Smut fungi represent a large group of biotrophic plant pathogens that cause extensive yield
loss and are also model organisms for studying plant–pathogen interactions. In recent years …

Groundnuts (Arachis hypogaea L.) are produced and consumed globally due to their
nutritious and hardy nature. However, they are vulnerable to Aspergillus spp. infection …

Background Peanut smut is a disease caused by the fungus Thecaphora frezii Carranza &
Lindquist to which most commercial cultivars in South America are highly susceptible. It is …

Trichoderma harzianum ITEM 3636 has been tested against different soil-borne peanut
diseases, applied as a seed treatment. The strain protected mature peanut plants …

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 …

Self-dispersible nanocrystals of azoxystrobin and cyproconazole were obtained by
combining wet bead milling and spray-drying. Nanocrystals formulations were characterized …

Peanut smut caused by Thecaphora frezii Carranza & Lindquist has been an issue for
farmers and the peanut industry (Arachis hypogaea L.) in Argentina since the mid‐1990s …

Peanut smut, caused by Thecaphora frezii, increased its incidence and prevalence in the
main growing region of Argentina in the last decade becoming the main peanut disease …

Abstract Objectives The fungal pathogen Thecaphora frezii Carranza & Lindquist causes
peanut smut, a severe disease currently endemic in Argentina. To study the ecology of T …

Thecaphora frezii was first reported in 1962 in wild peanut from Aquidauana, Mato Grosso
do Sul, Brazil. In Argentina, it was first detected in 1995 in commercial crops from the central …