Spatial analysis of diseases incidence in different cocoa genotypes (Theobroma cacao L.) in Yopal (Casanare), Colombia

DOI

https://doi.org/10.15446/abc.v22n2.61161

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2017

Publication Title

Acta Biologica Colombiana

Abstract

“Black pod” and “frosty pod” diseases are reported as limiting in cocoa plantations in Colombia. Spatial patterns of incidence for these two diseases were evaluated during a thirteen weeks long period of monitoring in the field. Semivariogram and kriging interpolation were used to analyze the spatial behavior of “black pod” and Join Count and Moran´s Index statistics were used to analyze the spatial behavior of “frosty pod”. The incidence of “Black pod” has a spatial dependence structure according to semivariogramas during the evaluation time, while spatial autocorrelation of “moniliasis” infection sites was randomly distribuited among cocoa plants according to the Moran`s Index. The estimated dispersion range of “Black pod” was from 21.74 to 40.23 m y the kriging maps showed the spatio-temporal progression of the disease during the evaluated weeks. The experimental conditions given and spatial analysis approach, contributed to the understanding of the spatial dynamics of two limiting diseases in three clones of cocoa in the Colombian Orinoquia.

Volume

22

Issue

2

First Page

209

Last Page

220

ISSN

0120548X

Identifier

SCOPUS_ID:85020122735

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