Potatoes and late blight

[GunnarSK]

how is the hunt/breeding for potatoes that can survive late blight? What about Mira Mira?

[Tom Wagner]

Unfortunately, I discarded most of my clonal varieties due to a number of reasons. Lack of interest, lack of money, lack of local cooperators, lack of help. i dont have my own garden space.

There were some new seedling lines brought forth last 2017 season but late blight did not occur in the locations therefore no data on late blight resistance

I am not sure what the prediction will be for 2018 due to lack of money and help....I will see what the cooperators will allow me to do.

[GunnarSK]

Jan 8, 2018 7:28:45 GMT -8 Tom Wagner said:

I am not sure what the prediction will be for 2018 due to lack of money and help....I will see what the cooperators will allow me to do.

Of course I do not know anything, either. I was hoping for some more information from you, Tom. But I see I will have to wait.

[stevecrouse]

Lots of land for free here in North Maine Tom, if you're up for a move.
Of course, it's 12 below this morning, but you'll get used to it.
It's a dry cold.
Keep the faith.....SC

[GunnarSK]

[qUnfortunately, I discarded most of my clonal varieties due to a number of reasons. Lack of interest, lack of money, lack of local cooperators, lack of help. i dont have my own garden space.

There were some new seedling lines brought forth last 2017 season but late blight did not occur in the locations therefore no data on late blight resistance

uote author="Tom Wagner" source="/post/8646/thread" timestamp="1515425325"]I am not sure what the prediction will be for 2018 due to lack of money and help....I will see what the cooperators will allow me to do.[/quote]
In the quest for distinctively pink potatoes with good late blight properties, it would probably be worth crossing either the Red FOula, which Rebsie mentioned in her blog, or a very similar Norwegian commercial or semi-commercial variety (called landrace)with Sarpo Mira or one of its derivatives.

[GunnarSK]

Dec 31, 1969 20:12:43 GMT -8 GunnarSK said:

In the quest for distinctively pink potatoes with good late blight properties, it would probably be worth crossing either the Red FOula, which Rebsie mentioned in her blog, or a very similar Norwegian commercial or semi-commercial variety (called landrace)with Sarpo Mira or one of its derivatives.

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quote author="GunnarSK" source="/post/8652/thread" timestamp="15163]
In the quest for distinctively pink potatoes with good late blight properties, it would probably be worth crossing either the Red FOula, which Rebsie mentioned in her blog, or a very similar Norwegian commercial or semi-commercial variety "red" Kvæfjord(called landrace from northern Norway, which would mean the plant has been grown for many generations without intervening breeding in the same place or area, but that is doubtful)with Sarpo Mira or one of its derivatives.[/quote]