• Occurrence and characterization of a severe isolate of Watermelon mosaic virus from Argentina 

      Perotto, Maria Cecilia; Celli, Marcos Giovani; Pozzi, Elizabeth Alicia; Luciani, Cecilia Elizabeth; Conci, Vilma Cecilia (2016)
      More than 50 viruses have been reported in cucurbit crops worldwide. In Argentina, cucurbit viruses have been associated with important yield losses. The most prevalent and widespread potyvirus is Watermelon mosaic virus ...
    • Occurrence of the complete cycle of Puccinia sorghi Schw. in Argentina and implications on the common corn rust epidemiology 

      Guerra, Fernando Andres; de Rossi, Roberto Luis; Brücher, Elsa; Vuletic, Ezequiel Esteban; Plazas, Maria Cristina; Guerra, Gustavo Dario; Ducasse, Daniel Adrian (Springer, 2018-12)
      The life-cycle of Puccinia sorghi, a heteroecious fungus, consists of five well-defined spore stages. The uredinial and telial stages are completed on the primary host (maize) whereas spermagonial and aecial stages occur ...
    • On the value of preprints: an early career researcher perspective 

      Sarabipour, Sarvenaz; Debat, Humberto Julio; Emmott, Edward; Burgess, Steven J.; Schwessinger, Benjamin; Hensel, Zach (PlosONE, 2019-02-21)
      Peer-reviewed journal publication is the main means for academic researchers in the life sciences to create a permanent public record of their work. These publications are also the de facto currency for career progress, ...
    • Orthotospovirus disease epidemic: molecular characterization and incidence in peanut crops 

      De Breuil, Soledad; Dottori, Carolina Andrea; Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Nome Docampo, Claudia; Giolitti, Fabian; Lenardon, Sergio Luis (Springer, 2020-10-13)
      Argentina is one of the main peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) exporting countries with the major peanut-growing area located in the province of Córdoba. During the 2015–2016 growing season, severe outbreaks of an orthotospovirus-like ...
    • El Paisaje Actual de Publicaciones Académicas: una Visión Emergente desde el Sur Global 

      Debat, Humberto Julio (Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 2023-04)
      Una gran parte del sistema de publicaciones académicas tradicional es desigual, poco confiable, excluyente, discriminatorio, sesgado, depredador, insostenible y opaco [1]. Aproximadamente el 70 % de los artículos de ...
    • Papaya ringspot virus W infecting Luffa aegyptiaca in Cuba 

      Cabrera Mederos, Dariel; Giolitti, Fabian; Nome Docampo, Claudia; Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Portal, Orelvis (Springer, 2017-12)
      Luffa aegyptiaca (sponge gourd) plants showing severe leaf mosaic and deformation symptoms were observed in Villa Clara, Cuba. Electron microscopy observations of leaf dip preparations revealed flexuous filamentous particles, ...
    • Peanut Smut : from an emerging disease to an actual threat to Argentine Peanut production 

      Rago, Alejandro Mario; Cazon, Luis Ignacio; Paredes, Juan Andrés; Edwards Molina, Juan Pablo; Conforto, Erica Cinthia; Bisonard, Eduardo Matias; Oddino, Claudio (2017-03)
      The center of origin of peanut is located in South America, specifically in southeastern Bolivia and northwestern Argentina, where its parental species are found in wild habits. Even though Argentina is only the seventh ...
    • Performance of transgenic maize genotypes against ear caterpillars in Argentina 

      Barontini, Javier Miguel; Druetta, Marcelo Alberto; Luna, Ignacio Martin; Torrico Ramallo, Ada Karina; Alaniz Zanon, Maria Silvina; Paccioretti, Pablo Ariel; Maurino, Maria Fernanda; Gimenez, Maria De La Paz; Chulze, Sofía Noemí (Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria, Italia, 2020)
      Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most widely cultivated crops in the world and Argentina is a leading producer worldwide. Lepidopteran pests such as the fall army worm (Spodoptera frugiperda -J. E. Smith-) and the ...
    • Phylodynamics of sunflower chlorotic mottle virus, an emerging pathosystem 

      Cabrera Mederos, Dariel; Torres, Carolina; Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Trucco, Veronica Milagros; Lenardon, Sergio Luis; Leiva Mora, Michel; Giolitti, Fabian (Elsevier, 2020-03-12)
      Distribution and epidemiological patterns of sunflower chlorotic mottle virus (SCMoV) in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) growing areas in Argentina were studied from 2006 to 2017. The virus was detected exclusively in ...
    • Phytophthora Root Rot: Importance of the Disease, Current and Novel Methods of Control 

      Giachero, María Lorena; Declerck, Stéphane; Marquez, Nathalie (MDPI, 2022-02-28)
      Phytophthora sojae is a pathogen of major agricultural importance, responsible for Phytophthora root rot (PRR) in soybean crops, which can cause significant yield losses each year. The severity of the disease depends on ...
    • Phytoplasmas diversity and identification of new aster yellows subgroup (16SrI) associated with weed species in Argentina 

      Fernandez, Franco Daniel; Galdeano, Ernestina; Conci, Luis Rogelio (Microbiology Society, 2020-02-03)
      Symptoms of phytoplasma infection were observed in different weed species, Bidens subalternans, Conyza bonariensis, Heterosperma ovatifolium and Conium maculatum, collected from diverse geographical regions in Argentina. ...
    • 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 ...
    • Phytoplasmas of subgroup 16SrIII-J associated with Beta vulgaris in Argentina 

      Fernandez, Franco Daniel; Guzman, Fabiana; Baffoni, Patricia Andrea; Reinoso, Lucio; Kiehr, Mirta; Delhey, Rolf; Favere, Verónica Mariela; Galdeano, Ernestina; Conci, Luis Rogelio (Springer, 2020-02-19)
      Symptoms of general wilting and yellowing were found affecting Beta vulgaris L. (sugar beet, fodder beet and chard) in the Argentinean region of Bahía Blanca (Buenos Aires province), Valle Medio, and Valle Inferior de Rio ...
    • Plan S en América Latina: una nota de precaución 

      Debat, Humberto Julio; Babini, Dominique (Centro de Estudios sobre Ciencia Desarrollo y Educación Superior, Argentina, 2020-06)
      El Plan S es una iniciativa de un consorcio europeo de financiadores de investigación orientada a exigir la publicación en acceso abierto de los resultados de la investigación financiados por fondos públicos o privados. ...
    • Plan S in Latin America: a precautionary note 

      Debat, Humberto Julio; Babini, Dominique (Canadian Institute for Studies in Publishing, 2020-02-07)
      Background: Latin America has historically led a vital and open access movement andleads the worldwide region with the adoption of wider open access practices. Argentina has expressed its commitment to join Plan S, an ...
    • Plan S: take Latin America’s long experience on board 

      Debat, Humberto Julio; Babini, Dominique (Nature Research, 2019-09-24)
      We share the spirit of Plan S to achieve full open access to scholarly publications (see go.nature.com/2hszsaf), but we disagree with its implementation guidelines. The plan’s design ignores more than 20 years of widespread ...
    • Plant microRNAs: Recent Advances and Future Challenges 

      Debat, Humberto Julio; Ducasse, Daniel Adrian (2014-12)
      MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small ∼20–24 nt species of non-coding RNAs that modulate plant gene expression by means of gene silencing through sequence-specific inhibition of target mRNAs. MiRNAs derive from pol-II transcription ...
    • Plant-Derived Essential Oils and Aqueous Extract as Potential Ingredients for a Biopesticide: Phytotoxicity in Soybean and Activity against Soybean Mosaic Virus 

      Carezzano, María Evangelina; Reyna, Pablo Gastón; Accotto, Efrén; Giordano, Walter; Oliva, María de las Mercedes; Rodriguez Pardina, Patricia; Sabini, María Carola (MDPI, 2023-07-27)
      Soybean mosaic disease, caused by the soybean mosaic virus (SMV), is responsible for major losses in yield and seed quality worldwide. Although resistant cultivars are used for its prevention and control, an alternative ...
    • Plum Pox virus in japanese plum from Argentina: serological detection and molecular characterization of an isolate from cv. Red Beauty 

      Dal Zotto, Angelica; Balzarini, Mónica Graciela; Raigon, Juan Manuel; Rossini, Mirta Noemi; Ducasse, Daniel Adrian (Wiley, 2014-01)
      A Plum pox virus (PPV) isolate detected in a Japanese plum orchard in Pocito (San Juan, Argentina) was transmitted mechanically to Prunus tomentosa and Nicotiana benthamiana. DAS-ELISA and DASI-ELISA indicated the virus ...
    • Preprints are good for science and good for the public 

      Sarabipour, Sarvenaz; Wissink, Erin M.; Burgess, Steven J.; Hensel, Zach; Debat, Humberto Julio; Emmott, Edward; Akay, Alper; Akdemir, Kadir C.; Schwessinger, Benjamin (Nature Research, 2018-08-29)
      We disagree with Tom Sheldon’s contention that the preprint ecosystem can present a challenge to accurate and timely journalism (Nature 559, 445; 2018). Restricting when or how preprints are released risks suppressing ...