Dr. Dennis L. Corsini This is Me

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1. 1. potatonews.syngenta.com

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   Published on: 3/8/2007   Last Visited: 3/8/2007

   "This potato is highly resistant to attack by late blight, the disease that caused the Irish potato famine of the 1840s," said plant pathologist Dennis L. Corsini with the Agricultural Research Service in Aberdeen, Idaho. He and colleagues at Aberdeen and at Prosser, Wash., developed the new spud, known as AWN86514-2.

2. 2. Spudman Magazine -- February 2003

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   Published on: 2/1/2003   Last Visited: 2/6/2007

   The qualities of the perfect potato mostly depend on its intended use, says plant pathologist Dennis Corsini. He recently retired from ARS at Aberdeen and is now a collaborator.
   
   "For baking or processing into fries," he says, "you want a potato that has relatively little water and more of what we call solids. These are compounds such as starch that give a potato its texture. High-solids potatoes tend to absorb less oil when fried.
   
   "On the other hand, for boiling to make whipped potatoes or potato salad," says Corsini, "you want a potato that has more water and comparatively fewer solids."
   
   Sidestepping Storage Dilemmas How a processing-type potato responds to long-term cold storage is critical. "Most potatoes grown for processing are harvested at about the same time all across the country," Corsini says. "Since they can't all be processed at the same time, most end up in storage, often for as long as 10 months.
   
   "Once you dig them up," he explains, "all potatoes begin converting their starch into sugar."

3. 3. AgPowerMag.com: Potato Offers Resistance to Late Blight Disease

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   Published on: 4/28/2005   Last Visited: 9/16/2006

   "This potato is highly resistant to attack by late blight, the disease that caused the Irish potato famine of the 1840s," said plant pathologist Dennis L. Corsini with the Agricultural Research Service in Aberdeen, Idaho. He and colleagues at Aberdeen and at Prosser, Wash., developed the new spud, known as AWN86514-2.
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   "The new potato held up well when attacked by the newest and most virulent strains of the fungus," Corsini said. "It was far more resistant than any of the commercial potato varieties now in production in the United States."
   
   Corsini and ARS geneticist Joseph J. Pavek at Aberdeen coordinated field experiments by ARS and other scientists in eight states and a heavily blight-infested region of Mexico.
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   Corsini and Pavek are making laboratory-produced plantlets, and small tubers suitable for planting, available to breeders.
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   Tests by Corsini have shown that AWN86514-2 also resists viruses that cause two other potato diseases, potato virus Y and potato leafroll virus.