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Last published 2026
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Kona Blake Swift

Graduate Assistant

1 h-index 3 pubs 1 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Kona Blake Swift's research focuses on identifying and characterizing plant diseases affecting agricultural crops in Arkansas. Swift has published on the first report of Fusarium wilt of blackberry caused by *Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. mori* in Arkansas (2025). Additional publications include the first report of Septoria leaf spot caused by *Septoria cannabis* on industrial hemp in Arkansas (2026) and the first report of Cercospora leaf spot caused by *Cercospora cf. flagellaris* on industrial hemp in Arkansas and Oklahoma (2025). Swift has collaborated with researchers including Burton H. Bluhm, Maryam Fallahi, Margaret Worthington, and Maria I. Villarroel-Zeballos at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Metrics

  • h-index: 1
  • Publications: 3
  • Citations: 1

Positions

  • Graduate Assistant publications 2025–2026
    University of Arkansas at Fayetteville ENPL ORCID

Selected Publications

  • First report of Septoria leaf spot caused by Septoria cannabis on industrial hemp ( Cannabis sativa ) in Arkansas (2026)
    Plant Disease DOI OpenAlex
  • First Report of Cercospora Leaf Spot Caused by Cercospora cf. flagellaris on Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa) in Arkansas and Oklahoma (2025)
    Plant Disease DOI OpenAlex
  • First Report of Fusarium Wilt of Blackberry ( Rubus subgenus Rubus ) Caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. mori in Arkansas (2025)
    Plant Disease 1 citation DOI OpenAlex

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