@article{fdi:010057340, title = {{S}patiotemporal pattern analysis of {C}acao swollen shoot virus in experimental plots in {T}ogo}, author = {{O}ro, {F}. {Z}. and {B}onnot, {F}. and {N}go-{B}ieng, {M}. {A}. and {D}ela{\^i}tre, {E}ric and {D}ufour, {B}. {P}. and {A}metefe, {K}. {E}. and {M}ississo, {E}. and {W}egbe, {K}. and {M}uller, {E}. and {C}ilas, {C}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n order to quantitatively analyse the spatial pattern of cacao swollen shoot disease, particularly in cases of re-emergence, three experimental plots were installed in a diseased area of cacao cv. {A}melonado in {T}ogo. {A}fter thorough cleaning and grubbing, the three plots were planted with less susceptible, hybrid plant material. {T}wenty years after replanting, a survey of healthy, diseased and dead trees was carried out during 2 consecutive years. {D}ata were analysed using {R}ipleys functions and join counts analysis. {T}he re-emergence of the disease occurred in patches or foci: following analyses with the two statistical methods, diseased trees and dead trees were found to be clearly aggregated on the three observed plots for the 2 years. {T}he observed progress of the disease was not the same on the three plots and seemed dependent on the disease state of the first year: the higher the attack rate of the first year, the faster the disease progression. {T}he use of less susceptible plants helped keep the land productive for 15 years. {I}n conclusion, uprooting of the first infection focus can extend the life of cacao plots.}, keywords = {{C}acao swollen shoot virus ; immune crops barriers ; quantitative ; epidemiology ; spatial statistics ; {T}heobroma cacao}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}lant {P}athology}, volume = {61}, numero = {6}, pages = {1043--1051}, ISSN = {0032-0862}, year = {2012}, DOI = {10.1111/j.1365-3059.2011.02589.x}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010057340}, }