Deciphering the magnitude and the time of action of weather factors on the allo-inoculum dynamics of Pseudocercospora fijiensis in Martinique
Delatouche L., Tixier P., Daribo M.O., Sainte-Rose J.L., De Lapeyre de Bellaire L.. 2026. Plant Disease, 110 (2) : p. 378-386.
Allo-inoculum has an important role in fungal disease epidemiology. Understanding the factors that impact the long-distance dispersal of a pathogen is crucial to improve its management. In this study, we studied Pseudocercospora fijiensis allo-inoculum dynamics in Martinique over a period of 18 months. We used trap plants to measure (10 times) the spore abundance across six locations. Lesion densities observed on trap plants were used as a proxy of the allo-inoculum resulting from long-dispersal ascospores. We analyzed how the lesion densities of P. fijiensis measured with trap plants were statistically correlated with (i) weather factors and (ii) the stage of evolution of disease (SED) measured in closest banana plots. The SED measured in neighboring plots did not significantly in- fluence the lesion densities observed on the trap plants. For each variable, we determined the period of time prior to the trap plant exposure that exhibited the strongest correlation with the lesion densities measured on these plants. Rainfall was the variable with the most influence and positively correlated with lesion densities when measured 7 to 4 days before trap plant exposure. Inversely, there was a negative correlation with UV radiation measured 2 to 1 days prior to trap plant exposure. This information complements the knowledge on the biology of the fungus and holds potential for enhancing disease management, especially the importance of rainfall for the allo-inoculum dynamics. These results also showed that if commercial farms have good management of black leaf streak disease, it does not contribute to long-distance contamination.
Mots-clés : maladie des plantes; épidémiologie; pseudocercospora; maladie des raies noires; maladie fongique; musa; ascospore; facteur climatique; martinique; france; pseudocercospora fijiensis
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Agents Cirad, auteurs de cette publication :
- Daribo Marie Odette — Persyst / UPR GECO
- De Lapeyre Luc — Persyst / UPR GECO
- Delatouche Lucile — Persyst / UPR AIDA
- Sainte-Rose Jérome Laurent — Persyst / UPR GECO
- Tixier Philippe — Persyst / UPR GECO
