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Shannon Lab

@MN_Potatoes

Potato genetics, genomics and breeding at the University of Minnesota

 St Paul, MN
shannonlabumn.github.io/
Joined September 2017
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New paper alert with coauthors @PeterLMorrell and Laura Shannon! This short preview article gives a glimpse into how a reduction in ploidy and better genomic tools will change (hopefully improve!) potato breeding. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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A friend joined us in the field
A gray moth with a section of pink of each wing. Sitting on a blue shirt

ALT A gray moth with a section of pink of each wing. Sitting on a blue shirt

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Join us tomorrow for Dr. Laura Shannon's seminar, "Boiled, Baked and Fried: Potato Diversity Served Three Ways"! 3:30 - 4:30 pm. 310 Alderman or register to join via Zoom: z.umn.edu/hortsci0412
Image of Dr. Laura Shannon in a greenhouse looking at potato plants with event flyer text: "Horticultural Science Seminar Series. Boiled, Baked and Fried: Potato Diversity Served Three Ways. Presented by: Laura Shannon, Assistant Professor, UMN. Wednesday, April 12th. 3:30-4:30 in 310 with the option to watch over Zoom. z.umn.edu/hortsci0412"

ALT Image of Dr. Laura Shannon in a greenhouse looking at potato plants with event flyer text: "Horticultural Science Seminar Series. Boiled, Baked and Fried: Potato Diversity Served Three Ways. Presented by: Laura Shannon, Assistant Professor, UMN. Wednesday, April 12th. 3:30-4:30 in 310 with the option to watch over Zoom. z.umn.edu/hortsci0412"

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We're #hiring! Join the Shannon potato breeding lab as a Researcher! Learn more and apply online: z.umn.edu/researcher1 @UMN_Jobs @MN_Potatoes
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I did a thing
Certificate reading "The Potato Association of America hereby congratulates Husain Agha, 1st place winner, Frank L. Haynes Graduate Student Research Award July 20, 2022 Missoula, Montana." Has the Potato Association logo, consisting of some graphical representation of potatoes and PAA in large font.

ALT Certificate reading "The Potato Association of America hereby congratulates Husain Agha, 1st place winner, Frank L. Haynes Graduate Student Research Award July 20, 2022 Missoula, Montana." Has the Potato Association logo, consisting of some graphical representation of potatoes and PAA in large font.

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A cold and windy planting day means we bundle up in the field.
Image from Shannon Lab (@MN_Potatoes)
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This about sums up today's planting went.
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Register for our Summer Institute in Plant Breeding! Deadline June 1. Featuring: Polyploid Genomics with Dr. Laura Shannon (@MN_Potatoes), June 22-24. Lecture, discussion, problem sets, and hands on data analysis activities. Register: eventbrite.com/e/2022-summer…
Portrait of Dr. Laura Shannon inspecting potato plants in a greenhouse. Plant Breeding Center Summer Institute in Plant Breeding Choose up to 2 of 6 modules Featured module: Polyploid Genomics Dr. Laura Shannon June 22 – 24 St. Paul, MN

ALT Portrait of Dr. Laura Shannon inspecting potato plants in a greenhouse. Plant Breeding Center Summer Institute in Plant Breeding Choose up to 2 of 6 modules Featured module: Polyploid Genomics Dr. Laura Shannon June 22 – 24 St. Paul, MN

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Register for our Summer Institute in Plant Breeding! Deadline June 1 Featuring: Machine Learning Applied to Plant Science w/Dr. Tolutola Oyetunde, 6/20-22. Lectures, demos, and hands-on exercises applying ML to solve practical research problems. Register:eventbrite.com/e/2022-summer…
Portrait of Dr. Tolutola Oyetunde. Plant Breeding Center Summer Institute in Plant Breeding Choose up to 2 of 6 modules Featured module: Machine Learning Applied to Plant Science Dr. Tolutola Oyetunde June 20 – 22 St. Paul, MN

ALT Portrait of Dr. Tolutola Oyetunde. Plant Breeding Center Summer Institute in Plant Breeding Choose up to 2 of 6 modules Featured module: Machine Learning Applied to Plant Science Dr. Tolutola Oyetunde June 20 – 22 St. Paul, MN

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Register for our Summer Institute in Plant Breeding! Featuring: Data Bootcamp for Genomic Prediction w/Dr. Aaron Lorenz, 6/20-22. Common data structures, analysis techniques, & tools used for genomic selection. Lectures & hands-on activities. Register: eventbrite.com/e/2022-summer…
Dr. Aaron Lorenz squatting and inspecting soybeans in a field. Plant Breeding Center. Summer Institute in Plant Breeding. Choose up to 2 of 6 modules. Featured module: Data Bootcamp for Genomic Prediction in Plant Breeding. Dr. Aaron Lorenz. June 20 – 22. St. Paul, MN.

ALT Dr. Aaron Lorenz squatting and inspecting soybeans in a field. Plant Breeding Center. Summer Institute in Plant Breeding. Choose up to 2 of 6 modules. Featured module: Data Bootcamp for Genomic Prediction in Plant Breeding. Dr. Aaron Lorenz. June 20 – 22. St. Paul, MN.

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Register for our Summer Institute in Plant Breeding! Featuring: Breeding 101 w/@ander319, 6/20-22. For technicians, data scientists, managers, non-plant breeding grad students, etc. Lecture/disc, demos, & problem-solving w/sample data. Register here: eventbrite.com/e/2022-summer…
Dr. Jim Anderson inspecting wheat spikes in a field Plant Breeding Center Summer Institute in Plant Breeding Choose up to 2 of 6 modules Featured module: Plant Breeding 101 Dr. Jim Anderson June 20 – 22 St. Paul, MN University of Minnesota Driven to Discover

ALT Dr. Jim Anderson inspecting wheat spikes in a field Plant Breeding Center Summer Institute in Plant Breeding Choose up to 2 of 6 modules Featured module: Plant Breeding 101 Dr. Jim Anderson June 20 – 22 St. Paul, MN University of Minnesota Driven to Discover

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Dr. Xiaoxi Meng (over Zoom!) discusses early genotyping efforts for diploid potatoes. Lots of new diploids being genotyped and Dr. Meng is doing a great job making sure those genotypes are useful!
Dr. Xiaoxi Meng over zoom presenting a powerpoint discussing "Tier 1 sequencing"

ALT Dr. Xiaoxi Meng over zoom presenting a powerpoint discussing "Tier 1 sequencing"

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Our breeding specialist Dr. Thomas Stefaniak presents promising legacy lines ready for release from the previous breeder. Open source release so everyone can use them!
Dr. Thomas Stefaniak in front of a presenter with pictures of a potato variety with its leaves and flowers also shown.

ALT Dr. Thomas Stefaniak in front of a presenter with pictures of a potato variety with its leaves and flowers also shown.

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Announcing a PhD opportunity with Laura Shannon (@MN_Potatoes) of @UMNHorticulture and @Ashish_Ranja of @UMNPlantPath on breeding for and mapping scab resistance in diploid and tetraploid potatoes starting Fall 2022. More info at shannonlabumn.github.io/jobs… @UMN_AgroPlant @CFANS #PhD

Opportunities to Join the Lab

# The Shannon Lab is hiring! Join our lab in the Twin Cities! We often have open positions for [graduate students](#graduate-research), [postdocs](#postdoctoral-opportunities), [undergrads](#underg...

shannonlabumn.github.io
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#PAA2021 Our masters student Michael Miller talks about his R package, TuBAR, to analyze photos for potato color and quality scores! Check out the package here: github.com/shannonlabumn/Tub…

GitHub - shannonlabumn/TubAR: TubAR (Tuber Analysis in R) provides potato researchers with a simple...

TubAR (Tuber Analysis in R) provides potato researchers with a simple means of quantitative phenotyping of tuber images through R. - shannonlabumn/TubAR

github.com
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Michael will be adding functions to this package to score disease and pressure bruising as he finishes up his masters degree. Be sure to check for updates!
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Recent publication on potato breeding by Thomas Stefaniak, Sophia Fitzcollins, Rachel Figueroa, & Laura Shannon of @MN_Potatoes in collaboration w/ Asunta Thompson of @NDSUPlantSci & Cari Schmitz Carley of Aardevo. 🥔 @UMNHorticulture @CFANS @Agronomy_Mdpi mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/2/255
Genotype and Variable Nitrogen Effects on Tuber Yield and Quality for Red Fresh Market Potatoes in...

Genotype and Variable Nitrogen Effects on Tuber Yield and Quality for Red Fresh Market Potatoes in...

Potato (Solanum tuberosum) production generally requires added nitrogen (N), which is costly and potentially environmentally damaging. One path to limiting N application is breeding N efficient...

mdpi.com
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Katelyn's lab meeting show and tell: virus free tissue cultured potatoes, after meristeming and heat treatment!
Image from Shannon Lab (@MN_Potatoes)
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