Abstract

Abstract A test was conducted ir Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, to determine the resistance of 5 cultivars and 3 breeding lines of sweetpotato to sweetpotato weevil. Single row plots consisting of 10 plants (10 ft. row length) were arranged in a CRB design with 6 replications. Slips were transplanted on July 2. During the growing season 20 adult weevils were released in each replication on 29 Aug, 5 Sep, and 12 Sep. Roots were harvested on 5 Nov and the number of roots damagec by SPW were recorded.

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