Managing nematodes in sweet potatoes with resistance and nematicides

Scheuerman, R; Roberts, P

Managing nematodes in sweet potatoes with resistance and nematicides

Authors

Robert W. Scheuerman
Philip A. Roberts

Authors Affiliations

Robert W. Scheuerman is Farm Advisor, Cooperative Extension, Merced County; Philip A. Roberts is Nemotology Specialist, Cooperative Extension, and Assistant Nematologist, Department of Nematology, University of California, Riverside, stationed at UC Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 38(3):26-27. DOI:10.3733/ca.v038n03p26. March 1984.

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Abstract

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Most of California's sweet potato production acreage is in the central San Joaquin Valley. The crop is grown primarily on sandy soils, in which root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are commonly distributed and where they are most likely to cause loss of yield.

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