@article{fdi:010087886, title = {{L}asiodiplodia species associated with mango ({M}angifera indica {L}.) decline in {B}urkina {F}aso and influence of climatic factors on the disease distribution}, author = {{D}ianda, {O}.{Z}. and {W}onni, {I}. and {O}u{\'e}draogo, {L}. and {S}ankara, {P}. and {T}ollenaere, {C}harlotte and {D}el {P}onte, {E}.{M}. and {F}ernandez, {D}iana}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{D}ieback or decline caused by {L}asiodiplodia spp. is a major disease of mango trees ({M}angifera indica {L}.). {T}he main objectives of this study were to identify {L}asiodiplodia species associated with mango decline in {B}urkina {F}aso, and to asses the climatic and edaphic factors affecting the geographic distribution of the disease in the country. {T}he genetic diversity of 47 {L}asiodiplodia isolates was studied based on sequence data of the translation elongation factor 1-alpha gene (tef1-a) and the r{DNA} internal transcribed spacer region ({ITS}). {P}hylogeny analyses grouped the isolates from {B}urkina {F}aso with 6 different {L}asiodiplodia species, including {L}. euphorbicola that accounted for 36 of the 47 isolates. {L}asiodiplodia isolates tested on mango seedlings induced the typical dieback symptoms. {D}isease incidence and severity were generally higher in the drier and warmer regions (eastern) of the country. {T}his study provides the required information to establish control strategies against mango decline in {B}urkina {F}aso.}, keywords = {{BURKINA} {FASO}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}hysiological and {M}olecular {P}lant {P}athology}, volume = {126}, numero = {}, pages = {102041 [9 ]}, ISSN = {1096-1178}, year = {2023}, DOI = {10.1016/j.pmpp.2023.102041}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010087886}, }