Nematodes

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2009

Abstract

One of the major pest groups that cause considerable damage to sweetpotato is that of plant-parasitic nematodes. Nematodes are animals commonly referred to as roundworms belonging to the Phylum Nematoda. There are numerous types of nematodes including those that feed on bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals. Plant-parasitic nematodes are those types which depend on plants as their food source. There are a number of different genera and species that feed on sweetpotato. However, there appear to be only a few types that are associated with any serious damage to sweetpotato. Nematodes are a problem everywhere that sweetpotatoes are grown primarily because of the wide host range of many nematodes to the crops that are grown by man for food and fiber as well as spread of various nematodes over time from infected storage roots of sweetpotato.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

The Sweetpotato

First Page

135

Last Page

159

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