• An analysis of the genomic variability of the phytopathogenic mollicute Spiroplasma kunkelii 

      Carpane, Pablo; Melcher, Ulrich; Wayadande, Astri; Gimenez Pecci, Maria De La Paz; Laguna, Irma Graciela; Dolezal, William; Fletcher, Jacqueline (American Phytopathological Society, 2013-02)
      Corn stunt disease has become a factor limiting maize production in some areas of the Americas in recent years. Although resistant maize genotypes have been developed in the past, this resistance has been unstable over ...
    • Bottom-up effect of nitrogen fertilization on the density of the corn leafhopper and its impact on both disease incidence and natural parasitism 

      Virla, Eduardo G.; Luft Albarracín, Erica B.; Díaz, Cecilia; Van Nieuwenhove, Guido A.; Fernandez, Franco Daniel; Coll Aráoz, María V.; Melchert, Nicolás A.; Conci, Luis Rogelio; Gimenez, Maria De La Paz (Springer, 2022-04-15)
      The corn leafhopper Dalbulus maidis is a specialist herbivore that attacks maize in the tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. It is the vector of three relevant plant pathogens that are responsible for severe ...
    • Characterization of Components of Resistance to Corn Stunt Disease 

      Oleszczuk, José D.; Catalano, María I.; Dalaisón, Lucía; Di Rienzo, Julio A.; Gimenez, Maria De La Paz; Carpane, Pablo D. (2020-05-28)
      Considering the occasional but increasing presence of corn stunt disease in the subtropical region of Argentina, the objective of this research was to devise an effective strategy to screen disease-resistant genotypes in ...