Jessica Ayala

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Researcher

University of Arkansas primary UA Div. of Agriculture

Also affiliated: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (2022–2023)

Faculty Researcher

Entomology & Plant Pathology

5 h-index 8 pubs 62 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

OverviewAI-generated summary

Jessica Ayala's research investigates insect herbivory and its impact on crop plants, with a focus on understanding plant responses to insect feeding and environmental stressors. Her work examines how factors such as drought, specific plant genotypes, and agricultural treatments influence insect growth and development. Publications include studies on the effects of greenbug feeding on sorghum's resistance to sugarcane aphids, the influence of soybean genotypes on fall armyworm growth, and the impact of brown midrib and plant age on fall armyworm development in sorghum-sudangrass. Ayala also studies how sex and stress modulate defense responses in insects, such as the tobacco hornworm. Her research network includes collaborators from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, such as Rupesh Kariyat, Alejandro Arias Vásquez, and Devi Balakrishnan, with whom she has co-authored multiple publications.

Metrics

h-index: 5
Publications: 8
Citations: 62

Selected Publications

Interactive effects of drought and herbivory on crop physio-chemical dynamics (2026)

Plant Stress DOI OpenAlex
Genotypic Variation and Wilting Speed Affect Soybean (Glycine max) Germination and Growth (2025)

Discovery The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural Food and Life Sciences DOI OpenAlex
Phenology and seed treatment impacts surface defenses and fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) growth in rice (Oryza sativa) (2025)

Agriculture Communications 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Pulsating Drought and Insect Herbivory Cause Differential Effects on Soybean (<scp><i>Glycine max</i></scp>) Genotypes That Vary in Canopy Wilting Speed (2025)

Plant-Environment Interactions 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
Brown midrib (BMR) and plant age impact fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) growth and development in sorghum-sudangrass (Sorghum x drummondii) (2024)

Scientific Reports 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
Effects of fast and slow-wilting soybean genotypes on fall armyworm ( <i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i> ) growth and development (2024)

Communicative & Integrative Biology 17 citations DOI OpenAlex