Background: Plants are greatly affected by pedoclimatic conditions. They can alter the physiology of plants and

affect seeds agro-morphological and physicochemical characteristics. It is therefore conceivable that tree species

which have a potential as oil/fat producing plants are affected by pedoclimatic conditions variability. This study aims

to evaluate the effect of pedoclimatic conditions variation on the physicochemical characteristics and the agro-industrial potential of three oilseeds fruits from Burkina Faso: Balanites aegyptiaca, Sclerocarya birrea and Lannea microcarpa.

Results: A characterization of the size, chemical composition and weight of 100 seeds of the three native oilseeds

from Banfora (Sudanian zone), Ouagadougou (Sudano-Sahelian zone) and Ouahigouya (Sahelian zone) was carried out. Results showed that seed size, seed weight and chemical composition varied significantly according to the pedoclimatic zone of the collection significant correlations between seed size, 100-seed weight, total ash and also for seed oil content and moisture have also been revealed. Principal component analysis (PCA) associated increases in seed size and total ash content with high annual rainfall and low temperature areas, while increases in seed oil content were associated with low rainfall and high annual temperature areas.

Conclusion: Seed size and seed weight were associated with high rainfall and low temperature, while high temperature

and low rainfall were associated with oil accumulation in the seeds. However, the limit number of replications

of physicochemical characteristics analyses, a limitation of the study, does not allow an exhaustive conclusion to be

drawn from the study.