Louisiana State University - (SPRS), Chase, LA and (PPCP) Baton Rouge, LA

Center

Sweet Potato Research Station at LSU Ag Center

Virus testing and elimination
Maintains nuclear stocks in tissue culture
Propagates and disseminates clean plant materials of LSUAC cultivars important to Gulf South growers – Bayou Belle, Beauregard, Bellevue, Evangeline, and Orleans as well as select heirloom cultivars
Conducts research on virus identification and detection
Leader in the development of new cultivars and disease and insect management
Conducts outreach programs