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Occurrence of alfalfa dwarf disease in Argentina by a predictive function based on meteorological factors
(Springer, 2026-03-09)The alfalfa-production areas of Argentina are being affected by the viral disease known as alfalfa dwarf disease (ADD) which causes a detrimental effect on the forage crop and thus on bovine meat and milk production, one ... -
Detection of viral and viroid pathogens co-infecting Humulus lupulus in Argentina
(Springer, 2026-02-12)Hops (Humulus lupulus L.) are primarily cultivated for their cones, which contain bioactive compounds essential to the brewing and pharmaceutical industries. Its vegetative propagation has facilitated the storage and spread ... -
Visual loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for specific detection of groundnut ringspot and tomato spotted wilt orthotospoviruses
(Springer, 2026-02)Groundnut ringspot virus (GRSV; Orthotospovirus arachianuli) and tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV; Orthotospovirus tomatomaculae) pose a significant threat to agricultural crops worldwide. Managing the diseases they cause ... -
De lo críptico a lo crítico: diversidad de Bemisia tabaci y su condición de portadores de Bergomovirus en diferentes solanáceas hortícolas del NOA, como base para su manejo integrado
(Asociación Argentina de Fitopatólogos (AAF), 2025-12)Bemisia tabaci causa daños directos sobre los cultivos al alimentarse del floema de las plantas, e indirectos mediante la excreción de melaza, que favorece el crecimiento de fumagina, así como por la transmisión de numerosos ... -
Complete genome sequence of Lettuce Witches’-Broom phytoplasma isolate LWB: a 16SrIII-X subgroup with expanding relevance in South America
(Springer, 2026-01-03)Phytoplasmas are non-cultivable, cell wall-less bacteria associated with a wide range of plant diseases worldwide and are transmitted by phloem-feeding insect vectors (Lee et al. 2000; Bertaccini et al. 2022). Traditionally, ... -
An Update on RNA Virus Discovery: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives
(MDPI, 2025-07)The relentless emergence of RNA viruses poses a perpetual threat to global public health, necessitating continuous efforts in surveillance, discovery, and understanding of these pathogens. This review provides a comprehensive ... -
Biological, Molecular, and Physiological Characterization of Four Soybean Mosaic Virus Isolates Present in Argentine Soybean Crops
(MDPI, 2025-07)Soybean mosaic virus (SMV) causes systemic infections in soybean plants, leading to chlorotic mosaic and significant yield losses. In Argentina, during the 1990s, three isolates were collected in Marcos Juárez (MJ), Manfredi ... -
Toward Accurate Detection: Protocol Adjustment for Ascochyta rabiei in Chickpea Seeds
(Wiley, 2025-11)This set of protocols was developed to detect Ascochyta rabiei, the fungus responsible for chickpea blight, in seeds. Given the significant impact of this disease and its potential to cause complete crop loss, even at low ... -
First Report of Groundnut Ringspot Virus Infecting Mungbean in Argentina
(Wiley, 2025-09-27)Mungbean (Vigna radiata) is a plant species native to India and widely cultivated worldwide. In recent decades, its production and consumption outside Asia have increased significantly, mainly due to its high protein ... -
Summary of taxonomy changes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses from the Plant Viruses Subcommittee, 2025
(Microbiology Society, 2025-07-25)In March 2025, following the annual International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) ratification vote, newly proposed taxa were added to those under the mandate of the Plant Viruses Subcommittee. In brief, 1 new ... -
Analysis of the field-scale spatial pattern of peanut smut in Argentina
(Springer, 2025-08-20)Peanut smut, caused by the soilborne pathogen Thecaphora frezzii, poses a significant threat to Argentina’s peanut production. As a monocyclic disease, the infections are restricted to pegs and pods, with no direct ... -
Growth Dynamics, Sporulation and Stability of Aflatoxin Production in Aspergillus flavus Strains From Preharvest Maize in Argentina
(Wiley, 2025-07-31)Non-aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus strains have emerged as promising biocontrol agents to reduce aflatoxin contamination in maize crops. This study aimed to evaluate the growth dynamics, sporulation capacity and phenotypic ... -
LLS-SevEst – Late leaf spot severity estimator. A machine learning approach to assessing Nothopassalora personata in peanut
(Ediciones INTA, 2025-08)Late leaf spot (LLS), caused by Nothopassalora personata, is the most damaging foliar disease in peanut production worldwide. Accurate disease severity assessment is crucial for evaluating and implementing effective ... -
First report of Zucchini tigré mosaic virus naturally infecting two different cucurbit species in Argentina
(Wiley, 2024-04)In Argentina, Cucurbita maxima cv. Zapallo Plomo, an indigenous variety, and the hybrid Cucurbita maxima × Cucurbita moschata cv. Tetsukabuto contribute significantly to regional economies, being the fourth most popular ... -
Avances en la epidemiología del “Marchitamiento de la remolacha” en regiones productoras de remolacha forrajera de Río Negro y Buenos Aires
(Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, 2023-07)En Valle Medio e Inferior de Río Negro y en la región sur de la provincia de Buenos Aires se encuentra en expansión el cultivo de remolacha forrajera (Beta vulgaris var. rapacea) debido a que es una alternativa nutricional ... -
Viruses affecting chia crops and occurrence of cowpea mild mottle virus in chia-producing regions
(Springer, 2024)Chia seeds production has been growing rapidly since mid-2011 when worldwide nutrition experts highlighted the nutritional values of this superfood. However, little is known about the viral diseases affecting this crop can ... -
Novel Tri-Segmented Rhabdoviruses: A Data Mining Expedition Unveils the Cryptic Diversity of Cytorhabdoviruses
(MDPI, 2023-12)Cytorhabdoviruses (genus Cytorhabdovirus, family Rhabdoviridae) are plant-infecting viruses with enveloped, bacilliform virions. Established members of the genus Cytorhabdovirus have unsegmented single-stranded negative-sense ... -
Alpha- and Betagymnorhavirus: two new genera of gymnosperm-infecting viruses in the family Rhabdoviridae, subfamily Betarhabdovirinae
(Springer, 2024-09)The family Rhabdoviridae includes viruses with a negative-sense RNA genome. This family is divided into four subfamilies, and until recently, the subfamily Betarhabdovirinae, encompassing all plant-associated rhabdoviruses, ... -
Joá yellow blotch-associated virus, a new alphanucleorhabdovirus from a wild solanaceous plant in Brazil
(Springer, 2021)We identified a novel plant rhabdovirus infecting native joá (Solanum aculeatissimum) plants in Brazil. Infected plants showed yellow blotches on the leaves, and typical enveloped bacilliform rhabdovirus particles associated ... -
High precision characterization of RCCX rearrangements in a 21-hydroxylase deficiency Latin American cohort using oxford nanopore long read sequencing
(Springer Nature, 2025-07-10)The CYP21A2 gene, mapped to the RCCX module in 6p21.3, is responsible for 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-HD). In this work, we leveraged Oxford Nanopore Technology (ONT) Long Read sequencing (LRS) to analyze samples from ...