• First report of raspberry bushy dwarf virus infecting raspberry in Argentina 

      Dal Zotto, Angelica; Cardozo, Andrea; Cabrera Mederos, Dariel; Nome Docampo, Claudia; Giolitti, Fabian; Cobelo, Claudia Monica (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 ...
    • First report of rice stripe necrosis virus in Argentina 

      Maurino, María Fernanda; Gimenez Pecci, Maria de la Paz; Kruger, Raúl; Cúndom, María Águeda; Gutierrez, Susana Alejandra; Celli, Marcos Giovani (Elsevier, 2018-12)
      Since 2008/2009, we have seen symptoms of viral infection in rice plants from crop regions in Argentina. The main objective of this work was to identify the causal agent of the rice plants' crinkling. We therefore analyzed ...
    • First report of Rice stripe necrosis virus infecting rice in Sierra Leone 

      Tucker, M.J.; Celli, Marcos Giovani; Conteh, A.B.; Taylor, D.R.; Hébrard, E.; Poulicard, N. (Wiley, 2020-01-29)
      While Rice stripe necrosis virus (RSNV, Benyvirus, Benyviridae) has been reported on rice plants on two continents, little is known about the diversity of this multipartite virus which is transmitted by the plasmodiophorid ...
    • First Report of Tobacco Streak Virus Infecting Sunflower in Argentina 

      Cabrera Mederos, Dariel; Trucco, Veronica Milagros; Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Lenardon, Sergio Luis; Giolitti, Fabian (American Phytopathological Society, 2019-11-21)
      Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is one of the main oleaginous crops in the world, and Argentina is positioned among the top sunflower seed producers worldwide (FAO 2019). During the 2018 to 2019 crop season, sunflower plants ...
    • First Report of White Thread Blight Caused by Ceratobasidium niltonsouzanum on Yerba Mate in Argentina 

      Bernanrdi Lima, Nelson; Kryvenki, Mario Angel; Conforto, Erica Cinthia; Serri, Dannae Lilia; Kramer, Rodrigo Gabriel; Roca, Mónica; Vargas Gil, Silvina (2019-12-18)
      Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis A.St.-Hil.) is a native species of the subtropical and temperate regions of South America. In the Misiones province, in northeastern Argentina, yerba mate is an important agricultural crop ...
    • First report of Xanthomonas prunicola causing bacterial leaf streaks on wheat in Argentina 

      Martino, Julia Andrea; Fernandez, Franco Daniel; Pozzi, Elizabeth Alicia; Alberione, Enrique Javier; Bainotti, Carlos Tomas; Marquez, Nathalie; Tolocka, Patricia; Salines, Nicolas; Gomez, Dionisio Tomas; Donaire, Guillermo Manuel; Conci, Luis Rogelio; Alemandri, Vanina Maria (American Phytopathological Society, 2022-06-13)
      Since 2018, bacterial-like symptoms, such as leaf streaks were observed on wheat plants (Triticum aestivum L.) in Córdoba province in Argentina, with 1 to 5% of disease incidence. Samples of wheat stem and spike collected ...
    • First report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri’-related strain causing pear decline in Argentina 

      Fernandez, Franco Daniel; Conci, Luis Rogelio (Elsevier, 2019-07)
      Pear decline (PD) is an important disease affecting pear production worldwide and “Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri” (subgroup 16SrX-C) is the etiological agent of this disease. In Argentina, typical symptomatology of PD ...
    • FISH-mapping of the 5S rDNA locus in chili peppers (Capsicum-Solanaceae) 

      Aguilera, Patricia Mabel; Debat, Humberto Julio; Scaldaferro, Marisel Analia; Marti, Dardo Andrea; Grabiele, Mauro (2016)
      We present here the physical mapping of the 5S rDNA locus in six wild and fi ve cultivated taxa of Capsicum by means of a genus-specifi c FISH probe. In all taxa, a single 5S locus per haploid genome that persistently mapped ...
    • Fósforo del suelo : calidad del rastrojo y descomposición microbiana bajo diferentes contenidos hídricos = Soil phosphorus: stubble quality and microbial decomposition under contrasting water contents 

      Serri, Dannae Lilia; Faggioli, Valeria Soledad; Lorenzon, Claudio Antonio (Asociación Argentina de la Ciencia del Suelo, 2017)
      Los residuos de los cultivos y rastrojos son un importante recurso para los agroecosistemas. Sin embargo, aún hay escasa información sobre procesos de liberación e inmovilización microbiana de nutrientes en relación a la ...
    • Fungal screening and aflatoxin production by Aspergillus section Flavi isolated from pre-harvest maize ears grown in two Argentine regions 

      Camiletti, Boris Xavier; Torrico Ramallo, Ada Karina; Maurino, Maria Fernanda; Cristos, Diego Sebastian; Magnoli, Carina; Lucini, Enrique Iván; Gimenez Pecci, Maria De La Paz (Elsevier, 2017-02)
      Aflatoxin contamination in maize kernels grown in central Argentina has increased since 2008. Pre-harvest maize ear samples were collected during two growing seasons to determine prevalent fungal genera as well as aflatoxin ...
    • Genetic and morphometric markers are able to differentiate three morphotypes belonging to Section Algarobia of genus Prosopis (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae) 

      Ferreyra, Laura Ines; Vilardi, Juan Cesar; Verga, Anibal; López, Victoria; Saidman, Beatriz Ofelia (Springer, 2013-06)
      The section Algarobia of genus Prosopis includes promising species for reforestation and afforestation programmes in arid and semiarid regions, mainly of the Americas. Many interspecific natural hybrid combinations have ...
    • Genetic diversity of 16SrIII group phytoplasmas in Argentina. Predominance of subgroups 16SrIII-J and B and two new subgroups 16SrIII-W and X 

      Galdeano, Ernestina; Guzman, Fabiana; Fernandez, Franco Daniel; Conci, Luis Rogelio (Springer, 2013-12)
      Twelve Argentinean 16SrIII (X-disease)-group phytoplasma strains were analyzed. Ten of them, detected in daisy (Bellis perennis), garlic (Allium sativum), ‘lagaña de perro’ (Caesalpinia gilliesii), periwinkle (Catharanthus ...
    • Genetic Diversity of Rice stripe necrosis virus and New Insights into Evolution of the Genus Benyvirus 

      Bagayoko, Issiaka; Celli, Marcos Giovani; Romay, Gustavo; Poulicard, Nils; Pinel-Galzi, Agnès; Julian, Charlotte; Filloux, Denis; Roumagnac, Philippe; Sérémé, Drissa; Bragard, Claude; Hébrard, Eugénie (MDPI, 2021-04-23)
      The rice stripe necrosis virus (RSNV) has been reported to infect rice in several countries in Africa and South America, but limited genomic data are currently publicly available. Here, eleven RSNV genomes were entirely ...
    • Genetic variability and recombination analysis of the coat protein gene of Strawberry mild yellow edge virus 

      Torrico Ramallo, Ada Karina; Celli, Marcos Giovani; Cafrune, Eva Encarnacion; Kirschbaum, Daniel Santiago; Conci, Vilma Cecilia (2016)
      Strawberry mild yellow edge virus (SMYEV) has been detected in most of the strawberry production regions worldwide. However, little is known about differences between distinct isolates. The aim of this study was to enhance ...
    • Genome characterization of an Argentinean isolate of alfalfa leaf curl virus 

      Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Trucco, Veronica Milagros; De Breuil, Soledad; Rodriguez Pardina, Patricia; Lenardon, Sergio Luis; Giolitti, Fabian (2018-03)
      We investigated the molecular characteristics of an Argentinean isolate of alfalfa leaf curl virus (ALCV-Arg), a virus of the genus Capulavirus in the family Geminiviridae that was isolated from alfalfa plants showing ...
    • Genome characterization of three potyviruses affecting maize in Argentina 

      Trucco, Veronica Milagros; Cabrera Mederos, Dariel; Castellanos Collazo, Onias; Vaghi Medina, Carlos Gaston; Lenardon, Sergio Luis; Giolitti, Fabian (Wiley, 2023-03-29)
      Argentina is globally recognized as both producer and exporter of maize, the most important cereal crop in the country. Several potyviruses affect the production of various crops, including maize. In this work, the complete ...
    • Genome-enabled insights into the biology of thrips as crop pests 

      Rotenberg, Dorith; Baumann, Aaron A.; Ben-Mahmoud, Sulley; Christiaens, Olivier; Dermauw, Wannes; Ioannidis, Panagiotis; Jacobs, Chris G. C.; Vargas Jentzsch, Iris M.; Oliver, Jonathan E.; Poelchau, Monica F.; Priya Rajarapu, Swapna; Schneweis, Derek J.; Snoeck, Simon; Taning, Clauvis N. T.; Wei, Dong; Widana Gamage, Shirani M. K.; Hughes, Daniel S. T.; Murali, Shwetha C.; Bailey, Samuel T.; Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Holmes, Christopher J.; Jennings, Emily C.; Rosendale, Andrew J.; Rosselot, Andrew; Hervey, Kaylee; Schneweis, Brandi A.; Cheng, Sammy; Childers, Christopher; Simão, Felipe A.; Dietzgen, Ralf G.; Chao, Hsu; Dinh, Huyen; Vardhan Doddapaneni, Harsha; Dugan, Shannon; Han, Yi; Lee, Sandra L.; Muzny, Donna M.; Qu, Jiaxin; Worley, Kim C.; Benoit, Joshua B.; Friedrich, Markus; Jones, Jeffery W.; Panfilio, Kristen A.; Park, Yoonseong; Robertson, Hugh M.; Smagghe, Guy; Ullman, Diane E.; Van der Zee, Maurijn; Van Leeuwen, Thomas; Veenstra, Jan A.; Waterhouse, Robert M.; Weirauch, Matthew T.; Werren, John H.; Whitfield, Anna E.; Zdobnov, Evgeny M.; Gibbs, Richard A.; Richards, Stephen (BMC, 2020-10-19)
      Background The western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), is a globally invasive pest and plant virus vector on a wide array of food, fiber and ornamental crops. While there are numerous studies centered ...
    • Geographical distribution and first molecular detection of an Emaravirus, High Plains wheat mosaic virus, in Argentina 

      Alemandri, Vanina Maria; Mattio, Maria Fernanda; Rodriguez, Sandra Monica; Truol, Graciela Ana Maria (Springer, 2017-11)
      High Plains wheat mosaic virus (HPWMoV) has recently been assigned to genus Emaravirus and is the causal agent of High Plains disease. In this work the geographical distribution and first molecular detection of HPWMoV in ...
    • Geographical distribution, genetic studies and vector transmission of alfalfa enamovirus-1 infecting alfalfa crop in Argentina 

      Trucco, Veronica Milagros; Cabrera Mederos, Dariel; Lenardon, Sergio Luis; Giolitti, Fabian (Springer, 2020-07)
      Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) growing areas of Argentina were surveyed between 2010 and 2018 to determine the geographical distribution and analyse the genetic diversity among alfalfa enamovirus-1 (AEV-1) isolates. The virus ...
    • Grapevine virus L: a novel vitivirus in grapevine 

      Debat, Humberto Julio; Zavallo, Diego; Brisbane, Reid Soltero; Vončina, Darko; Almeida, Rodrigo P. P.; Blouin, Arnaud G.; Al Rwahnih, Maher; Gomez Talquenca, Gonzalo; Asurmendi, Sebastian (2019-04-06)
      Vitiviruses are ssRNA(+) viruses in the family Betaflexiviridae (subfamily Trivirinae). There are currently 10 ICTV recognized virus species in the genus; nevertheless, the extended use of NGS technologies is rapidly ...