Potato is a notable specialty crop in North Dakota (ND), Minnesota (MN) and the Northern Plains. Roughly, 12% of potatoes produced in ND and MN are for chip processing. The NDSU potato breeding project works to breed and develop improved cold chippingcultivars with high yield potential, resistances to biotic and abiotic stressors, and with exceptional quality attributes adapted to our growing region; successes in breeding program history have included Norchip, NorValley, and Dakota Pearl. Emphasis is placed on incorporation of resistance to diseases and pests, such as Colorado potato beetle, late blight, silver scurf, pink rot and Pythium leak, and to abiotic stresses including cold sweetening resistance. The chip processing evaluation trials are grown near Hoople, ND, and the site is hosted by Lloyd, Steve, and Jamie Oberg; we are very grateful for their collaboration, potato passion, and support of NDSU potato research. The 2020 Chip Processing Trial, the Preliminary Chip Trial, and the National Chip Processing Trial (NCPT) were included at the site. Dr. Darrin Haagenson's (USDA-ARS Potato Worksite, East Grand Forks, MN) and Dr. Andy Robinson's (NDSU/UMN Extension Potato Specialist) research programs also had trials in the same field.
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