By Tristan Watson, Clark, Christopher A., Rezende, Josielle
LSU AgCenter
Sweet potatoes are prone to several soilborne diseases, including those caused by nematodes and fungi. While some of the large acreage agronomic crops have had yearly systematic surveys of the incidence of diseases, there has not been such a program for sweet potatoes in the U.S. and much of what we know is from anecdotal records.