• Advances in characterization and epidemiology of strawberry viruses and phytoplasmas in Argentina 

      Conci, Vilma Cecilia; Luciani, Cecilia Elizabeth; Merino, M.C.; Celli, Marcos Giovani; Perotto, Maria Cecilia; Torrico Ramallo, Ada Karina; Pozzi, Elizabeth Alicia; Strumia, Gisella; Dughetti, Arturo Carlos; Asinari, Florencia; Conci, Luis Rogelio; Fernandez, Franco Daniel; Salazar, Sergio Miguel; Meneguzzi, Natalia; Kirschbaum, Daniel Santiago (2017-04)
      The presence of systemic pathogens, such as viruses and phytoplasmas, in strawberry plants is the usual situation worldwide. More than 20 virus species and 6 phytoplasmas 16Sr groups have been cited infecting strawberries ...
    • Advances in the etiology of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) yellow curling disease in Argentina 

      Flamarique, Sofía Solange; Vilanova Perez, Antonella; Luque, Andres Vicente; Rodriguez Pardina, Patricia; Di Feo, Liliana Del Valle (Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, 2022-12)
      Sweet potato yellow curling (YC), the most severe disease of sweet potato detected in Argentina, causes symptoms and damage to sweet potato crops in all cultivated regions. Since 2010/11, the presence of four viruses has ...
    • An Unwanted Association: The Threat to Papaya Crops by a Novel Potexvirus in Northwest Argentina 

      Cabrera Mederos, Dariel; Debat, Humberto Julio; Torres, Carolina; Portal, Orelvis; Jaramillo Zapata, Margarita; Trucco, Veronica Milagros; Flores, Ceferino Rene; Ortiz, Claudio Manuel; Badaracco, Alejandra; Acuña, Luis Eduardo; Nome Docampo, Claudia; Quito-Avila, Diego; Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Castellanos Collazo, Onias; Sánchez-Rodríguez, Aminael; Giolitti, Fabian (MDPI, 2022-10-19)
      An emerging virus isolated from papaya (Carica papaya) crops in northwestern (NW) Argentina was sequenced and characterized using next-generation sequencing. The resulting genome is 6667-nt long and encodes five open reading ...
    • Anthracnose on alfalfa caused by Colletotrichum americae-borealis in Córdoba province, Argentina 

      Bernanrdi Lima, Nelson; Conforto, Erica Cinthia; Serri, Dannae Lilia; Campilongo Mancilla, Ernesto Javier; Stenglein, Sebastian; Vargas Gil, Silvina (Elsevier, 2021-06-06)
      Alfalfa is an important forage crop in Argentina, with a large area dedicated to its cultivation. However, plant diseases are a common cause of loss because they limit productivity and reduce forage quality. Anthracnose, ...
    • Argentina: publicly funded science under threat 

      Debat, Humberto Julio (Nature Research, 2023-09-12)
      Last month, Javier Milei, Argentina’s leading presidential candidate, declared his intent to shut down the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and to privatize CONICET, the country’s National Scientific and ...
    • Bean leafroll virus (BLRV) in Argentina: molecular characterization and detection in alfalfa fields 

      Trucco, Veronica Milagros; De Breuil, Soledad; Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Lenardon, Sergio Luis; Giolitti, Fabian (Springer, 2016-09)
      Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is the main forage crop in Argentina and plays an essential role in the animal production chain, but it can be negatively affected by many factors, such as viral diseases. Here, we report the ...
    • Bean yellow mosaic virus in soybean from Argentina 

      Campos, Ramon Eduardo; Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Nome Docampo, Claudia; Laguna, Irma Graciela; Rodriguez Pardina, Patricia (Wiley, 2014-05)
      An association of Bean yellow mosaic virus (BYMV), (genus Potyvirus), with yellow mosaic leaf symptoms on soybean in Argentina was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, a result confirmed by transmission electron ...
    • Bean yellow mosaic virus infecting broad bean in the green belt of Córdoba, Argentina 

      Rodriguez Pardina, Patricia; Nome Docampo, Claudia; Reyna, Pablo Gastón; Muñoz, Nacira Belen; Arguello Caro, Evangelina Beatriz; Luque, Andres Vicente; Debat, Humberto Julio (BioRxiv, 2019-04-11)
      Broad bean (Vicia faba L) is the fourth most important pulse crop in the world. In Argentina, broad bean production was of 1,841 hectares and 16,500 tons during the 2017 growing season. Broad bean is commonly used in ...
    • Biological and molecular characterization of bean bushy stunt virus, a novel bipartite begomovirus infecting common bean in northwestern Argentina 

      Reyna, Pablo Gastón; Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Laguna, Irma Graciela; Rodriguez Pardina, Patricia (Springer, 2021-02-28)
      Common bean plants (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) showing different virus-like symptoms were collected in northwestern Argentina. Dot-blot hybridization tests showed that the begomoviruses bean golden mosaic virus and tomato ...
    • Biological, Molecular and Phiysiological Characterization of Four Soybean mosaic virus Isolates Present in Argentine Soybean Crops 

      Maugeri Suarez, M; Rodriguez, Marianela; Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Laguna, Irma Graciela; Rodriguez Pardina, Patricia (BioRxiv, 2021-06-10)
      Soybean mosaic virus (SMV) causes systemic infections in soybean plants, leading to chlorotic mosaic and producing significant yield losses. The virus is widely distributed in all soybean production areas in the world. In ...
    • ‘Ca. Phytoplasma pruni’ and ‘Ca. Phytoplasma meliae’ are affecting plum in Argentina 

      Bongiorno, Vanina Aylén; Alessio, Florencia Ivette; Curzel, Viviana Noemi; Nome Docampo, Claudia; Fernandez, Franco Daniel; Conci, Luis Rogelio (Springer, 2020-09-29)
      We report for the first time the presence of phytoplasmas in association with Plum (Prunus domestica) yellowing in Argentina. Molecular analysis of 16S rDNA gene sequence (RFLP, phylogeny) reveals the existence of two ...
    • Caracterización morfológica y cromosómica de Commelina Benghalensisl. (Commelinaceae ) de Argentina 

      Grabiele, Mauro; Honfi, Ana I.; Grabiele, Marina; Debat, Humberto Julio; Daviña, Julio R. (Ediciones de la Universidad de Concepción, Chile, 2009)
      Commelina benghalensis es una hierba pequeña, nativa de Africa y Asia tropical, aunque en la actualidad crece en casi todo el mundo. En América se la reporta creciendo en campo abierto, borde de bosques y áreas cultivadas ...
    • Cassava common mosaic virus infection affects growth and yield components of cassava plants (Manihot esculenta) in Argentina 

      Collavino, Agostina; Zanini, Andrea Alejandra; Medina, Ricardo; Schaller, Silvia; Di Feo, Liliana Del Valle (Wiley, 2021-11-29)
      Cassava is an important crop with great economic and social significance in many countries. Most of its biomass is usable: storage roots can be destined for industry or fresh consumption, leaves are a source of protein, ...
    • Characterization of Argentinian Endemic Aspergillus flavus Isolates and Their Potential Use as Biocontrol Agents for Mycotoxins in Maize 

      Camiletti, Boris Xavier; Moral, Juan; Asensio, Claudia Mariana; Torrico Ramallo, Ada Karina; Lucini, Enrique Iván; Gimenez, Maria De La Paz; Michailides, Themis J. (American Phytopathological Society, 2018-05-07)
      Maize (Zea mays L.) is a highly valuable crop in Argentina, frequently contaminated with the mycotoxins produced by Aspergillus flavus. Biocontrol products formulated with atoxigenic (nontoxic) strains of this fungal species ...
    • Complete genome sequence of maize yellow striate virus, a new cytorhabdovirus infecting maize and wheat crops in Argentina 

      Maurino, Maria Fernanda; Dumon, Analia Delina; Llauger, Gabriela; Alemandri, Vanina Maria; De Haro, Luis Alejandro; Mattio, Maria Fernanda; Del Vas, Mariana; Laguna, Irma Graciela; Gimenez Pecci, Maria De La Paz (Springer, 2018-01)
      A rhabdovirus infecting maize and wheat crops in Argentina was molecularly characterized. Through next-generation sequencing (NGS) of symptomatic leaf samples, the complete genome was obtained of two isolates of maize ...
    • Complete genome sequence of sunflower ring blotch virus, a new potyvirus infecting sunflower in Argentina 

      Cabrera Mederos, Dariel; Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Trucco, Veronica Milagros; De Breuil, Soledad; Lenardon, Sergio Luis; Giolitti, Fabian (Springer, 2017-06)
      The complete genome sequence of sunflower ring blotch virus (SuRBV), a previously undescribed potyvirus infecting sunflower in Argentina, is reported. The SuRBV genome comprises 9555 nucleotides (nt) and encodes a polyprotein ...
    • Complete nucleotide sequence of Alfalfa mosaic virus isolated from alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) in Argentina 

      Trucco, Veronica Milagros; De Breuil, Soledad; Bejerman, Nicolas Esteban; Lenardon, Sergio Luis; Giolitti, Fabian (Springer, 2014-06)
      The complete nucleotide sequence of an Alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV) isolate infecting alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) in Argentina, AMV-Arg, was determined. The virus genome has the typical organization described for AMV, and ...
    • Cucumber mosaic virus infecting ‘Cavendish’ banana in Argentina 

      Cabrera Mederos, Dariel; Jaramillo Zapata, Margarita; Villarreal Filipovich, José; Nome Docampo, Claudia; Torres, Carolina; Portal, Orelvis; Giolitti, Fabian (Springer, 2018-12)
      Banana plants (Musa sp.) showing severe mosaic symptoms in leaves were observed in Laguna Naineck, Formosa, Argentina. Electron microscopy observations of leaf dip preparations revealed isometric particles ca. 30 nm in ...
    • Detection and identification of a 16SrIII-J phytoplasma affecting cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Argentina 

      Fernandez, Franco Daniel; Uset, Ovidio Antonio; Baumgratz, Gustavo; Conci, Luis Rogelio (Springer; Australasian Plant Pathology Society, 2018-12)
      Cassava plants displaying symptoms of dwarfing, witches’ broom, and chlorosis, were detected in production fields located in Misiones province Argentina. The RFLP profiles and phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA and ...
    • Detection and identification of a novel 16SrXIII subgroup phytoplasma associated with strawberry red leaf disease in Argentina 

      Fernandez, Franco Daniel; Meneguzzi, Natalia; Guzman, Fabiana; Kirschbaum, Daniel Santiago; Conci, Vilma Cecilia; Nome Docampo, Claudia; Conci, Luis Rogelio (2015-08)
      Strawberry red leaf phytoplasma was found in strawberry plants from production fields in Lules (Tucumán province) and Bella Vista (Corrientes province), Argentina. Characteristic strawberry red leaf symptoms were stunting, ...