At the March MPB meeting, directors awarded a total of $107, 258 in research grants.
| Research Project | Submitted By | Funding Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Efficacies of fungicides and soil fumigation in controlling potato early dying | Jianjun Hao, Steven Johnson, Aaron Buzza | $9,500 |
| Recombinant PVY Strains and their effect on Processing Quality (2021 Growing Season) | Greg Porter, Aaron Buzza | $8,744 |
| Contribution of specific PVY strains to environmental inoculums of volunteer and weed hosts | Alicyn Smart, Andrew Plant, James Dill | $5,014 |
| Spore Trapping as Early Alert System for Pathogens of Potato | Jake Dyer | $12,000 |
| Expanding Primary Dihaploid Genetics using Hamlin Russet and Elite Selections from the University of Maine’s Potato Breeding Program | Ek Han Tan | $7,000 |
| Screening Potato Varieties for Resistance to Pink Rot | Jianjun Hao, Greg Porter | $10,000 |
| Breeding New Varieties to Provide Marketing Opportunities and Improved Pest Resistance | Gregory Porter, Paul Ocaya, Tammy Mills | $35,000 |
| Advance Selection Potato Variety Trials and PVY Research | Gregory Porter, Paul Ocaya | $20,000 |