2026 Washington & Oregon Potato ConferenceCultivar Performance Workshop
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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
1:30 PM
Cultivar Display – View the Clones and Cultivars from This Year’s Trials
1:40 PM
Field Performance and Agronomy Updates of New Clones & Cultivars - Mark Pavek, Zach Holden, Rudy Garza, Vito Cantu, WSU – Pullman, WA
2:00 PM
2025 Postharvest Storage & Quality Evaluations - Jake Blauer & Carlos Gonzalez-Tapia, WSU – Pullman, WA
2:20 PM
Rainier and Castle Russet - Fresh Pack Observations; Upcoming Specialty and Chipping Clones - Brian Charlton, OSU – Klamath Falls, OR
2:40 PM
Oregon Potato Breeding & Variety Development Program Update - Vidyasagar ‘Sagar’ Sathuvalli, OSU – Hermiston, OR
3:00 PM
Break
3:20 PM
How Do Selections from Columbia Root-Knot Nematode Resistant Breeding Families Stack Up Against Their Siblings? - Max J. Feldman, USDA-ARS, Prosser, WA
3:40 PM
Aberdeen Breeding Program Update and Planned Variety Releases - Jonathan Whitworth, USDA-ARS, Aberdeen, ID
4:00 PM
Analysis of Cultivars and Breeding Lines at Prosser - Roy Navarre, USDA-ARS, Prosser, WA
4:20 PM
Resistance to Potato Virus Y in Potato Cultivars Carrying R or N Genes: An Update - Alex Karasev, Univ of Idaho - Moscow
4:40 PM
National Fry Processing Trial (NFPT) Updates - Tim Rendall, Potatoes USA – Denver, CO
5:00 PM
Adjourn
