Insha Shafi Data-verified

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Researcher

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

faculty

Entomology & Plant Pathology

5 h-index 15 pubs 82 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Insha Shafi's research investigates crop responses to environmental stressors, focusing on the interplay between plant physiology, genetics, and biotic interactions. Her work has explored the resilience of rice under water stress, emphasizing the role of root development. Shafi has also examined how soybean plants compensate for combined drought and herbivory stress, with implications for crop fitness. Her research extends to insect ecology and management, including studies on nucleopolyhedroviruses against the tomato fruit borer and the ecological interactions of the soybean looper. Shafi also analyzes genetic diversity within crop germplasm, such as French beans. Her scholarship is supported by work with collaborators Rupesh Kariyat and Manish Gautam from the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station. Shafi's publications have appeared in journals covering plant science, entomology, and ecophysiology.

Metrics

  • h-index: 5
  • Publications: 15
  • Citations: 82

Selected Publications

  • Interactive effects of drought and herbivory on crop physio-chemical dynamics (2026)
  • Intermittent Sequential Herbivory Affects Herbivore Growth Traits but Not Plant Fitness in Soybean (2026)
  • Identification and molecular characterization of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) germplasm for resistance to Fusarium spp. (2025)
  • Transgenerational Imprints of Sequential Herbivory on Soybean Physiology and Fitness Traits (2025)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Ideotype‐Based Approach for Improving Root Traits in Crop Plants for Climate Resilience: How Far Have We Zeroed In on the Best Fit? (2025)
  • Ecological interactions, host plant defenses, and control strategies in managing soybean looper, Chrysodeixis includens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) (2024)
    11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Integrating ecophysiology and omics to unlock crop response to drought and herbivory stress (2024)
    11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Compensation of physiological traits under simulated drought and herbivory has functional consequences for fitness in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) (2024)
    16 citations DOI OpenAlex

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