Pesticides Could Alleviate the Symptoms of Sweet Potato Virus Disease(SPVD)

In recent years, sweet potato virus disease （SPVD） has severely affected the production of sweet potato in China. In order to select chemical agents to prevent sweet potato from being infected with SPVD, 14 pesticides were sprayed on the plants of sweet potato infected with SPVD, and the relative mRNA level of the viruses in the leaves and physiological indicators of sweet potato plants were detected. The results showed that after the application of most of the pesticides, the relative mRNA level of the two viruses that caused SPVD decreased, and the chlorophyll content and biomass of sweet potato infected with SPVD increased significantly or extremely significantly. Among the pesticides, BASF virus liquid, 0.1% physcion and Aolike powder for cucumber virus were proved to be the best, as the chlorophyll content and stem length of sweet potato increased significantly. The experiment indicated that the pesticides could reduce the harm of SPVD to sweet potato.