• 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 ...
    • Relationship between incidence and severity of peanut smut and its regional distribution in the main growing region of Argentina 

      Paredes, Juan Andrés; Edwards Molina, Juan Pablo; Cazon, Luis Ignacio; Asinari, Florencia; Monguillot, Joaquín Humberto; Morichetti, Sergio A.; Rago, Alejandro Mario; Torres, Adriana M. (Springer, 2021-10-20)
      Peanut smut, caused by the soil-borne pathogen Thecaphora frezii, has increased in incidence in the main Argentinian peanut-growing regions. Smut-affected pod transform the kernel into a mass of teliospores, which survive ...