SweetARMOR
(Sweetpotato Advanced Resistance and Management for RKN)
The SweetARMOR project is a USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture funded project that aims to meet the needs of stakeholders in the sweetpotato industry that are experiencing economic losses at the hands of root-knot nematodes.
Explore the above menu to learn more about the SweetARMOR project, the SweetARMOR team, nematodes, and sweetpotatoes!
Upcoming Events
- North Carolina Sweetpotato Field Day
- Date: October 10, 2025
- Location: Horticulture Crops Research Station – Clinton (2450 Faison Highway, Clinton, NC)
- SWEETARMOR Annual Stakeholder Meeting
- Date: TBA – more information coming soon!
- Location: Virtual
- North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission, 2026 Annual Meeting of Membership
- Date: January 15, 2026
- Location: The Maxwell Center (3114 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro, NC 27534)
- National Sweetpotato Collaborators’ Group Annual Meeting
- Date: January 16-17, 2026
- Location: Fort Worth, TX (prior to National Sweetpotato Convention)
- 64th National Convention of the U.S. Sweetpotato Council
- Date: January 18-20, 2026
- Location: Fort Worth, TX
News Corner
- Tristan Watson: Managing the Microscopic: Spotlight on Dr. Tristan Watson of the LSU AgCenter.
- ARE Economist Joins the Fight to Curb the Effects of Invasive Nematode on SweetPotatoes: Spotlight on Dr. Daniel Tregeagle of North Carolina State University.
- North Carolina State University (NCSU) funding announcement for the SweetARMOR project.
- Louisiana State University (LSU) AgCenter funding announcement for the SweetARMOR project.
- 2023 North Carolina Sweetpotato Field Day Videos
