Dr. ZaDarreyal Wiggins

ZaDarreyal Wiggins Photo

Dr. ZaDarreyal (DJ) Wiggins
Assistant Professor
Department of Agricultural Sciences and Engineering
College of Agriculture
 
Contact Information
zwiggins@tnstate.edu

 

 

 

Education:
 
PhD Biology - Tennessee State University
M.S. Plant Science - Florida A&M University
B.S. Agribusiness Management - Alabama A&M University
 
Research Areas: Biostimulants, Organic Agriculture, Flavonoids, Vegetable and Fruit Production
 
Publications: 
  • Chioma OS, Wiggins Z, Rea S, Drake WP. Infectious and non-infectious precipitants of sarcoidosis. J Autoimmun. 2024 May 30:103239. doi: 10.1016/j.jaut.2024.103239. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38821769.
  • Chioma, O. S., Mallott, E., Shah-Gandhi, B., Wiggins, Z., Langford, M., Lancaster, A. W., . . . Drake, W. P. (2023). Low Gut Microbial Diversity Augments Estrogen-Driven Pulmonary Fibrosis in Female-Predominant Interstitial Lung Disease. Cells, 12(5), 766. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells12050766
  • Wiggins, Z., Nandwani, D., Akaeze, O., and Hui, D. (2023). “Influence of Humic Acids and Biochar on the Yield of Cantaloupe (Cucumis melo L.) in Organic Management System”; Technology in Horticulture Journal.
  • Park, M., Williams, D., Turpin, Z., Wiggins, Z., Tsolova, V., Onokpise, O., and Bass, H. “Differential nuclease sensitivity profiling uncovers a drought-responsive change in maize leaf chromatin structure for two large retrotransposon derivatives, Uloh and Vegu”; Plant Direct Journal. August 2021. DOI: 10.1002/pld3.337
  • Wiggins, Z. and Nandwani, D. “Innovations of Organic Agriculture, Challenges and Organic Certification in the United States”; Sustainable Agriculture Research Journal. May 2020. DOI: 10.5539/sar.v9n3p50
  • Wiggins, Z., Akaeze, O., and Nandwani, D. “Substrate Properties and Fertilizer Rates on Yield Responses of Lettuce in a Vertical Growth System”; Sustainability Journal. August 2020. DOI: 10.3390/su12166465
Date Joined Staff: August 12, 2024