Potato Variety Release Committee Meeting

Location:

Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Room Vandenberg A

187 Monroe NW

Grand Rapids MI 49503

Agenda:

To conduct technical review on varieties and make recommendations for variety licensure.

• 10:00 am - Call to order, Rodney Krueger
• Discussion on top tier new chip varieties:
  • MSAA217-3
  • MSAA076-6
  • MSAA260-03
  • MSBB630-2
  • MSBB058-1
  • MSBB636-11
  • MSDD376-4
• Discussion on top tier new red skin varieties: MSCC553-1R
• Discuss a name for MSZ242-13 (suggestions include Monroe, Sturgis, Marquette, Stanton, Gaylord, and Houghton)
• MSU has mini tubers for sale of MSBB630-2, MSMSW474-1 and MSZ242-13
• Review Michigan State University Variety Database tools
• Determine date for summer committee meeting and box bin tour—suggested August 24 at MSU MRC facility
• Discuss the opportunity to work with seed companies from other countries
• Question & Answer period with MSU Technologies—Tom Herlache and Julia Miller
• Adjourn