Maria Isabel Villarroel-Zeballos

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University of Arkansas primary UA Div. of Agriculture

Also affiliated: University of Nebraska–Lincoln (2012); Washington State University (2012)

Entomology & Plant Pathology

6 h-index 9 pubs 98 cited

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Maria Isabel Villarroel-Zeballos investigates plant diseases, focusing on pathogens affecting economically important crops such as spinach and hemp. Her research includes characterizing the pathogenicity and virulence of fungal and oomycete pathogens, including *Verticillium* species, *Peronospora effusa*, and *Neofusicoccum parvum*. Villarroel-Zeballos also studies genetic diversity within these pathogens and explores methods for evaluating crop resistance, such as detached leaf inoculation assays. Her work has led to the identification of new disease reports, including Fusarium wilt of blackberry in Arkansas and dieback and canker disease on hemp in the United States. She has published nine papers, accumulating 98 citations, and holds an h-index of 6. Villarroel-Zeballos collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including James C. Correll and Hannah Victoria Zima.

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h-index: 6
Publications: 9
Citations: 98

Selected Publications

Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Novel Strains of Spinach Downy Mildew Pathogen (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
Draft genome sequences for four isolates of the hemp ( Cannabis sativa ) fungal pathogen Neofusicoccum parvum (2024)

Microbiology Resource Announcements 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Detached leaf inoculation assay for evaluating resistance to the spinach downy mildew pathogen (2020)

European Journal of Plant Pathology 25 citations DOI OpenAlex
First Report of Neofusicoccum parvum Causing Dieback and Canker Disease on Hemp in the United States (2020)

Plant Disease 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
Sporangiospore Viability and Oospore Production in the Spinach Downy Mildew Pathogen, Peronospora effusa (2020)

Plant Disease 19 citations DOI OpenAlex
Genetic diversity of the spinach downy mildew pathogen based on hierarchical sampling (2020)

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
Pathogenicity, Virulence, and Vegetative Compatibility Grouping of Verticillium Isolates from Spinach Seed (2013)

Plant Disease 27 citations DOI OpenAlex
Screening for Resistance to Verticillium Wilt in Spinach and Isolation of Verticillium dahliae from Seed of Spinach Accessions (2012)

HortScience 12 citations DOI OpenAlex