Jun 24, 2024Research to fund projects targeting potato diseases, postharvest concerns
Research proposals funded by the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service include projects addressing potato diseases, pests and postharvest disorders affecting potato-producing states and the national potato industry.
USDA-ARS funded 23 research projects totaling nearly $1.2 million, including a Washington State University initiative to develop new tolls to predict migration of insect vectors into potato crops and a North Dakota State University effort to expand the utility of direct dormant tuber testing.
A full list of projects is available online. (.pdf)
Each initiative includes cooperative research between USDA-ARS researchers, state agricultural experiment stations and other active potato research programs.
The funding is determined by requests and reviews of organizations including stakeholders from potato-producing states and the National Potato Council.
In a news release, the NPC thanked its volunteers who assisted in the review process: Scott Fenters (Oregon), Trey Jones (Colorado), John Nordgaard (North Dakota), and Chris Hopkins (North Carolina).
