| Disease | Pathogens | Frequency (%) respondents | Pest | Frequency (%) of respondents | |
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| Dry season | Rainy/wet season | Fruit fly | 76 |
| Late blight | Pytophtora infestans | 17 | 60 | Fruit worm | 48 |
| Early blight | Alternaria solani | 36 | 11 | Sweet potato whitefly | 41 |
| Bacterial wilt | Pseudomonas solanacearum | 22 | 9 | Aphids | 28 |
| Bacterial canker | Clamvobacter michiganensis subsp. | 12 | 7 | Others | 16 |
| Root knot | Meloidogyne sp. | 6 | 5 |
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| Damping off | Rhizoctonia solani | 4 | 3 |
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| Others | Pythium sp. | 3 | 5 |
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