• First report of a ‘Candidatus phytoplasma pyri’ strain in Argentina 

      Fernandez, Franco Daniel; Marini, Diana Beatriz; Farrando, Roberto Jes; Conci, Luis Rogelio (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 ‘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 ...
    • Phytoplasmas infecting pome and stone fruits in South America and Iberian peninsula 

      Quiroga, Nicolás; Batlle, Assumpció; Laviña, Amparo; Maeso, Diego; Conci, Luis Rogelio; Fernandez, Franco Daniel; Sousa, Esmeraldina; Fiore, Nicola (Indian Journals, 2018-12-10)
      The present review focuses on the diseases associated with phytoplasmas that affect pome and stone fruits trees in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Uruguay, Spain and Portugal. The advances and challenges faced by these countries ...