Diseases of Sweetpotato

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Potato Centeren_US
cg.contributor.affiliationWageningen University & Researchen_US
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananasen_US
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen_US
cg.creator.identifierKwame Ogero: 0000-0002-5141-6781en_US
cg.creator.identifierRene van der Vlugt: 0000-0001-9094-685Xen_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35512-8_29-1en_US
cg.isbn978-3-030-35512-8en_US
cg.issn2509-4823en_US
cg.issn2509-4831en_US
cg.subject.cipANDEAN ROOTS AND TUBERSen_US
cg.subject.cipCROP PROTECTIONen_US
cg.subject.cipSWEETPOTATOESen_US
cg.subject.cipSWEETPOTATO AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMSen_US
dc.contributor.authorOgero, K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorVlugt, R. van der.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-26T15:42:07Zen_US
dc.date.available2023-07-26T15:42:07Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/131308en_US
dc.titleDiseases of Sweetpotatoen_US
dcterms.abstractSweetpotato is the sixth most important food crop globally. Whereas in developed countries like Canada, Europe, and the United States, it is considered a vegetable, it is a major staple food crop in sub-Saharan Africa. Cropping systems and varietal preferences vary between temperate and tropical countries. This influences the type of diseases encountered in temperate and tropical countries. Some diseases occur globally, but severity may differ between different regions. Viruses pose the greatest challenge to sweetpotato production globally. Sweet potato virus disease (SPVD) caused by synergistic interaction between sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus (SPCSV) and sweet potato feathery mottle virus (SPFMV) can cause between 56% and 98% yield losses. The crop is also affected by bacterial diseases such as bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum and Streptomyces soil rot caused by Streptomyces ipomoeae among others. Over 32 fungal diseases have been reported in sweetpotato, infecting the crop both in the field and in storage. Field fungal diseases include leaf spot and leaf petiole and stem blight caused by several species of Alternaria. Economically important storage fungal diseases include black rot, java black rot, and Rhizopus soft rot. The crop is also affected by various nematodes. The importance of sweetpotato diseases varies geographically. For instance, whereas SPVD and other viruses are economically important in sub-Saharan Africa, nematodes do not cause significant loss and do not warrant control. This chapter discusses the geographic distribution of the different diseases, their importance, and management practices.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen_US
dcterms.audienceCGIARen_US
dcterms.audienceDevelopment Practitionersen_US
dcterms.audienceDonorsen_US
dcterms.audienceExtensionen_US
dcterms.audienceFarmersen_US
dcterms.audienceGeneral Publicen_US
dcterms.audienceNGOsen_US
dcterms.audiencePolicy Makersen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2023-07-01en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationOgero, K.; van der Vlugt, R. 2023. Diseases of Sweetpotato. In: Elmer, W.H., McGrath, M., McGovern, R.J. (eds) Handbook of Vegetable and Herb Diseases. Handbook of Plant Disease Management. Springer, Cham. ISBN: 978-3-030-35512-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35512-8_29-1en_US
dcterms.extentp. 1-59en_US
dcterms.issued2023en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserveden_US
dcterms.publisherSpringeren_US
dcterms.subjectsweet potatoesen_US
dcterms.typeBook Chapteren_US

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