b'Minnesota.Ninenewandadvancing ment forward in the breeding pipeline. selections compared to 14 fresh marketred and yellow skinned genotypes com- The North Central Regional Trial has 30 cultivars.Thesenewpromisingselec-pared to five standards are included in a entries focused on the fresh market.In tions include red-skinned white-fleshedsmallfreshmarkettrialattheOakes 2020, NDSU entries include six promis- or yellow-fleshed, yellows, and specialtyResearchExtensionCenter.Asecond ing red skinned selections with white or types;manypossesspotentialdiseasetrial is evaluating 13 dual-purpose rus- yellowflesh(ND102663B-3R,ND resistance traits.Chip processing trialsset/longwhiteselectionscomparedto 102990B-2R,ND113091B-2RY,ND are located just north of Hoople, and aresevenprocessingindustrystandards. 113338C-4R,ND1232B-1RY,ND1232B- hosted by Lloyd, Steve and Jamie Oberg.We are assisted with these trials by Kelly 2RY), and one yellow, ND1241-1Y.This Thechipprocessingtrialincludes14Cooper, Heidi Eslinger, and Seth Nelson. site is also the location for a trial evalu- advancing chip selections compared toTheLarimoresiteishostedbyCarl, ating AgZyme and ZyDrive versus grow- sevenchipprocessingstandards.TheMichaelandCaseyHoversonat er standard practice.Three cultivars are National Chip Processing Trial (NCPT),Hoverson Farms.They built a new mini includedinthereplicatedtrial: supported by Potatoes USA, with a pri-pivot just outside of Larimore in 2020 BannockRusset,RussetBurbank,and mary goal of rapidly identifying superi-forpotatoresearchefforts.Ourtrials Umatilla Russet.In 2020, two trials are or alternatives for Snowden (long-termincludetheprocessingtrialwith14 plantedatInkster,thevinekillstudy chip processing potential) and Atlanticadvancing russet and long white selec- conductedincollaborationwithDrs. (susceptibility to internal heat necrosis)tionscomparedtoindustrystandards Gary Secor and Andy Robinson, a proj- includes121unreplicatedselectionsincludingBannock,Ranger,Umatilla, ect funded by a North Dakota Specialty (Tier 1) and 27 replicated entries (Tier 2)Shepody,DakotaRussetandRusset Crop Block Grant (SCBG) in response to fromUSpotatobreedingprograms,Burbank.TheNationalFrenchFry a problem identified by North Dakota comparedtofourindustrychipselec-Processingtrial(NFPT),supportedby certified seed potato growers using crop tions.The preliminary chip processingPotatoes USA, is grown at this site, with oils for deterring aphid probing, and a trial includes 16 selections compared tothe goal of identifying processing selec- second site of the AgZyme/ZyDrive trial. eight chip industry standards.tions with superior French Fry process- TrialsatParkRapids,Minnesota,areing potential and low acrylamide levels; hostedbytheRDOffuttFarm,and TheNDSUpotatobreedingprogramthere are 50 entries in 2020, including includeaprocessingtrialwith15 seedlingnursery,seedmaintenance33 Tier 1, 14 Tier 2, and 1 Tier selections entries, a common scab screening trial plots,andincreaselotsareplantedfrom US breeding programs, compared with 68 entries across market types, and southofBaker,MN,ontheJamesF.toindustrystandardsRussetBurbank a replicated Verticillium wilt resistance Thompson Farm.All lots are entered forand Ranger Russet.NDSU NFPT entries screening trial (25 genotypes across mar- certificationwiththeMinnesotaincludeND13213B-1Russ,ND1412Y- kettypes)conductedincollaboration DepartmentofAgriculture.The5Russ,ND14110B-1Russ,andND14 with Dr. Pasches program. seedlingnurseryincludessinglehills110B-3Russ,allinTier1;wedidnot from 90 families, and following successhave enough seed of ND12241YB-2Russ, Non-irrigatedresearchsitesin2020 in2019,alsoincludesout-of-stateapromisingprocessingselection,to includelocationsatCrystal,Hoople, seedlings from Idaho, Maine and Texas;include in Tier 3 (it was a Tier 2 entry in andFargo,NorthDakota.Thefresh single hill selection will begin in early2019), so we are increasing for inclusion market trials are conducted on the farm September.New in 2020 is the genomicin2021.Thepreliminaryprocessing ofDaveandAndyMoquist(O.C. selection study being conducted by thetrial includes 84 russet and long white- Schultz), north and east of Crystal.The northcentralbreedingteam(Drs.skinnedgenotypeswithprocessing freshmarkettrialhas30entries,24 Douches,Endelman,Shannon,andpotential, compared to 12 industry stan- advancingred,yellowandpurple Thompson) as part of our NIFA project;dards; this is an unreplicated trial, pro- skinned selections compared to six fresh it is focused on rapid selection and isvidinginformationaboutprocessing marketstandards.Thepreliminary focused on PVY resistance and chip pro-ability and guiding selection and move- fresh market trial includes 90 entries, 76 cessingquality.Maintenanceand20 POTATO GROWER JULY/AUGUST 2020'