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WARF: P01300US Agriculture
"Mega Chip" (W1201), an Early Bulking, White Potato for Chipping
INVENTORS Jiming Jiang, Horia Groza, Bryan Bowen, Stanley Peloquin, Donald Kichefski
OVERVIEW
A team of UW-Madison researchers has developed a superior white potato variety for chipping, called "Mega Chip." This variety shows good chip color when processed from the field and maintains its color through five months storage at 48 degrees Fahrenheit. It also exhibits greater resistance to common scab, a major potato disease, than the leading variety Snowden. The round-oval tubers have white, slightly netted skin and white flesh. This variety also has high specific gravity and low sugar content.
KEY BENEFITS
  • Displays early bulking for chipping from the field
  • Stores well through five months storage at 48 degrees Fahrenheit
  • Shows increased resistance to common scab
  • Has higher specific gravity than current varieties
  • Produces medium- to large-sized tubers
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Intellectual Property Status
PVP issued.
Tech Fields
Agriculture - Plant varieties
CONTACT INFORMATION
For current licensing status, please contact our team at licensing@warf.org or phone 608.262.4924. (Clicking this link will open a contact form in a popup window. If you have problems viewing the form, try disabling your popup blocker software.)
WARF Medal of Technology Since its founding in 1925 as the patenting and licensing organization for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, WARF has been working with business and industry to transform university research into products that benefit society. WARF intellectual property managers and licensing staff members are leaders in the field of university-based technology transfer. They are familiar with the intricacies of patenting, have worked with researchers in relevant disciplines, understand industries and markets, and have negotiated innovative licensing strategies to meet the individual needs of business clients.


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