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Post by fryman on Oct 5, 2014 1:47:05 GMT -8
I can not find a source in the states for Sarpa Mira. :-( What is up with that?
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Post by nathanp on Oct 5, 2014 4:44:22 GMT -8
I do not believe it is available for sale in the United States at this point.
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Post by marches on Oct 5, 2014 4:53:00 GMT -8
Tom said before that he has lines descended from it, possibly has the variety itself too. Tom is perhaps the only person in the US with Sarpo MIra. As far as I know, I'm the only person in the UK with pure Vitis riparia / riverbank grape (not rootstocks based on it).
Could perhaps ask him. Tom - I'm guessing you got seeds from Wales and grew the offspring?
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Post by khumlee on Oct 5, 2014 11:04:12 GMT -8
I have tps from sarpo mira if you want !
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Post by DarJones on Oct 5, 2014 15:28:56 GMT -8
Look up Kenosha Potato Project
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Post by nathanp on Oct 5, 2014 16:18:34 GMT -8
There are some people with it in the U.S. It must have gone through the quarantine procedure at least once to get to the Kenosha Potato Project and Tom Wagner, but I have not seen any seed potato companies selling it yet.
I actually have it, but do not have enough to share to more than a few people this year.
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Post by chips on Feb 16, 2015 9:25:26 GMT -8
Hello, Do you have any sarpo mira type seed potatoes that you can sell? I cannot find them here in the U.S. anywhere. Thanks and have a good day.
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Post by MLissCA on Jun 22, 2015 11:00:34 GMT -8
Yes, also looking for a US source for Sarpo Mira.
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Post by Tom Wagner on Jun 22, 2015 12:04:25 GMT -8
You would think there could be some licensing agreements between Dr, David Shaw of Sarpo and the United States but that shows the lethargy to get even well established varieties to the United States. Many private people want the variety to compare late blight resistance but that is not in the best interest of the business transactions. I cannot be a part of distribution of protected clonal varieties as I am in the TPS business only.
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Post by *Marches on Jun 22, 2015 14:30:16 GMT -8
I've got it growing. Plants are very different looking compared to the other taters. Planing to cross it to Maris piper and Estima. Can send people seeds from those crosses if anyone wants. Not sure if selfed seeds are protected or not but could send those too. Estima plants have one flower so far whilst sarpo Mira and maris piper look like they'll have loads pretty soon.
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Post by nathanp on Jun 22, 2015 16:25:36 GMT -8
I have both Sarpo Mira and Sarpo Axona as well. Neither flowered for me last year, so I had no chance to try crossing either of them.
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Post by robsher on Jul 7, 2016 18:07:59 GMT -8
Any updates on the yields from the Sapro Mira crosses, Tom? Also any updates on when and where Sapro Mira will be available in the States?
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Post by nathanp on Jul 7, 2016 18:52:17 GMT -8
The USDA-Grin research station finally was able list SARPO MIRA late this spring in their accessions list, and make it available to breeders and research programs in the US. That may be the first step in seeing it commercially available, but my guess would be it would be a few years at best.
Interestingly, it is not as blight resistant with some US strains. I have heard reviews from several growers in the pacific northwest that report it is not stellar.
I find it bland tasting, but a high yielding potato. It and all the other Sarpo descended potatoes I have grown appear to be Colorado Potato Beetle magnets. I have yet to get TPS from it.
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Post by Tom Wagner on Jul 9, 2016 8:37:59 GMT -8
I made crosses with Sarpo Mira pollen during the last few days of June. I check on the Saco x Sarpo Mira cross and the fruits are growing nicely.
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Post by marches on Jul 9, 2016 12:20:59 GMT -8
Having moved I've had to suspend most of my breeding efforts.
•My grape breeding days seem to be over due to space constraints and I'm not getting any seeds in the dreadfully wet year as the grapes on the vines I have left are just rotting. Might have to give up this one for now.
•Haskaps on hold till get more varieties next year.
•Interested in dipping into hybrid Alpine-Garden strawberries (Fragaria x vescana) and back crossing garden strawberries to Fragaria Virginians but not started anything.
•May experiment with Pepinos indoors
And as for taters, they're one of the few active efforts I've still got going with my crosses of Maris piper and Sarpo mira and selfs of Sarpo Mira. My taters never let me down, maybe I should concentrate on them and other annuals, might be too overstretched at the moment.
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