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 …

Argentinean peanut provides a significant source of food worldwide, therefore is essential to
preserve the quality of seeds during the storage period in order to ensure the yield of this …

Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is a globally high-value food crop, with Argentina ranking third
in global peanut exports. However, Argentine peanut production faces a severe threat from a …

Peanut production in Argentina suffers severe fluctuations, mainly due to fungal diseases
and its control with chemical treatments is inefficient, with biological control being a …

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 …

Smut disease caused by the fungal pathogen Thecaphora frezii Carranza & Lindquist is
threatening the peanut production in Argentina. Fungicides commonly used in the peanut …

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 …

Peanut smut caused by Thecaphora frezii is a severe fungal disease currently endemic to
Argentina and Brazil. The identification of smut resistant germplasm is crucial in view of the …

La producción de maní en Argentina sufre severas fluctuaciones debido principalmente al
daño provocado por enfermedades fúngicas; su control con productos sintéticos es …

Genetic resistance is the most efficient tool in crop disease management. Peanut smut is
currently one of most important peanut diseases, with its incidence increasing in terms of …