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Research Project: Maximizing the Impact of Potato Genebank Resources: Development and Evaluation of a Wild Species Genotype Diversity Panel

Location: Vegetable Crops Research

Title: Impact of true potato seed on the industry.

Author
item MITCHELL, PAUL - University Of Wisconsin
item ENDELMAN, JEFFERY - University Of Wisconsin
item Bethke, Paul
item SHI, GUANMING - University Of Wisconsin

Submitted to: Common Tater
Publication Type: Trade Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 7/10/2022
Publication Date: 8/1/2022
Citation: Mitchell, P., Endelman, J., Bethke, P.C., Shi, G. 2022. Impact of true potato seed on the industry.. Common Tater. 74:61-66.

Interpretive Summary: True potato seed has been generating tremendous excitement in the world of potato breeding. Here we review trends in seed potato production and provide an overview of the seed potato industry. Costs of tuber seed are estimated and compared to costs of seed potato production using true potato seed. Implications for the seed potato industry at near and far timescales are discussed. Initial impacts on seed potato growers seem minor. Over the longer term, there may be a transition to producing the commercial crop from first generation seed potatoes produced from transplants.

Technical Abstract: True potato seed has been generating tremendous excitement in the world of potato breeding. Here we review trends in seed potato production and provide an overview of the seed potato industry. Costs of tuber seed are estimated and compared to costs of seed potato production using true potato seed. Implications for the seed potato industry at near and far timescales are discussed. Initial impacts on seed potato growers seem minor. Over the longer term, there may be a transition to producing the commercial crop from first generation seed potatoes produced from transplants.