SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Zapata, S.D., F. Peguero, M. Sétamou, and O. Alabi. Economic Implications of Citrus Greening Disease Management Strategies. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. Preprint.

D. Zapata, A.E. Xicay, L.A. Ribera, D.D. Hanselka, and B. Whitney. 2022. “Organic Agriculture in Texas.” Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. AGEC-PU-113.

Kandel, D.R., T.G. Marconi, I.E. Badillo-Vargas, J. Enciso, D. Zapata, C.A. Lazcano, K. Crosby, and C.A. Avila. 2020. “Yield and fruit quality of high-tunnel tomato cultivars produced during the off-season in South Texas.” Scientia Horticulturae 272.

Peguero, F., S. Zapata, and L. Sandoval. 2019. “Agricultural Production of Central America and the Caribbean: Challenges and Opportunities.” Choices. Quarter 3 (34) 3.

Enciso, J., J.C. Chavez, G. Ganjegunte, and S.D. Zapata. 2019.” Energy Sorghum Production under Arid and Semi-Arid Environments of Texas.” Water 11, 1344.

Zapata, S.D., R. Dudensing, D. Sekula, and R. Villanueva. 2018. “The Economic Impact of the Sugarcane Aphid Outbreak in Texas.” Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. EAG-051.

Zapata, S.D., R. Dudensing, D. Sekula, G. Esparza-Diaz and R. Villanueva. 2018. “Economic Impact of the Sugarcane Aphid Outbreak in South Texas.” Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 50(1): 104-128.

Ribera, L.A., S.D. Zapata, and D. Farnsworth. 2017. “Labor Issues.” Surviving the Farm Economy Downturn. Southern Extension Committee. Southern Extension Risk Management Education.

Zapata, S.D., L.A. Ribera, and M.A. Palma. 2017. “Effect of Production Parameters on the Economic Feasibility of a Biofuel Enterprise.” Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 49(3): 347-362.

Zapata, S.D. and L.A. Ribera. 2016. “Organic Agriculture in Texas.” Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. EAG-028.

Griffin, T.W. and S. D. Zapata. 2016. “Optimal Cotton Insecticide Application Termination Timing: A Meta-Analysis.” Journal of Economic Entomology 109(4): 1698-1705.

Zapata, S.D., O. Isengildina-Massa, C.E. Carpio  and R.D. Lamie. 2016. “Does E-Commerce Help Farmers’ Markets? Measuring the Impact of MarketMaker.” Journal of Food Distribution Research 47(2):1-18.

Enciso, J., J. Jifon, L. Ribera, S.D. Zapata and G.K. Ganjegunte. 2015. “Yield, Water Use Efficiency and Economic Analysis of Energy Sorghum in South Texas.” Biomass and Bioenergy 81:339-344.

Zapata, S.D. and C.E. Carpio. 2014. “The Theoretical Structure of Producer Willingness to Pay Estimates.” Agricultural Economics 45(5):613-623.

Zapata, S.D., C.E. Carpio, O. Isengildina-Massa and R.D. Lamie. 2013. “The Economic Impact of the Services Provided by an Electronic Trade Platform: The Case of MarketMaker.” Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 38(3):359-378.

Carpio, C.E., O. Isengildina-Massa, R.D. Lamie and Zapata, S.D. 2013. “Does E-Commerce Help Agricultural Markets? The case of MarketMaker.” Choices 28(4).

Zapata, S.D., Benavides, H.M., Carpio, C.E., and Willis, D.B. 2012. “The Economic Value of Basin Protection to Improve the Quality and Reliability of Potable Water Supply: The Case of Loja, Ecuador.” Water Policy 14(1):1-13.

Zapata, S.D., Carpio, C.E., Isengildina-Massa, O. and Lamie, R.D. 2011. “Do Internet-Based Promotion Efforts Work? Evaluating MarketMaker.” Journal of Agribusiness 29(1):160-180.

Carpio, C.E., S. Zapata, and T. Boonsaeng. 2010. “Existing and Potential Market Conditions for Farm to School Programs in Western North Carolina.” Journal of Food Distribution Research 41(1):14-19.