Source: Rhonda Garrison, SOUTHERN FARM NETWORK, 5/22/17

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is warning sweet potato growers about an emerging root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne enterolobii, which has been identified in fields in Columbus, Johnston, Wayne and Wilson counties.
Because no resistant varieties of sweet potatoes are available against this root-knot nematode, the use of soil fumigant before planting is recommended, said Dr. Weimin Ye, nematode assay section chief for the NCDA&CS Agronomic Services Division.

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