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(Radio News 09/13/10) One variety dominates Louisiana’s sweet potato industry, but that doesn’t mean researchers like Don LaBonte aren’t trying to find improved varieties. Since the mid-1990s, LaBonte has bee trying to develop a sweet potato with resistance to the disease Rhizopus soft rot, which can cause the potatoes to break down in storage. (Runtime: 1:05)

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