Mark Clough

Area(s) of Expertise

Research responsibilities in potato breeding and genetics. Research emphasis is on developing high quality potatoes adapted to North Carolina growing conditions.

Publications

• Selection for high levels of resistance to double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) in Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say) using non-transgenic foliar delivery , SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2021)
• The recombination landscape and multiple QTL mapping in a Solanum tuberosum cv. 'Atlantic'-derived F-1 population , HEREDITY (2021)
• Genetic Covariance of Environments in the Potato National Chip Processing Trial , CROP SCIENCE (2019)
• Genetic variance partitioning and genome-wide prediction with allele dosage information in autotetraploid potato , Genetics (2018)
• Linkage map construction and QTL analysis for internal heat necrosis in autotetraploid potato , Theoretical and Applied Genetics (2017)
• Peter Wilcox: A new purple-skin, yellow-flesh fresh market potato cultivar with moderate resistance to powdery scab , American Journal of Potato Research (2015)
• Elkton: A new potato variety with resistance to internal heat necrosis and hollow heart and suitable for chipping directly from the field in the Southern United States , American Journal of Potato Research (2014)
• Early generation selection at multiple locations may identify potato parents that produce more widely adapted progeny , Euphytica (2012)
• Genetic variation for potato tuber micronutrient content and implications for biofortification of potatoes to reduce micronutrient malnutrition , American Journal of Potato Research (2012)
• Linkage mapping and QTL analysis of agronomic traits in tetraploid potato (Solanum tuberosum subsp tuberosum) , Crop Science (2011)