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Jake Blauer joins WSUâs potato research group Jake Blauer is the newly hired post-harvest potato physiologist at Washington State University. Blauer says that being raised on a farm, seeing global hunger challenges, working in potato processing and seeing the ways storage, distribution, and quality can be improved, all inspired him to pursue a doctoral degree in Molecular Plant Science at WSU. His mentor was WSU potato physiologist Rick Knowles, whose retirement in 2020 opened the door for Blauerâs hire. âIâm delighted to be rejoining the potato research team,â Blauer said. âThese are amazing people, and Iâm excited to be able to contribute to this great industry.â ....
February 26, 2021 By Brian C. Clark When Jake Blauer lived in Brazil, he says he saw a lot of potatoes, “but they were often green.” Blauer is the newly hired post-harvest potato physiologist at Washington State University. What green potatoes meant to Blauer was that they had been improperly stored. A farmer can grow a great crop of potatoes but if the crop is not managed properly after harvest, there can be significant loses, resulting in poor quality and reduced access to a nutritious energy source. Spuds turning green can also signal the presence of glycoalkaloids. High concentrations of glycoalkaloids can be toxic to humans, potentially causing gastrointestinal problems. ....