María Cecilia Arango

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Researcher

University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (2015–2024); Universidade Federal do Ceará (2018–2024); University of Arkansas System (2025); Universidade Federal do Piauí (2024); Universidad Católica de Oriente (1994–2008); Universidad de Antioquia (2017); Instituto de Fisiología Vegetal (2008–2025); Centro Científico Tecnológico - La Plata (2013); Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (2024); Universidad Nacional de La Plata (2006–2025)

Faculty Researcher

10 h-index 45 pubs 497 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

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María Cecilia Arango's research addresses plant responses to environmental stressors and agricultural challenges. She has investigated the physiological impacts of excess zinc on tall fescue and the mitigation of salt stress effects in lettuce and basil plants through the application of plant hormones like salicylic acid, jasmonic acid, and melatonin. Arango has also explored nematode management strategies in pepper and tomato crops, evaluating the efficacy of nematophagous fungi and rhizobacteria-based bio-inoculants against the false root-knot nematode. Her work also includes surveillance of respiratory diseases, with publications related to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Middle East and Latin America. Arango's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 10, with 45 total publications and 492 total citations. She has collaborated with researchers from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station.