
- Ph D, University of Minnesota; Horticultural Science
- MS, University of Idaho; Plant Science
- BS, University of Idaho; Plant Science
Dr. Holm’s principal research responsibilities include the breeding and selection of new potato cultivars through traditional hybridization methods. During Dave’s tenure, 19 cultivars have been released.
"2009 Potato Breeding and Selection Research Report" San Luis Valley Research Center Committee and the Colorado Potato Administrative Committees (Area II and III) 131pp
"2010 Potato Breeding and Selection Research Report" San Luis Valley Research Center Committee and the Colorado Potato Administrative Committees (Area II and III) unpub
"2011 Potato Breeding and Selection Research Report" San Luis Valley Research Center Committee and the Colorado Potato Administrative Committees (Area II and III) 134pp (unpub)
Alta Crown: A new russet potato cultivar with resistance to common scab and a low incidence of tuber deformities Amer J Potato Res 88 72-81
AmaRosa, a red skinned, red fleshed fingerling with high phytonutrient value Am J Potato Res 89 249-254
Century Russet Am J Potato Res 77 161-165
Clonal Selection in the Sangre Cultivar Am Potato J 62 430-431
"Colorado Advanced Potato Selections Data Summary" Report for the 2012 Open House and Clonal Evaluation Meeting 55pp (Unpub)
"Colorado Advanced Potato Selections Data Summary" Report for the 2010 Clonal Evaluation Meeting 53pp
"Colorado Advanced Potato Selections Data Summary" Report for the 2011 Open House and Clonal Evaluation Meeting 54pp (Unpub)
Combined effects of storage and processing on the bioactive compounds and pro-apoptotic properties of color-fleshed potatoes in human colon cancer cells J Agric Food Chem 60 11088-11096
"Effect of storage and processing on colored potato functional compounds and their sensory attributes" IFT-USDA Project Directors Meeting, July 16-20, Chicago, IL
Effects of cooking methods on polyphenols, pigments and antioxidant activity in potato tubers LWT - Food Science and Technology 45 61-171
Flavonoid profiling and transcriptome analysis reveals new gene-metabolite correlations in tubers of Solanum tuberosum L J Exp Bot 61 1225-1238
Frontier Russet - a New Potato Variety for Early Fresh and Processing Use with Resistance to Fusarium Dry Rot Am Potato J 68 525-532
Functional food characteristics of potato cultivars (Solanum tuberosum L) J Food Compos Anal 22 571-576
Gemchip - a New Potato Variety with Chipping Quality and Verticillium Resistance for the Western United-States Am Potato J 68 461-466
Gibberellic acid and ethephon alter potato minituber bud dormancy and improve seed tuber yield Amer J Potato Res 88 167–174
Influence of storage temperature and time in storage on pigment content of potato (Solanum tuberosum L) Hortscience 41 1014-1014
"Interactive effects of compost tea, fungicide application, and nitrogen rate on the performance of two potato cultivars" Am J Potato Res 87 121
"Maximizing nitrogen use efficiency for optimum tuber yield and quality of a new Colorado potato cultivar" Am J Potato Res 89 34
"Optimizing nitrogen fertilizer application and plant population for maximum tuber yield and quality in Mesa Russet, a new Colorado cultivar" Amer J Potato Res 88 37
"Potato breeding and cultivar development in the Southwest" Amer J Potato Res 88 45
Potato Clone Variation in Blackspot and Soft Rot Susceptibility, Redox Potential, Ascorbic-Acid, Dry-Matter and Potassium Am Potato J 61 723-733
Purification of an isoform of patatin with antimicrobial activity against Phytophthora infestans Plant Physiol Bioch 42 647-655
Pyrosequencing Reveals a Highly Diverse and Cultivar-Specific Bacterial Endophyte Community in Potato Roots Microb Ecol 60 157-166
Ranger Russet - a Long Russet Potato Variety for Processing and Fresh-Market with Improved Quality, Disease Resistance, and Yield Am Potato J 69 483-488
"Response of a russet potato cultivar to phosphorus and seed spacing management" Am J Potato Res 87 121-122
"Response of potato to potassium fertilizer source and form of application in the San Luis Valley of Colorado" Amer J Potato Res 88 37
Russet Legend Am J Potato Res 77 77-81
Russet Nugget - a Fresh-Market and Processing Potato Cultivar with Resistance to Common Scab Am Potato J 69 331-336
Sangre - an Oval, High-Quality Red Potato Am Potato J 59 435-437
Sangre Selection Studies, Selection and Comparative Trials Am Potato J 65 21-26
"Seed size and seed reconditioning influences field emergence, tuber yield, and quality of potato" Electronic Conference Proceedings (Abstracts), World Potato Congress, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, May
Selecting Potato Clones for Nutrient-Use Efficiency Am Potato J 58 503-503
Selenium and sulfur content and activity of associated enzymes in selected potato germplasm Am J Potato Res 89 111-120
Storage elevates phenolic content and antioxidant activity but suppresses antiproliferative and pro-apoptotic properties of colored-flesh potatoes against human colon cancer cell lines J Agric Food Chem 59 8155–8166
Timed color changes among raw and baked potato varieties J Food Process Pres 22 333-344
TX1523-1Ru/Y aka sierra Gold (TM) Am J Potato Res 82 369-377
Use of Antitranspirants to Maximize Potato Yields under Water-Stress Conditions Am Potato J 57 481-481
Ute Russet - an Oblong Russet Potato Cultivar with Resistance to Leafroll Net Necrosis and Sclerotium-Rolfsii Am Potato J 64 559-562
"Volatile compounds analysis in colorado potato cultivarsand advanced selections using solid phase micro extraction technique (SPME)" Am J Potato Res 89 39
Essah, Samuel YC, Holm, David G, (2022) "Early in-season application of potassium nitrate fertilizer improves tuber performance of Colorado Russet Potato." American Journal of Potato Research 99 395-412
Abdelsalam, Salah, Essah, Samuel YC, Davis, Jessica G, Holm, David G, (2022) "Effect of supplimental application of potassium acetate on Mesa Russet performance in the field" Potato Association of America page 32
Bagheri Toulabi, Sahar, Jablonski, Becca BR, Holm, David G, Carolan, Michael S, Heuberger, Adam L, (2022) Grower decision-making factors in adoption of specialty cultivars: A case study of potatoes in the San Luis Valley Plos One 17 6
Barka, Abdulssamad, Essah, Samuel YC, Andales, Allan A, Davis, Jessica G, Holm, David G, (2022) "Irrigation and nitrogen management influenced potato (Solamum tuberosum L) productivity in the San Lujis Valley" Potato Association of America page 23
Barka, Abdulssamad, Essah, Samuel YC, Andales, Allan A, Davis, Jessica G, Holm, David G, (2022) "Response of Colorado Potato Cultivar 'Mesa Russet' to deficit irrigation and nitrogen application rate." American Journal of Potato Research 99 395-412
Abdelsalam, Salah, Essah, Samuel YC, Davis, Jessica G, Holm, David G, (2022) "Response of Colorado potato cultivar Rocky mountain Russet to nitrogen fertilizer applciation rate" Crop Science Society of America
Salah, Abdelsallam, Essah, Samuel YC, Holm, David G, Davis, Jessica G, (2022) "Response of Colorado Russet Potato Cultivar 'AC05039-2RU' to nitrogen fertilizer application rate" American Journal of Potato Research 99 395-412
Gray, Caroline Porter, Holm, David G, Essah, Samuel YC, (2022) "Rocky Mountain Russet, vista Gold, and Colombine Gold. Three new potato cultivars from the Colorado potato breeding and selection program" American Journal of Potato Research 99 395-412
Vales, Isabel, Scheuring, D, Koym, J, Holm, David G, Essah, Samuel YC, Wilson, R, Sidhu, J, (2022) Vanguard Russet: A fresh market potato cultivar with medium-early maturity and long dormancy American Journal of Potato Research 99 3 258-267
Essah, Samuel YC, Holm, David G, "Early in-season application of potassium nitrate fertilizer improves tuber performance of Colorado Russet potato." American Journal of Potato Research
Holm, David G, Essah, Samuel YC, Houser, Andrew J, (2021) "Field management of Rocky mountain Russet (C005068-1RU)" Spudman Magazine April Issue page 28, spudman.com
(2021) "Southwest regional potato variety trial report 2020" Texas A&M AgriLife Research, College Station 25 p
Abdulssamad, Barka MH, Essah, Samuel YC, Holm, David G, "Response of Colorado potato cultivar 'Mesa Russet'to deficit irrigation and nitrogen application rate." American Journal of Potato Research
Abdelsalam, Salah M, Essah, Samuel YC, Holm, David G, "Response of Colorado Russet potato cultivar 'AC05039-2RU' to nitrogen fertilizer application rate." American Journal of Potato Research
Essah, Samuel YC, Holm, David G, (2021) "Aerated subsurface drip irrigation water improves potato tuber yield and quality. " Potato Grower Magazine January Issue, 2021 74-75
Essah, Samuel YC, Holm, David G, (2020) Air injection of subsurface drip irrigation water improves tuber yield and quality of Russet potato. American Journal of Potato Research 97 432-438
Essah, Samuel YC, Andales, Allan A, Bauder, Troy A, Holm, David G, (2020) Response of two Colorado Russet Potato Cultivars to Reduced Irrigation Water Use American Journal of Potato Research 97 221-233
Essah, Samuel YC, Delgado, Jorge A, Holm, David G, (2019) "Tuber yield and quality response of russet potato to rate and application timing of a soluble calcium fertilizer." American Society of Agronomy 265
Essah, Samuel YC, Holm, David G, (2019) "Response of Russet potato to compost application rate with optimum or reduced notrgen application" American Journal of Potato Research 96 332
Essah, Samuel YC, Delgado, Jorge, Holm, David G, (2018) "Pre-plant nitrogen fertilizer application rate influences potato performance in the field" American Society of Agronomy page 177
Essah, Samuel YC, Holm, David G, (2018) "Response of Russet potato to compost application rate with optimum or reduced nitrogen fertilizer application." Potato Association of America
Essah, Samuel YC, Andales, Allan A, Bauder, Troy A, Holm, David G, (2018) "Response of three Colorado potato cultivars to deficit irrigation" American Journal of Potato Research 95 3 214
Essah, Samuel YC, Abdulsammad, Barka, Andales, Allan A, Bauder, Troy A, Holm, David G, (2017) "Use of single line source irrigation technique for deficit irrigation studies in potatoes" American Society for Horticultural Science 61
Essah, Samuel YC, Andales, Allan A, Bauder, Troy A, Holm, David G, (2017) "Response of three Colorado potato cultivars to deficit irrigation" Potato Association of America 75
Kalita, Diganta, Holm, David G, Petrash J., Mark, Jayanty, Sastry S, (2017) "Aldose Reductase inhibitory Activities of Color-Fleshed Potatoes" American Journal of Potato Research 94 3 231
Zavislan, Katrina, Holm, David G, Gray, Caroline Porter, Essah, Samuel YC, Jayanty, Sastry SSGM, Davidson, Robert D, Houser, Andrew J, (2017) "Fortress Russet: A disease resistant potato cultivar from the Colorado Potato Breeding and selection program." American Journal of Potato Research 94 249
Zavislan, Katrina, Holm, David G, Gray, Caroline Porter, Essah, Samuel YC, Jayanty, Sastry SSGM, Davidson, Robert D, Houser, Andrew J, (2016) "Fortress Russet: A disease resistant potato cultivar from the Colorado Potato Breeding and Selection Program." Potato Association of America 7
Jansky, Shelley H, Charkowski, Amy Olymbia, Douches, David S, Gusmini, Gabe, Richael, Craig, Bethke, Paul C, Spooner, David M, Novy, Richard G, De Jong, Hielke , De Jong, Walter S. S, Bamburg, John B, Thompson, Asunta L., Bizimungu, Benoit , Holm, David G, Brown, Chuck R., Haynes, Kathleen G., Sathuvalli, Vidyasagar R., Veilleux, Richard E, Miller, J. Creighton, Bradeen, Jim M, Jiang, Jiming, (2016) Reinventing potato as a diploid inbred line-based crop Crop Science 56 1412-1422
Zuber, T, Holm, David G, Byrne, Patrick F, Ducreux, L, Taylor, M, Kaiser, M, Stushnoff, Cecil, (2015) Optimization of in vitro inhibition of HT-29 colon cancer cell cultures by Solanum tuberosum L. extracts Food & function 6 1 71–82
Stone, Martha B, Amer, Fauzi, Reddivari, Lavanya, Madiwale, Gaurav, Holm, David G, Vanamala, Jairam, (2014) Effect of genotype and storage on glycoalkaloids and acrylamide content and sensory attributes of potato chips American J of Potato Research
Zuber, Tatiana, Holm, David G, Byrne, Patrick F, Ducreux, L., Taylor, M., Kaiser, M., Stushnoff, Cecil, (2014) Optimization of in vitro inhibition of HT-29 colon cancer cell cultures by Solanum tuberosum L. extracts Food and Function
Essah, Samuel YC, Holm, David G, Jayanty, Sastry SSGM, (2014) "Colorado State University potato program, http://potatoes.colostate.edu" Colorado State University
Essah, Samuel YC, Holm, David G, Stromberger, Mary E, Kammlade, Sara M, "The influence of agromanagement on potato mineral nutrients" Potato Association of America
Kalita, Diganta, Jayanty, Sastry SSGM, Holm, David G, (2013) "Analysis of Acrylamide formation in selected potato germplasm" American Journal of Potato Research 90 136
Perla, Venu, Jayanty, Sastry SSGM, Holm, David G, Davidson, Robert D, (2013) Relationship between tuber storage proteins and tuber powdery scab resistance in potato. AJPR DOI 10.1007/s12230-13-9343-y; 13pp.
Essah, Samuel YC, Holm, David G, Davidson, Robert D, Jayanty, Sastry SSGM, (2013) "Mesa Russet: General characteristics and management" Colorado Potato Administrative Committee
Stone, Martha B, Madiwale, G P, Reddivari, Lavanya, Holm, David G, Vanamala, J, (2012) Combined effects of storage and processing on the bioactive compounds and pro-apoptotic properties of color-fleshed potatoes in human colon cancer cells. J Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Jayanty, Sastry SSGM, Perla, Venu, Holm, David G, (2012) Effects of cooking methods on polyphenols, pigments and antioxidant activity in potato tubers LWT- Food Science and Technology 45 161-171
Perla, Venu, Holm, David G, Jayanty, Sastry SSGM, (2011) Effects of cooking methods on polyphenols, pigments and antioxidant activity in Potato Tubers LWT Food Science and Technology 45 161-171