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Exploring the tymovirales landscape through metatranscriptomics data
(Springer, 2022-06-16)Tymovirales is an order of viruses with positive-sense RNA genomes that mostly infect plants, but also fungi and insects. The number of genome sequences of viruses that could fit this taxon has been growing in the last few ... -
Field assessment of soil biological and chemical quality in response to crop management practices
(Springer, 2008-11-19)Soil microbiological and chemical aspects were evaluated to determine the effects of conservation tillage and crop rotation on soil fertility over a 16-year period. A field trial was established to compare two cropping ... -
Firefly genomes illuminate parallel origins of bioluminescence in beetles
(eLife Sciences Publications, 2018-10-16)Fireflies and their luminous courtships have inspired centuries of scientific study. Today firefly luciferase is widely used in biotechnology, but the evolutionary origin of bioluminescence within beetles remains unclear. ... -
First biological data of Ceresa nigripectus [Hemiptera:Membracidae], a common treehopper on alfalfa crops in Argentina
(2014-12)Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.; Fabaceae) is essential for argentinean agricultural development, but diseases like “witches´ broom», caused by the ArAWB phytoplasma, are limiting factors for the production of this crop. ... -
First confirmed report of Colletotrichum coccodes causing black dot on potato in Mexico
(Springer, 2020-04)During February and March 2019, black dot symptoms were observed on potato stems in a commercial field located in Ahome, Sinaloa, Mexico. Morphological and molecular approaches confirmed the identity of Colletotrichum ... -
First draft genome of Thecaphora frezii, causal agent of peanut smut disease
(BMC, 2023-02-16)Objectives: The fungal pathogen Thecaphora frezii Carranza & Lindquist causes peanut smut, a severe disease currently endemic in Argentina. To study the ecology of T. frezii and to understand the mechanisms of smut resistance ... -
First report of a ‘Candidatus phytoplasma pyri’ strain in Argentina
(Springer, 2017-12)During the 2015 growing season, peach plants (Prunus persica) showing chlorotic, curling leaves and midrib thickening were detected in production fields in Mendoza province (Midwest region, Argentina). These symptoms ... -
First Report of Anthracnose of Olive Fruit Caused by Colletotrichum theobromicola in Argentina
(American Phytopathological Society, 2020-01-31)The olive (Olea europaea L.), family Oleaceae, is an important crop in Argentina, mainly in the production of olive oils and table olives. In the country, that economic loss to the olive industry caused by anthracnose is ... -
First report of Berkeleyomyces basicola (synonymous: Thielaviopsis basicola) on roots of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) in Argentina
(Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, 2021-07-07)Symptomatic sweet potato cv Arapey INIA samples were collected from a commercial production field in Colonia Molina, Guaymallén department, Mendoza province, Argentina. They showed dark rounded lesions, sometimes coalescing ... -
First Report of Cladode Brown Spot in Cactus Prickly Pear Caused by Neofusicoccum batangarum in Brazil
(American Phytopathological Society, 2016-03-18)Cactus prickly pear (Nopalea cochenilifera) cladodes showing brown spot symptoms were collected of 18 fields of the State of Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil, from March to June 2014. The symptoms were prevalent in 100% of ... -
First report of Cladosporium cladosporioides causing leaf spot on tomato in Mexico
(Springer, 2019-01)During 2017, a severe leaf spot disease was observed in a tomato greenhouse in Texcoco, Estado de México, Mexico. Symptoms on leaves included yellow irregular lesions on adaxial surfaces, whereas intense grayish brown ... -
First report of cowpea mild mottle virus in chia (Salvia hispanica)
(2016)Chia (Salvia hispanica), a herbaceous plant of Lamiaceae family, has gained popularity due to its high concentrations of health-beneficial Omega-3 fatty acids. Plants showing different virus-like symptoms were observed ... -
First report of Cymbidium mosaic virus and Odontoglossum ring spot virus in Argentina
(Springer, 2016-09)Oncidium Sharry Baby orchids from nursery greenhouses in Buenos Aires, Argentina with viral symptoms were processed for transmission electron microscope observations. Two types of viral particles, morphologically different, ... -
First report of grapevine Pinot gris virus infecting grapevine in Argentina
(Springer, 2020-07)Fourteen viruses have been associated to grapevine in Argentina (Debat et al. 2020; Luna et al. 2019). Grapevine Pinot gris virus (family Betaflexiviridae; genus Trichovirus, GPGV) was originally described in Italy and ... -
First report of grapevine virus E infecting grapevine in Argentina
(Springer, 2019-03-12)To investigate the occurrence of GVE in Argentina, a survey was conducted in grapevines from three regions (Mendoza’s North Oasis, East Zone and Uco Valley) of Mendoza province, Argentina, during the 2017/2018 season. ... -
First report of johnsongrass mosaic virus in Argentina
(2019-11-21)Potyviruses are responsible for important economic losses in maize crop. This work reports the detection of johnsongrass mosaic virus, a potyvirus affecting maize in Argentina. Electron microscopy studies, mechanical ... -
First report of Maize striatemosaic virus, a mastrevirus infecting Zea mays in Argentina
(Wiley, 2023-06-23)During 2021, sweet corn plants cultivated for human consumption in a 400-ha area in Santa Fe province, Argentina, showed severe virus-like symptoms, including marked dwarfism, plant deformation, nerval or internerval vein ... -
First report of Papaya ringspot virus infecting Carica papaya in Argentina
(Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, Università di Bari, 2016-06-20)Papaya plants (Carica papaya L.) with severe leaf mosaic and deformation symptoms were observed and collected in the Formosa, Corrientes and Misiones provinces of northern Argentina. These symptoms were similar to those ... -
First report of papaya ringspot virus w infecting momordica charantia in Cuba
(Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, Università di Bari, 2015-01-16)During a survey conducted in July 2010, severe mosaic and deformations were observed on the leaves of cerasee (Momordica charantia) in Villa Clara, Cuba. The symptoms resembled those induced by Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) ... -
First report of raspberry bushy dwarf virus infecting raspberry in Argentina
(Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, Università di Bari, 2017-11)In 2014-2015, raspberry (Rubus idaeus) cv. Autum bliss plants with dwarfism and foliar chlorosis were observed in commercial fields in parallel 42° in the Patagonia region of Argentina. Symptoms were similar to those ...