Solomon Yilma

Senior Faculty Research Assistant
solomon.yilma [at] oregonstate.edu

Office: 541-231-5893

Crop Science Building

Crop Science Building 107

3050 SW Campus Way

3050 SW Campus Way
Corvallis, OR 97331
  • Potato Tissue Culture and Genetics
  • Breeding Late Blight Resistance into specialty potatoes
  • Breeding Specialty Potatoes for Extreme Resistant to Potato Virus Y.

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At OSU
Affiliated with: 
Crop and Soil Science
Career Links: 
Department of Crop and Soil Science
Potatoes
Organic Agriculture Program
My Publications

2012

Journal Article

S. Yilma, Vales, M. I., Charlton, B. A., Hane, D. C., James, S. R., Shock, C. C., Mosley, A. R., Culp, D., Feibert, E., Leroux, L., Karaagac, E., Knowles, N. R., Pavek, M. J., Stark, J. C., Novy, R. G., Whitworth, J. L., Pavek, J. J., Corsini, D. L., Brandt, T. L., Olsen, N., and Brown, C. R., “Owyhee Russet: A Variety with High Yields of U.S. No. 1 Tubers, Excellent Processing Quality, and Moderate Resistance to Fusarium Dry Rot (Fusarium solani var. coeruleum)”, American Journal of Potato Research, vol. 89, no. 3, pp. 175 - 183, 2012.
M. I. Vales, Brown, C. R., Yilma, S., Hane, D. C., James, S. R., Shock, C. C., Charlton, B. A., Karaagac, E., Mosley, A. R., Culp, D., Feibert, E., Stark, J. C., Pavek, M. J., Knowles, N. R., Novy, R. G., and Whitworth, J. L., “Purple Pelisse: A Specialty ‘Fingerling’ Potato with Purple Skin and Flesh and Medium Specific Gravity”, American Journal of Potato Research, vol. 89, no. 4, pp. 306 - 314, 2012.
C. R. Brown, Vales, I., Yilma, S., James, S., Charlton, B. A., Culp, D., Hane, D., Shock, C. C., Feibert, E., Pavek, M., Knowles, R., Novy, R., Whitworth, J., Stark, J., Miller, J. C., Holm, D., Quick, R., and Navarre, R., ““AmaRosa,” a Red Skinned, Red Fleshed Fingerling with High Phytonutrient Value”, American Journal of Potato Research, vol. 89, no. 4, pp. 249 - 254, 2012.

2011

Journal Article

J. L. Whitworth, Novy, R. G., Stark, J. C., Pavek, J. J., Corsini, D. L., Love, S. L., Olsen, N., Gupta, S. K., Brandt, T., M. Vales, I., Mosley, A. R., Yilma, S., James, S. R., Hane, D. C., Charlton, B. A., Shock, C. C., N. Knowles, R., Pavek, M. J., Miller, J. S., and Brown, C. R., “Alpine Russet: A Potato Cultivar Having Long Tuber Dormancy Making it Suitable for Processing from Long-term Storage”, American Journal of Potato Research, vol. 88, no. 3, pp. 256 - 268, 2011.

2008

Journal Article

A. R. Mosley, Yilma, S., Hane, D. C., and James, S. R., “Willamette: A Chipping Cultivar with High Yield and Specific Gravity, Low Incidence of Hollow Heart and Brown Center, and Suitability for Fresh-Market Usage”, American Journal of Potato Research, vol. 85, no. 1, pp. 85 - 92, 2008.

2003

Journal Article

D. C. Hane, Mosley, A. R., James, S. R., Rykbost, K. A., Shock, C. C., Love, S. L., Corsini, D. L., Pavek, J. J., Thornton, R. E., Charlton, B. A., Eldredge, E. P., and Yilma, S., “Wallowa Russet: A full season long Russet for processing and fresh market”, American Journal of Potato Research, vol. 8069, no. 4, pp. 289 - 294, 2003.