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Alejandro Ortega‐Beltran

International Institute of Tropical AgricultureORCID 0000-0003-3747-8094Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Plant Biology· 2 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1

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Michael Terrance AbbertoniD· 2 shared Olaniyi OyatomiiD· 2 shared Abebe MenkiriD· 1 shared Adefoyeke Olufunmilayo Aduramigba-ModupeiD· 1 shared Adenike O. DadaiD· 1 shared Akinola Rasheed PopoolaiD· 1 shared Andrew D. ArmitageiD· 1 shared Bunmi OlasanmiiD· 1 shared

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Plant BiologybioRxivPreprintOct 2, 2026

Distinct infection and colonization strategies in cowpea leaves by three Colletotrichum species recently reported in Nigeria

Adenike O. Dada, Victor Ohileobo Dania, Olaniyi Oyatomi…·Alejandro Ortega‐Beltran

This study compares the infection and colonization strategies of three Colletotrichum species causing cowpea anthracnose disease in Nigeria using histopathological analysis.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.01.755927

experimental assay

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Plant BiologybioRxivPreprintSep 7, 2026

Provitamin A maize inbred lines exhibit resistance to multiple foliar diseases under laboratory and field conditions

Mamadou Mboup, Adefoyeke Olufunmilayo Aduramigba-Modupe, Bunmi Olasanmi…·Alejandro Ortega‐Beltran

This study evaluates PVA-enriched maize inbreds for resistance to foliar diseases, finding that high PVA lines show reduced susceptibility to multiple diseases.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.03.749191

experimental assay

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MicrobiologyPlant PathologyPeer-reviewedSep 2, 2024

Morphological, pathological and phylogenetic analyses identify a diverse group of Colletotrichum spp. causing leaf, pod, and flower diseases on the orphan legume African yam bean

Olaide Mary Ogunsanya, Moruf Ayodele ADEBISI, Akinola Rasheed Popoola…·Alejandro Ortega‐Beltran

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plant (other)experimental assay

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