PEDRO E. GUNDEL

gundel@ifeva.edu.ar

Education

• Agronomy Engineer. 2004. Faculty of Agronomy, University of Buenos Aires.

Positions and Fellowships

• Teaching assistant – Dept. of Natural Resources. Faculty of Agronomy, University of Buenos Aires. Period: 2004-present.
• PhD. Scholarship financed by the National Council for Scientific Research, Argentina (CONICET). Period: 2004-present.

Professional interests

• Weed ecophysiology.
• Seed ecophysiology.
• Grass–endophyte fungus interaction.

Publications (last 5 years)

• Gundel, P.E.; Martínez-Ghersa, M.A.; Garibaldi, L.A. & C.M. Ghersa. Environmental effects on longevity of Neotyphodium endophytic fungus and Lolium multiflorum seeds. Botany -ex Canadian Journal of Botany (en prensa).
• Gundel, P.E.; Omacini, M.; Martínez-Ghersa, M.A. & C.M. Ghersa. Herbivory mediates grass-endophyte relationships: Comment. Ecology (en prensa).
• Gundel, P.E.; Garibaldi, L.A.; Tognetti, P.M.; Aragón, R.; Ghersa, C.M. & M. Omacini. Imperfect vertical transmission of the endophyte Neotyphodium in exotic grasses in grasslands of the Flooding Pampa. Microbial Ecology (en prensa).
• Gundel, P.E.; Martínez-Ghersa, M.A. & C.M. Ghersa. (2008). Dormancy, germination and ageing of Lolium multiflorum seeds following contrasting herbicide selection regimes. European Journal of Agronomy, 28(4): 606-613.
• Gundel, P.E.; Batista, W.B.; Texeira, M.; Martínez-Ghersa, M.A.; Omacini, M. & C.M. Ghersa. (2008). Neotyphodium endophyte infection frequency in annual grass populations: relative importance of mutualism and transmission efficiency. Proceedings Royal Society B, 275: 897-905.
• Vila-Aiub, M.M.; Vidal, R.; Balbi, M.C.; Gundel, P.E.; Trucco, F.; Ghersa, C.M. (2008). Glyphosate-resistant weeds of South American cropping systems: An overview. Pest Management Science, 64(4): 366-371.
• Vila-Aiub, M.M.; Balbi, C.; Gundel, P.E.; Ghersa, C.M. & S.B. Powles. (2007). Evolution of Glyphosate-Resistant Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense) in Glyphosate-Resistant Soybean. Weed Science, 55: 566-571.
• Gundel, P.G.; Maseda, P.H.; Ghersa, C.M. & R.L. Benech-Arnold. (2006). Effects of the Neotyphodium endophyte fungus on dormancy and germination rate of Lolium multiflorum seeds. Austral Ecology 31:767-775.
• Gundel, P.G.; Maseda, P.H.; Vila-Aiub, M.M.; Ghersa, C.M. & R.L. Benech-Arnold. (2006). Effects of Neotyphodium fungi on Lolium multiflorum seed germination in relation to water availability Annals of Botany 97:571-577.
• Rotundo, J.L.; Cipriotti, P.A. & P.E. Gundel. (2006). Ecophysiological responses to water stress of two populations of Bromus pictus from soils with contrasting water availability. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 79: 65-74.
• Clavijo, M.P.; Nordenstahl, M.; Gundel, P.E. & E.G. Jobbágy. (2005). Poplar afforestation effects on grassland structure and composition in the Flooding Pampas. Rangeland Ecology and Management, 58(5): 474-479.
• Vila-Aiub, M.M.; Gundel, P.E. & C.M. Ghersa. 2005. Fungal endophyte infection changes growth attributes in Lolium multiflorum Lam. Austral Ecology, 30: 49-57.
• Gundel, P.E.; Mozeris, G.; Trillo, N.; Cossani, C.M.; Gaetano, A.; Ghiglione, H.; Krumpholz, E.; Micheloud, R.; Perea, R.J.; Schifman, A. & P.M. Tognetti. 2004. Contribución al estudio de la Cadena Agroalimentaria de la carne de la Liebre Europea en la Argentina. Revista Facultad de Agronomía, 24(1): 31-40.
• Martínez-Ghersa, M.A.; Vila-Aiub, M.M.; Ghersa, C.M.; Gundel, P.E. & E.H. Satorre. (2004). Herbicide selection of Italian ryegrass under different levels of UVB radiation. Journal of Environmental Quality, 33: 1376-1386.