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Argentina
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

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10841
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6

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Argentina Leader Award

Overview

Claudio M. Ghersa is a researcher affiliated with the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina. Their work primarily spans the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular focus on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Environmental Chemistry. Their research topics include plant responses to elevated CO2, plant and fungal interactions, plant parasitism and resistance, plant and animal studies, turfgrass adaptation and management, as well as seed germination and physiology.

Ghersa has contributed to multiple scientific publications across a variety of respected journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • Ontogenetic and trans-generational dynamics of a vertically transmitted fungal symbiont in an annual host plant in ozone-polluted settings (2020, Plant Cell & Environment)
  • Getting ready for the ozone battle: Vertically transmitted fungal endophytes have transgenerational positive effects in plants (2021, Plant Cell & Environment)
  • The negative effect of a vertically-transmitted fungal endophyte on seed longevity is stronger than that of ozone transgenerational effect (2020, Environmental and Experimental Botany)
  • Seed-borne fungal endophytes constrain reproductive success of host plants under ozone pollution (2021, Environmental Research)
  • Daño, producción de semillas y persistencia del hongo endófito Epichloë occultans en plantas de Lolium multiflorum bajo un ataque de herbívoros lepidópteros y contaminación por ozono (2020, Ecología Austral)

Their frequent co-authors include Pedro E. Gundel, M. Alejandra Martínez-Ghersa, Andrea C. Ueno, Patricia V. Demkura, and Stuart D. Card. These collaborations have yielded contributions to a range of journals such as Plant Cell & Environment, Environmental Research, Environmental and Experimental Botany, Ecología Austral, and Austral Ecology.

Ghersa's research frequently intersects with ecological and physiological studies of plants under environmental stress, especially related to ozone pollution and plant-fungal relationships. This is reflected in study topics like vertically transmitted fungal endophytes, their transgenerational effects, and their impact on seed longevity and reproductive success in host plants.

In summary, Claudio M. Ghersa's academic profile reflects a multi-faceted investigation into plant biology under environmental challenges, with an emphasis on symbiotic fungal relationships and plant adaptation mechanisms. Their publication record demonstrates ongoing contributions to understanding plant responses in changing ecological scenarios.

Best Publications

  • Modeling seedling emergence

    Frank Forcella;Roberto L. Benech Arnold;Rudolfo Sanchez;Claudio M. Ghersa

  • Environmental control of dormancy in weed seed banks in soil

    Roberto L Benech-Arnold;Rodolfo A Sánchez;Frank Forcella;Betina C Kruk

  • Early detection of neighbour plants by phytochrome perception of spectral changes in reflected sunlight

    C. L. Ballaré;R. A. Sánchez;Ana L. Scopel;J. J. Casal

  • Weed Ecology: Implications for Management

    Steven R. Radosevich;Jodie S. Holt;Claudio Ghersa

  • Symbiotic fungal endophytes control insect host–parasite interaction webs

    Marina Omacini;Enrique J. Chaneton;Claudio M. Ghersa;Christine B. Müller;Christine B. Müller

  • Field-crop systems of the Pampas

    A. J Hall;C. M Rebella;C. M Ghersa;J. P Culot

  • Ecology of Weeds and Invasive Plants

    Steven R. Radosevich;Jodie S. Holt;Claudio M. Ghersa

  • Ecology of Weeds and Invasive Plants: Relationship to Agriculture and Natural Resource Management

    Steven R. Radosevich;Jodie S. Holt;Claudio Ghersa

  • Coriander essential oil composition from two genotypes grown in different environmental conditions.

    Alejandra Gil;Elba B De La Fuente;Adriana E Lenardis;Mónica López Pereira

  • Litter quality and nutrient cycling affected by grazing‐induced species replacements along a precipitation gradient

    María Gisela Semmartin;Martin Roberto Aguiar;Roberto Alejandro Distel;Alicia Susana Moretto

  • Woody species invasion in the Rolling Pampa grasslands, Argentina

    Claudio M Ghersa;Elba de la Fuente;Susana Suarez;Rolando J.C Leon

  • Ecological correlates of weed seed size and persistence in the soil under different tilling systems: implications for weed management.

    C.M Ghersa;M.A Martı́nez-Ghersa

  • Using phenology prediction in weed management: a review

    C. M. Ghersa;J. S. Holt

  • Temperature effects on dormancy release and germination rate in Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. seeds: a quantitative analysis

    R. L. Benech Arnold;C. M. Ghersa;R. A. Sanchez;P. Insausti

  • Incorporating the process of vertical transmission into understanding of host–symbiont dynamics

    Pedro Emilio Gundel;J A Rudgers;Claudio Marco Ghersa

  • Glyphosate-resistant weeds of South American cropping systems: an overview.

    Martin M Vila-Aiub;Ribas A Vidal;Maria C Balbi;Pedro E Gundel

  • Limits to tree species invasion in pampean grassland and forest plant communities.

    C. Noemi Mazia;Enrique J. Chaneton;Claudio M. Ghersa;Rolando J. C. Leon

  • Landscape complexity differentially affects alpha, beta, and gamma diversities of plants occurring in fencerows and crop fields.

    Santiago L. Poggio;Enrique J. Chaneton;Claudio M. Ghersa

  • Do foliar endophytes affect grass litter decomposition? A microcosm approach using Lolium multiflorum

    Marina Omacini;Enrique J. Chaneton;Claudio M. Ghersa;Pablo Otero

  • The role of fluctuating temperatures in germination and establishment of Sorghum halepense. Regulation of germination at increasing depths

    C. M. Ghersa;R. L. Benech Arnold;M. A. Martinez-Ghersa

Frequent Co-Authors

Pedro E. Gundel
Pedro E. Gundel University of Talca
Steven R. Radosevich
Steven R. Radosevich Oregon State University
Emilio H. Satorre
Emilio H. Satorre University of Buenos Aires
Enrique J. Chaneton
Enrique J. Chaneton University of Buenos Aires
Jodie S. Holt
Jodie S. Holt University of California, Riverside
Rodolfo A. Sánchez
Rodolfo A. Sánchez University of Buenos Aires
Martin M. Vila-Aiub
Martin M. Vila-Aiub University of Western Australia
Roberto L. Benech-Arnold
Roberto L. Benech-Arnold University of Buenos Aires
Lucas A. Garibaldi
Lucas A. Garibaldi National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Carlos L. Ballaré
Carlos L. Ballaré University of Buenos Aires

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