Total of 36 sweet potato field soils were sampled to survey the occurrence of the root-knot nematodes (RKN). The 61% of sweet potato fields in Haenam, 40% in Iksan and 31% in Yeju were infested with RKN, respectively. Average population density of RKN was 324 juveniles per 300 g soil. The resistance screening of sweet potato cultivars against RKN was carried out by using clay pots in a greenhouse. Average temperature under ground 10 ㎝ in pot was 21.5℃ during the test. There was no difference in number of egg sacs among different inoculation methods, however the egg-inoculation method was easy for treatment and had stable for results. The multiplication ratio of Melioidogyne incognita differed from 6.3 times (Jeungmi) to 63.2 times (Yulmi) by sweet potato cultivars. There were no cultivars showing resistance to M. incognita, but Jinmi, Jeungmi and Borami had resistance to M. arenaria, M. hapla and M. javanica.