticide inputs for five newly released potato varieties...

(PDF) Sustainable Production of New Potato Varieties

Huckleberry Gold Management Guide

Review the latest recommendations for growing Huckleberry Gold including new plant spacing guidelines.

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Oregon Seed Growers Information

The Oregon Seed Potato Growers contact list is now posted on the OSCS Web page at http://seedcert.oregonstate.edu/potatoes.

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Storage Management of Alpine Russet

CIS has published "Storage Management of Alpine Russet" online

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New Potato Institute Bringing in Dollars for Research, Product Marketing

Potato commissions in the three states launched PVMI in 2005. The non-profit corporation is housed in Bend, Ore., and provides a grower-controlled alternative to the universities’ efforts to manage varieties...

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2011 Royalty Form Available For Download

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PNW Variety Program Presentation

Potato Variety Development & Improvement in the Northwest Presentation (PDF)

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Tri-State Potato Breeding & Research Program Brochure

Learn about the potato breeding program and research of Oregon, Idaho and Washington States in cooperation with the USDA ARS and State Potato Commissions.

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University of Idaho Extension Updates Potato GAP Audit Manual

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