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WSPC Funded Research Projects For 2008 Field Season

Please contact Andrew Jensen at ajensen@potatoes.com or 509-765-3680
for information about these researchers or projects.

Title

Leader
(Contact No.)

Approved
Funding
Research SupportRick Knowles
(509-335-9502)
$45,000
Development and Testing of Baits for Controlling Wireworm in PotatoesDave Horton
(509-454-5639)
$7,500
Potato Consumption and the Prevention of Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Damage in Humans Boon Chew
(509-335-1427)
$77,360
Regional Trap Surveys for Tuber Moth and Beet Leafhopper in Washington, 2008WSPC, A. Jensen
(509-765-3680)
$25,800
Improve Disease Management Tactics for Black Dot, Verticillium Wilt, Powdery Scab, and Late Blight of PotatoDennis Johnson
(509-335-3753)
$49,000
Factors Affecting Seed Productivity & Post Harvest Quality of New CultivarsRick Knowles (509-335-3451)$38,000
Washington Commercial Potato Seed Lot and Demonstration TrialsMark Pavek
(509-335-6861)
$20,000
Green Peach Aphids in Potatoes: Field Populations and ControlKeith Pike
(509-786-9269)
$6,000
Assessment of the Source and the Impact of the Purple Top Disease Pathogen on Potatoes in the Columbia Basin Joseph Munyaneza
(509-454-6564)
$41,903
Development of Crop Protection Chemicals for Potatoes - 2008Alan Schreiber
(509-266-4348)
$48,000
Potato as a Rich Source of Dietary NutrientsRoy Navarre
(509-786-9261)
$29,050
Breeding for Resistance to Tuber Moth, Powdery Scab, Black Dot, and Nematode-Caused ProblemsChuck Brown
(509-786-9252)
$30,000
Symptoms of Tobacco Rattle Virus Infection and Studies on Isolate VariabilityJim Crosslin
(509-786-9253)
$10,000
Controlling Seedborne Silver Scurf in Smooth-Skinned Specialty PotatoesDebbie Inglis
(360-848-6134)
$29,030
Can Cultural Practices Help Control the Potato Tuberworm in the Columbia Basin?Silvia Rondon
(541-567-8321)
$10,000
Postharvest Quality of Clones in the Western Regional Potato Variety Development ProgramRick Knowles (509-335-3451)$56,600
In-Field Testing to Identify New Potato Varieties and Best Management Practices for Washington GrowersMark Pavek
(509-335-6861)
$53,000
Development of Insect-Specific Pathogens for Control of Potato Tuber Moth with Emphasis on Granulovirus and Insect-Specific NematodesLerry Lacey
(509-454-4463)
$25,000
Potato Flea Beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Control with Systemic, Foliar Insecticides and Biopesticides on Potatoes Grown in Northwestern WashingtonLynell Tanigoshi
(360-576-6030)
$22,472
Impact of Soil Conditions on the Ability to Control Verticillium Wilt of Potato in the Lower Columbia BasinPhil Hamm
(541-567-8321)
$15,085
Fumigant Application Efficacy Trials in Light of Potential EPA ChangesVince Hebert
(509-372-7393)
$15,841
Application-Based Fumigant Flux Evaluations In Light of Potential EPA ChangesVince Hebert
(509-372-7393)
$37,463
Search for Factors that Trigger Powdery Scab and Black Dot Damage to PotatoNadav Nitzan
(509-554-7679)
$10,000
A DNA Bar-Coding Method to Identify the Source of Green Peach Aphid and Other Aphids Entering New Potato FieldsTom Unruh
(509-454-6563)
$5,000
Lepidopterous "Worms" On, But Not In, PotatoesRich Zack
(509-335-3394)
$26,087
 

Grand Total

$733,191

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