Publicaciones 2025

ARTÍCULOS CIENTÍFICOS

1. Reassessing the occurrence and genetic diversity of lethal necrosis and other maize and johnsongrass viruses in Ecuador. Tropical Plant Pathology. Volume 50, Issue 1, December 2025, Article number 14. Robert Alvarez-Quinto, Juan F. Cornejo-Franco, Jose B. Navarrete, Ramon Solorzano, Alma Mendoza, Benham Lockhart, Paolo Margaria, Wulf Menzel, Ernesto Cañarte, Diego F. Quito-Avila.
2. Exploring the benefits of AMF colonization for improving wheat growth, physiology and metabolism, and antimicrobial activity under biotic stress from aphid infection. BMC Plant Biology. Open Access. Volume 25, Issue 1, December 2025, Article number 198. Hana Sonbol, Shereen Magdy Korany, Mousa nhs, Insaf Abdi, María Gabriela Maridueña-Zavala, Emad A. Alsherif, Danyah A. Aldailami, Salma Yousif Sidahmed Elsheikh.
3. Optimization of a CRISPR-Cas9 in vitro protocol for targeting the SIX9 gene of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense race 1 associated with banana Fusarium wilt. Frontiers in Plant Science. Sec. Plant Pathogen Interactions. Volume 16 - 2025. Liliana Villao, Jeffrey Vargas, Nardy Diez, Freddy Magdama, Efrén Santos-Ordóñez.
4. Inhibition of Fusarium oxysporum growth in banana by silver nanoparticles: In vitro and in vivo assays. PLoS ONE. Open Access. Volume 20, Issue 2, February 2025, Article number e0308200. Natalia Verónica Mendoza, Paola Yánez, Freddy Magdama, Ricardo Pacheco, Joel Vielma, María Eulalia Vanegas, Nina Bogdanchikova, Alexey Pestryakov, Pablo Chong.
5. Multilocus identification and pathogenetic characterization of Colletotrichum endophyte and pathogen species isolated from cocoa leaves and pods (Theobroma cacao) in Ecuador. Scientia Agropecuaria. Volume 16, Issue 2, Pages 167 - 177, January 2025. Fernando  Espinoza-Lozano, Mirian  Villavicencio-Vásquez,  Lizette Serrano, Daynet  Sosa, Jonathan Coronel-León, Marcos Vera-Morales.
6. Impact of combined sun and hybrid drying technologies on cocoa drying process and quality. Heliyon. Open Access. Volume 11, Issue 4, 28 February 2025, Article number e42884. Johanna Pita-Garcia, José Reinoso-Tigre, Sócrates Palacios-Ponce, Emerita Delgado-Plaza, Diana Coello-Montoya, Rómulo Salazar, Jonathan Coronel-León, Juan Peralta, Fabiola Cornejo.
7. DNA Barcode, chemical analysis, and antioxidant activity of Psidium guineense from Ecuador. PLoS ONE. 20(3): e0319524. Joel Eduardo Vielma-Puente, Efrén Santos-Ordóñez, Xavier Cornejo, Iván Chóez-Guaranda, Ricardo Pacheco-Coello, Liliana Villao-Uzho, Christian Moreno-Alvarado, Natalia Mendoza-Samaniego, Yuraima Fonseca.
8. Fungal community dynamics in Cyperus rotundus: Implications for Rhizophora mangle in a Mangrove Ecosystem. International Journal of Plant Biology. Open Access. Volume 16, Issue 1, March 2025, Article number 23. Diego Portalanza, Arianna Acosta-Mejillones, Johnny Alcívar, Teddy Colorado, Jeancarlo Guaita, Lesly Montero, Liliana Villao-Uzho, Efrén Santos-Ordóñez.
9. Improvement of the nutritional value of Lupinus mutabilis sweet foliage meal by solid-state fermentation with Aspergillus niger J1 and Trichoderma viride M5-2 strains. Granja. Open Access. Volume 41, Issue 1, Pages 140 - 150, 2025. David Catagua, Julio Dustet Mendosa, Elaine Valiño Cabrera.
10. Morphological and molecular identification of Phytophthora and its virulence in vitro on cocoa shoots (Theobroma cacao L.). Revista Peruana de Biología. Open Access, Volume 32, Issue 1, 2025, Article number e28901. Darlyn Amaya-Márquez, Mirian Elizabeth Villavicencio-Vásquez, Danny Daniel Avilés Párraga, Yoansy García Ortega, Rodrigo Fernando Espinoza-Lozano.
11. Metal Nanoparticles Obtained by Green Hydrothermal and Solvothermal Synthesis: Characterization, Biopolymer Incorporation, and Antifungal Evaluation Against Pseudocercospora fijiensis. Nanomaterials. Open Access, Volume 15, Issue 5, March 2025, Article number 379. Tania Caguana, Christian Cruzat, David Herrera, Denisse Peña, Valeria Arévalo, Mayra Vera, Pablo Chong, Néstor Novoa, Ramón Arrué, Eulalia Vanegas. 
12. In vitro RNA-mediated gene silencing of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense from Ecuador and assessment of RNAi molecule stability in banana plants. BMC Research Notes. Volume 18, Issue 1, December 2025, Article number 185. Ricardo Pacheco, Julio Bonilla, Aracely Paguay, Freddy Magdama, Pablo Chong.
13. Insights into the virome of the Andean blackberry (Rubus glaucus) in Ecuador. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 2025. Raúl Cifuentes, Juan F. Cornejo-Franco, Robert A. Alvarez-Quinto, Dimitre Mollov, Anibal Martínez, José Ochoa, Dan E. V. Villamor, Ioannis E. Tzanetakis, Diego F. Quito-Avila.
14. Physicochemical, genomic, and phenotypic characterization of Escherichia phage BME3. Microbiology Spectrum. e01301-24, Page 18. Belén Toaquiza-Vilca, Diego Quito-Avila, Pedro Maldonado-Alvarado, Omar Ruiz-Barzola, Alexis Debut, Marynes Montiel.
15. Biological control agents: mechanisms of action, selection, formulation and challenges in agriculture. Frontiers in Agronomy. Sec. Disease Management. Volume 7. 2025. Article number 1578915. Mirian Villavicencio-Vásquez, Fernando Espinoza-Lozano, Lisbeth Espinoza-Lozano, Jonathan Coronel-León.
16. Harnessing dairy wastewater to cultivate Scenedesmus sp. for biofertilizer applications in Phaseolus vulgaris L.: a sustainable agro-biotechnological approach. Frontiers in Plant Science. Volume 16 - 2025. Xavier Álvarez-Montero, Ingrid Mercado-Reyes, Wiliam Castillo-Chamba, Efrén Santos-Ordóñez.
17. Babaco Mosaic Virus (BabMV) Induces Genome-Wide Transcriptomic Reprogramming in Carica papaya. Physiologia Plantarum. Volume177, Issue3, e70270. María Gabriela Mariduena-Zavala, Hamada Abdelgawad, Mohammad K. Okla, Juan Manuel Cevallos, Gerrit T. S. Beemster, Carlos Noceda.
18. An effective disinfection protocol for contamination control in vitro establishment of Mortiño (Vaccinium floribundum Kunth) and identification of endogenous microbes. Scientia Agropecuaria. Volume 16, Issue 3, Pages 375 - 384, July 2025. Lissette Moreno-Peña, Karen Hidalgo-Escobar, Juan M. Cevallos-Cevallos, Eduardo Sanchez-Timm.
19. Enhancing the oxidative stability of flaxseed oil using food-grade O/W Pickering emulsions stabilized by antioxidant-rich cocoa byproduct particles. Applied Food Research. Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2025, 101027. Iván Chóez-Guaranda, Yohanna Mosi-Roa, Manuel Chacón-Fuentes, Karla Garrido-Miranda, Mauricio Opazo-Navarrete, Jonathan Coronel-León, César Burgos-Díaz.
20. Identifying bacterial and fungal communities associated with Fusarium-wilt symptomatic and non-symptomatic ‘Gros Michel’ banana plants in Ecuador. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. Sec. Microbes and Innate Immunity. Volume 15 - 2025. Estefany M. Paredes Salgado, Fiama E. Guevara, Carlos Muentes, Francisco J. Flores, Freddy Magdama.
21. Spatial–Temporal Colonisation of Cacao Stem Tissues by Lasiodiplodia laeliocattleyae. Journal of Phytopathology. Volume 173, Issue 4, July/August 2025, e70116. Felipe R. Garcés-Fiallos, Hayron Fabricio Canchignia-Martínez, Katherine Gissella Miranda-Clas, Nohely Valentina Bravo-Bravo, Joel Francisco Meza-Arteaga, Bryan Loja, Efrén Santos-Ordóñez.
22. Differential Strain-Specific Responses of Trichoderma spp. in Mycoparasitism, Chitinase Activity, and Volatiles Production Against Moniliophthora spp. Microorganisms. 2025, 13(7), 1499. María F. Garcés-Moncayo, Christian A. Romero, Simón Pérez-Martínez, Carlos Noceda, Luis L. Galarza, Daynet Sosa del Castillo.
23. Characterization of an unusual carlavirus-like RNA from papaya (Carica papaya) lacking essential genes. PLoS ONE. August 8, 2025. Milenka Vera, Raúl Cifuentes, Ronan Keener, Neil Olszewski, Robert A. Álvarez-Quinto, Diego F. Quito-Avila.
24. Mycotoxin Assessment in Minimally Processed Traditional Ecuadorian Foods. Foods. 2025, 14, 2621. Johana Ortiz-Ulloa, Jorge Saquicela, Michelle Castro, Alexander Cueva-Chamba, Juan Manuel Cevallos-Cevallos, Jessica León.
25. Next-generation sequencing applications in food science: fundamentals and recent advances. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Volume 13 - 2025. Joel Tigrero-Vaca, Byron Díaz, Ganyu Gu, Juan Manuel Cevallos-Cevallos.
26. Babaco mosaic virus BabMV induces defense metabolite production in papaya plants (Carica papaya). Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 2025. María Gabriela Maridueña-Zavala, Carlos Noceda, Mohammed K. Okla, Juan Manuel Cevallos-Cevallos, Gerrit T.S. Beemster, Hamada AbdElgawad.
27. Unraveling the viral diversity in dragon fruit (Hylocereus spp.) from commercial orchards of Ecuador. Tropical Plant Pathology. (2025) 50:68. Lisbeth Espinoza‑Lozano, Andrea N. Calero, Milenka Vera, Raúl Cifuentes, Estefanía Vega‑Barquet, Juan F. Cornejo‑Franco, Paolo Margaria, Wulf Menzel, Diego F. Quito‑Avila.
28. Multi-platform metagenomic characterization of the microbial community during spontaneous cacao fermentation. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 2025. Joel Tigrero-Vaca, Mirian Villavicencio-Vásquez, Jonathan Coronel, Juan Manuel Cevallos-Cevallos.
29. Drought stress differentially influences growth, physiology, and metabolite accumulation in Triticum aestivum (C3) and Amaranthus caudatus (C4) plants. BMC Plant Biology. Volume 25, Article number: 1199 (2025). Galal Khamis, Emad A. Alsherif, Shereen Magdy Korany, Danyah A. Aldailami, Abeer S. Aloufi, Maha H. Khalaf, Seham M. Hamed, María Gabriela Maridueña-Zavala, Soad K. Al Jaouni & Samy Selim.
30. Obtención de bioetanol a partir de la cáscara de cacao (Theobroma cacao) usando Trichoderma reesei y Trichoderma ghanense para la hidrólisis enzimática. Granja. Vol. 42. Núm. 2 (2025): (septiembre 2025-febrero 2026). Joel Eduardo Vielma-Puente, Tatiana Zamora Zamora, Luis Lenin Galarza Romero, Meribary Margarita Monsalve, Joan Vera Villalobos, Viviana Andrea Corrales Mendoza, Fernanda Carolina Chacha Coyago, Darling Balón Cortez, Leticia Villacis Morán, Rodrigo Fernando Espinoza Lozano.
31. Elección de planta trampa y sustrato para la producción de inóculo micorrízico. Granja. Vol. 42. Núm. 2 (2025): (septiembre 2025-febrero 2026). Jaime Naranjo-Morán, Karen Olivo-Fernández, Milton Barcos-Arias, Rodrigo Oviedo-Anchundia.
32. Desmodium molliculum (Kunth) DC., an Andean medicinal plant: DNA barcoding and HPLC fingerprint for species discrimination and evaluation of its pharmacological potential. Frontiers in Plant Science. Sec. Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity. Volume 16 - 2025. Eugenia Peñaherrera, Josue Sarmiento-Pacurucu, Efrén Santos-Ordóñez, Alexandr Kachatryan, Nancy Cuzco, David Vanegas, Jessica Calle-López, Liliana Villao-Uzho, Yvan Vander Heyden, Isabel Wilches, Fabián León-Tamariz.
33. Effects of silver nanoparticles on the physiology, stress, and mineral uptake of banana cultivars in vitro and greenhouse. Frontiers in Plant Science. Sec. Plant Biotechnology. Volume 16 - 2025. Natalia Mendoza, Karen Hidalgo, Lorena Troya, Eduardo Sánchez-Timm, Joel Vielma, María Eulalia Vanegas, Nina Bogdanchikova, Alexey Pestryakov, Pablo Chong.
34. Physiological and biochemical bases of AMF-mediated antimony stress tolerance in Linum usitatissimum: enhancing growth, phytochemical production, and oxidative damage resilience. Plant, Soil and Environment. 71, 2025 (9): 650–665. Ahlem Zrig, Shereen M. Korany, Hana Sonbol, Emad A. Alsherif, Foued Hammouda, Danyah A. Aldailami, Marwa Yousry A. Mohamed, Mohamed S. Sheteiwy, María Gabriela Maridueña-Zavala, Salma Yousif Sidahmed Elsheikh.
35. Nutritional, Functional and Physical Impact of Fortification of Corn Extrudates with Cocoa Pod Husks and Brewer's Spent Grains: Effect of Extrusion Processing. Chemical Engineering Transactions. Vol. 118. Diego W. Rivera-Carchi, Yadira E. Villa-Lema, Kelly K. Beltran-Borbor, Diego A. Villa-Valdivieso, Patricia Manzano-Santana, Diana L. Tinoco-Caicedo.
36. Response of the Filamentous Microfungus Fusarium sp. to Lead: Growth and Mycoremediation. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 1544 (2025) 012012. Marcos Vera-Morales, Katherine Gusqui, Lauren Martínez, Emilio González, María F. Ratti.
37. The herbal pharmacopoeia of Ecuador: a national model for integrating traditional knowledge and biodiscovery. Frontiers in Pharmacology. Sec. Ethnopharmacology. Volume 16 - 2025. Susana Llivisaca-Contreras, Jaime Naranjo-Morán, Martín Bastidas-Gálvez, Jairo Jaime-Carvajal, María Muenala-Tituaña, Patricia Manzano-Santana, Adrián Abad-Mihalache, Andrea Abril-Novillo, Juan M. Cevallos-Cevallos, Andrea Orellana-Manzano, Fabián León-Tamariz.
38. Traceability and Heavy Metal Contamination in Agrosystems of Two Rice-Producing Areas of the Ecuadorian Coast. Agronomy. 2025, 15(10), 2359. Jairo Jaime-Carvajal, Jaime Naranjo-Morán, Kevin Cedeño Vinces, José Ballesteros, Fernando Espinoza-Lozano, Ivan Chóez-Guaranda, Simón Pérez-Martínez.
39. Polyphenols and theobromine in cacao (Theobroma cacao): Compositional changes across variety, growing region, fermentation, drying and roasting. Scientia Agropecuaria. Vol. 17 Núm. 1 (2026): Enero-Marzo. Joel Tigrero-Vaca, Juan Cevallos-Cevallos, Jenny Ruales-Nájera.