Effects of antioxidants on in vitro growth of Thecaphora frezzii.

Aims: Thecaphora frezzii, the causal agent of peanut smut, causes significant grain losses in Argentina. Current control strategies are insufficient to manage this pathogen. We investigate the effect of antioxidants on the in vitro development of T.

Changes of lipids composition in different ontogenetic stages of Thecaphora frezii: expression of key enzymes for lipid biosynthetic pathways.

Aims: It is known that Thecaphora frezii produces peanut smut that generates numerous economic losses. For this reason, it is a priority to search for control strategies. In this sense, we investigated the lipid profile of this pathogen, as possible antifungal targets, regarding polar lipid composition, fatty acid profile, and transcriptional regulation of genes involved in each stage of the development.