Rubber latex yield is affected by interactions between antecedent temperature, rubber phenology, and powdery mildew disease

Zhai De-Li, Thaler Philippe, Worthy Fiona Ruth, Xu Jianchu. 2023. Rubber latex yield is affected by interactions between antecedent temperature, rubber phenology, and powdery mildew disease. International Journal of Biometeorology, 67 : 1569-1579.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-023-02515-2

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Résumé : Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) latex production is crucial to the local economy, yet Xishuangbanna's climate is considered sub-optimal for rubber cultivation. The prevalence of the powdery mildew disease (Oidium heveae) in this region has decreased the annual latex yield by 20%. Rubber latex yield is influenced by several factors, including temperature, disease, other biotic conditions, and plantation management. However, the interrelationships and potential influencing networks between rubber latex yield and these factors are rarely quantitatively assessed, and understanding their impacts on latex yield could inform better management practices. To address this gap, we investigated the effects of temperature, phenology, and powdery mildew disease on rubber latex yield in March using observational data on daily rubber latex yield combined with detailed phenology, powdery mildew, and temperature data from 2004 to 2010 in a state farm in the Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China. We found that the critical influencing periods of daily temperature difference (or diurnal temperature difference) on the rubber latex yield were during Nov 27–Jan 19 and Jan 21–Mar 17. Partial least square regression analysis and variance partitioning analysis were conducted on the 35 phenological variables, eight powdery mildew-related variables, and two climatic variables. The most influential factors were identified as the factors of the daily temperature differences during Jan–Mar, the duration of leaf flushing phenology, and mean and maximum percentage of leaves infected by powdery mildew. Subsequent canonical correlation analysis and linear regression found that temperature difference directly affected the rubber latex yield and indirectly affected the yield through phenology and powdery mildew disease. Raised daily temperature differences from Jan to Mar had the greatest impact, leading to a higher rubber latex yield. Our comprehensive quantitative assessment revealed the relative importance of antecedent daily temperature differences, phenology, and powdery mildew disease as well as their complex interconnections in influencing rubber latex yield. Our findings are essential to future studies on both powdery mildew disease and rubber latex yield, and also develop rubber latex models.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : Hevea brasiliensis, latex, caoutchouc, température, maladie du blanc (oidium), phénologie, rendement, mildiou oidium, composition chimique

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Thaïlande, Chine, Yunnan

Mots-clés libres : Climate, Hevea brasiliensis, Leaf flushing, Oidium heveae, Refoliation, Yunnan

Classification Agris : H50 - Troubles divers des plantes
H20 - Maladies des plantes
F01 - Culture des plantes

Champ stratégique Cirad : CTS 4 (2019-) - Santé des plantes, des animaux et des écosystèmes

Agences de financement hors UE : National Natural Science Foundation of China

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