• Incorporación de trigo en la rotación agrícola : una herramienta para potenciar el funcionamiento del agroecosistema 

      Serri, Dannae Lilia; Meriles, Jose Manuel; Conforto, Erica Cinthia; Perez Brandan, Carolina; Pastor, Silvina Estela; Grumberg, Betiana Clarisa; Luna, Celina Mercedes; Lorenzon, Claudio Antonio; Arce, Juan Mateo; Marelli, Hugo Juan; Vargas Gil, Silvina (Asociación Argentina Ciencia del Suelo, 2018-07)
      Argentina es uno de los principales productores y exportadores de granos a nivel mundial. En particular, la región Pampeana es el área de mayor actividad agrícola centrando su producción en el cultivo de soja, seguido del ...
    • Inhibición de la biomasa: un método para evaluar la sensibilidad a fungicidas en aislamientos de Nothopassalora personata 

      Monguillot, Joaquín Humberto; Bernanrdi Lima, Nelson; Paredes, Juan Andrés; Giordano, F.; Oddino, Claudio; Carmona, M.; Conforto, Erica Cinthia (Asociación Argentina de Fitopatólogos, 2021-09-22)
      La viruela tardía del maní (Nothopassalora personata) es la enfermedad foliar que más daño ocasiona al cultivo en Argentina, y la principal medida de control son los fungicidas foliares. En condiciones in vitro N. ...
    • Integrated multivariate analysis of selected soil microbial properties and their relationships with mineral fertilization management in a conservation agriculture system 

      Verdenelli, Romina Aylen; Conforto, Erica Cinthia; Perez Brandan, Carolina; Chavarria, Diego; Rovea, Adrián; Vargas Gil, Silvina; Meriles, Jose Manuel (Taylor & Francis, 2013)
      The effect of mineral fertilizer application on soil microbial community was investigated in a conservation agriculture system. The aim of this work was to evaluate how mineral fertilization with nitrogen (N), phosphorus ...
    • Mitogenome and Nuclear-encoded Fungicide-target Genes of Thecaphora frezii - Causal Agent of Peanut Smut 

      Arias, Renee S.; Cazon, Luis Ignacio; Massa, Alicia N.; Scheffler, Brian E.; Sobolev, Victor S.; Lamb, Marshall C.; Duke, Mary V.; Simpson, Sheron A.; Conforto, Erica Cinthia; Paredes, Juan Andrés; Soave, Juan H.; Buteler, Mario I.; Rago, Alejandro Mario (Longdom Publishing, 2019-08-28)
      Background: Thecaphora frezii Carranza and Lindquist causes smut disease in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) resulting in up to 35% yield losses. Fungicides have shown ineffective in controlling the disease; whereas research ...
    • Molecular detection of Thecaphora frezzi in peanut (Arachis Hypogaea L.) seeds 

      Cazon, Luis Ignacio; Conforto, Erica Cinthia; Fernandez, Franco Daniel; Paredes, Juan Andrés; Rago, Alejandro Mario (2016)
      Thecaphora frezii is the causal agent of peanut smut, important disease in the Argentine production area. The pathogen can be dispersed by kernels, through surface contamination or small lesions. The aim of this work was ...
    • Molecular sequence data of Thecaphora frezii affecting peanut crops in Argentina 

      Conforto, Erica Cinthia; Cazon, Luis Ignacio; Fernandez, Franco Daniel; Marinelli, Adriana; Oddino, Claudio; Rago, Alejandro Mario (Springer, 2013-12)
      In Argentina, Thecaphora frezii is the causal agent of peanut smut, causing severe yield losses in peanut growing areas. In this work sequence data of the large ribosomal subunit (28S rDNA) of four T. frezii specimens from ...
    • Morphological and molecular characterization of Nothopassalora personata from Argentina 

      Monguillot, Joaquín Humberto; Bernanrdi Lima, Nelson; Paredes, Juan Andrés; Giordano, Damián Francisco; Oddino, Claudio; Rago, Alejandro Mario; Carmona, Marcelo; Conforto, Erica Cinthia (Springer, 2023-01-10)
      Late leaf spot (LLS) is the most important foliar disease of peanuts in Argentina and in other peanut production areas, causing defoliation and yield losses. In this study, six isolates obtained from symptomatic leaflets ...
    • Ocurrencia de Fusarium proliferatum causando marchitez de plantas de garbanzo en Tucumán, Argentina 

      Bernanrdi Lima, Nelson; Crociara, Clara Sonia; Fekete, Ana Cecilia; Maggio, Maria Elisa; Conforto, Erica Cinthia; Valetti, Lucio; Pastor, Silvina Estela (Asociación Argentina de Microbiología, 2019-11-14)
      En los últimos años, las exportaciones argentinas de garbanzo (Cicer arietinum) verificaron un incremento, pasando de un volumen promedio de 16.000 toneladas en la campaña 2009/2010 a un valor récord de 166.700 toneladas ...
    • Peanut Smut : from an emerging disease to an actual threat to Argentine Peanut production 

      Rago, Alejandro Mario; Cazon, Luis Ignacio; Paredes, Juan Andrés; Edwards Molina, Juan Pablo; Conforto, Erica Cinthia; Bisonard, Eduardo Matias; Oddino, Claudio (2017-03)
      The center of origin of peanut is located in South America, specifically in southeastern Bolivia and northwestern Argentina, where its parental species are found in wild habits. Even though Argentina is only the seventh ...
    • Primeira caracterização molecular de nothopassalora personata na Argentina 

      Monguillot, Joaquín Humberto; Bernanrdi Lima, Nelson; Paredes, Juan Andrés; Rago, Alejandro Mario; Carmona, M.; Conforto, Erica Cinthia (Sociedade Brasileira de Fitopatología - SBF, 2021-08-24)
      Argentina é um dos maiores exportadores de amendoim do mundo. A pinta preta causada por Nothopassalora personata, é a doença foliar mais importante do mundo e responsável por perdas importantes na produção do amendoim. Os ...
    • Relevamiento del carbón del maní: inóculo e intensidad de la enfermedad, campaña 2020-21 

      Bernanrdi Lima, Nelson; Alcala, R.; Brandimarte, Maria Soledad; Monetti, Mariela; Toledo, Marcelo; Canale, Alejandra; Paredes, Juan Andrés; Pérez, I.A.; Rago, Alejandro Mario; Margonari, Vanina Magdalena; Conforto, Erica Cinthia (IPAVE - CIAP, INTA, 2022-09)
      En el contexto de un Proyecto Local de INTA (PL328), un Proyecto disciplinario de INTA (I081) y un Convenio de Asistencia Técnica con la Fundación Maní Argentino, se trabajó articulando extensión e investigación para generar ...
    • Response of soil microbial communities to different management practices in surface soils of a soybean agroecosystem in Argentina 

      Vargas Gil, Silvina; Meriles, José Manuel; Conforto, Erica Cinthia; Basanta, Maria; Radl, V.; Hagn, A.; Schloter, M.; March, Guillermo Juan (Elsevier, 2010-12-03)
      Argentina is the world’s third most important soybean producer; hence, there is an urgent need to preserve soil health by applying appropriate agricultural practices to maintain sustainable production in the upcoming years. ...
    • Sample size for assessment of cladode brown spot in prickly pear cactus 

      Garcete-Gómez, José María; Conforto, Erica Cinthia; Domínguez-Monge, Santiago; Flores-Sánchez, Jorge Luis; Mora-Aguilera, Gustavo; Michereff, Sami Jorge (Springer, 2017-03-15)
      Cladode brown spot (CBS) is an important disease of prickly pear cactus (Nopalea cochenillifera) in Brazil. No standard method exists for sampling in the field. A study was conducted in 30 fields of prickly pear (cv. Miúda) ...
    • Soil microbial communities under different soybean cropping systems: Characterization of microbial population dynamics, soil microbial activity, microbial biomass, and fatty acid profiles 

      Meriles, José M.; Vargas Gil, Silvina; Conforto, Erica Cinthia; Figoni, Gervasio Jose; Lovera, Edgar Francisco; March, Guillermo Juan; Guzmán, C.A. (Elsevier, 2008-12-05)
      This work analyzes the direct effect of soil management practices on soil microbial communities, which may affect soil productivity and sustainability. The experimental design consisted of two tillage treatments: reduced ...