• Aerial spread of smut spores during peanut harvest 

      Paredes, Juan Andrés; Sparks, Adam H.; Monguillot, Joaquín Humberto; Rago, Alejandro Mario; Edwards Molina, Juan Pablo (Springer, 2024-03-18)
      Peanut smut (Thecaphora frezzii) is one of the most important peanut diseases in Argentinian peanut production. This monocyclic soil-borne pathogen transforms kernels into spore masses. Spore liberation from broken infected ...
    • Decoding peanut smut: A bibliometric analysis of two decades of research progress 

      Cazon, Luis Ignacio; Paredes, Juan Andrés; Miretti, Esteban; Gonzalez, Noelia; Suarez, Lautaro; Conforto, Erica Cinthia; Rago, Alejandro Mario (Springer, 2024-01-22)
      Since its first detection in commercial peanut fields in 1995, both the prevalence and impact on yield of peanut smut disease, caused by the fungus Thecaphora frezzii, have increased significantly. Concurrently, diverse ...
    • Draft genome sequence data of Nothopassalora personata, peanut foliar pathogen from Argentina 

      Monguillot, Joaquín Humberto; Arias, Renee S.; Orner, Valerie A.; Massa, Alicia N.; Sobolev, Victor S.; Bernanrdi Lima, Nelson; Paredes, Juan Andrés; Oddino, Claudio; Carmona, Marcelo; Conforto, Erica Cinthia (Elsevier, 2024-04)
      Late leaf spot (LLS) caused by the Ascomycete Nothopassalora personata (N.p.) (Syn. Cercosporidium personatum) is the main foliar disease of peanuts in Argentina and in peanut producing areas of the world, causing up to ...
    • Exploring species composition and population dynamics of thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in peanut crops in Argentina 

      De Breuil, Soledad; Giudici, Albano Cesar; La Rossa, Francisco Ruben; Baldessari, Jorge Javier; Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Giolitti, Fabian; Lenardon, Sergio Luis (Springer, 2021-04-26)
      Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) are major pests of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). They cause feeding damage and indirect injuries transmitting plant viruses. In Argentina, peanut is commonly affected by thrips. The crop ...
    • First draft genome of Thecaphora frezii, causal agent of peanut smut disease 

      Arias, Renee S.; Conforto, Erica Cinthia; Orner, Valerie A.; Carloni, Edgardo José; Soave, Juan H.; Massa, Alicia N.; Lamb, Marshall C.; Bernanrdi Lima, Nelson; Rago, Alejandro Mario (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 ...
    • Low water availability increases susceptibility to peanut smut (Thecaphora frezzii) in peanut crop 

      Paredes, Juan Andrés; Guzzo, María Carla; Monguillot, Joaquín Humberto; Asinari, Florencia; Posada, Gisella A.; Oddino, Claudio M.; Giordano, Damian F.; Morichetti, Sergio A.; Torres, Adriana M.; Rago, Alejandro Mario; Monteoliva, Mariela Ines (Wiley, 2023-10-23)
      Peanut smut (causal agent Thecaphora frezzii) and seasonal drought are the two main factors reducing peanut yields in Argentina. There are no previous studies about the effect of drought on peanut smut occurrence. We ...
    • 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 ...