Role of rainfall in the development of coffee berry disease in Coffea arabica caused by Colletotrichum kahawae, in Cameroon

Mouen Bedimo Joseph Aubert, Bieysse Daniel, Nyassé Salomon, Nottéghem Jean-Loup, Cilas Christian. 2010. Role of rainfall in the development of coffee berry disease in Coffea arabica caused by Colletotrichum kahawae, in Cameroon. Plant Pathology, 59 (2) : 324-329.

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3059.2009.02214.x

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Quartile : Q1, Sujet : AGRONOMY / Quartile : Q2, Sujet : PLANT SCIENCES

Résumé : The development of coffee berry disease (CBD) epidemics (caused by Colletotrichum kahawae) in Cameroon was monitored over two successive years (2004 and 2005) on coffee trees protected from rainfall by transparent plastic sheets and on unprotected control trees. This work was done to assess how rain affected disease development when it did not fall directly onto the coffee trees and to determine the influence of primary inoculum on the severity of CBD. Weekly observations over the 2 years showed that there were 1Æ1% diseased berries on coffee trees completely protected from rainfall, compared with 45% diseased berries on unprotected coffee trees. Disease severity on unprotected trees during the 2 years of the experiment was estimated at 53% diseased berries, compared with 27% on trees only protected in the first year. These results confirmed rainfall as one of the key physical factors in the development of Arabica CBD. They also provided evidence of a subsequent effect of protecting coffee trees from rainfall in 2004 on the severity of CBD in 2005. This suggested some practices that might lead to very effective cultural control of CBD in regions where severe epidemics of the disease occur.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : Coffea arabica, Colletotrichum, précipitation

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Cameroun

Mots-clés complémentaires : Colletotrichum kahawae

Classification Agris : H20 - Maladies des plantes
P40 - Météorologie et climatologie

Champ stratégique Cirad : Axe 1 (2005-2013) - Intensification écologique

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