Is this a Minor Pest?
Yes
Minor Pest Title
Sweet potato virus complex
Minor Pest Description
This disease is caused by a combination of sweet potato feathery mottle virus (SPFMV) and sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus (SPCSV).
Symptoms include severe stunting of plants, the production of small distorted leaves, excessive branching, yellowing of vines and dark, brown to blackish corky spots in the roots. SPFMV is a potyvirus transmitted by aphids in a non-persistent manner whereas SPCSV is a crinivirus transmitted in a semi-persistent manner by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci.
Minor Pest What to do.
- Use resistant or tolerant varieties, if available.
- Use disease-free planting material.
- Avoid diseased plants as sources of planting material.
- Practice proper field sanitation.
- Control the virus vectors.
For information on how to control Aphids click here.
For information on how to control whiteflies click here.
Minor Pest Position
5
Minor Pest Firstcontent
126
Pest Type
viral
Host Plants
Sweet potato
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