OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Experimental Agriculture is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Impacts of eucalyptus biochar application on greenhouse gas emission from an upland rice–sugarcane cropping system on sandy soil	31
Evolution of soil fertility research and development in Ethiopia: From reconnaissance to data-mining approaches – CORRIGENDUM	29
Resistance of sugarcane hybrids to internode borer Chilo sacchariphagus indicus (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)	19
Achieving super high yield in rice by simultaneously increasing panicle number and grain weight via improving pre-heading biomass production	16
Integrating environmental, socio-economic, and biological data in a farmer-led potato trial for enhanced varietal assessment in Rwanda	15
Canopy development, leaf traits and yield in high-altitude Andean maize under contrasting plant densities in Argentina	15
Farmers’ selection criteria for sweet potato varieties in Benin: An application of Best-Worst Scaling	14
Measuring the value of data governance in agricultural investments: A case study	12
Field evaluation of a new third generation push-pull technology for control of striga weed, stemborers, and fall armyworm in western Kenya	12
Does coinoculation with bradyrhizobia and cyanobacteria improve groundnut growth and yield?	11
Balanced fertilization increases wheat yield response on different soils and agroecological zones in Ethiopia	10
Exchangeable molybdenum concentration in lowland paddy fields of Sri Lanka as affected by the differences in agro-climatic zones, soil orders, and water sources	10
Phosphorus cycling byUrochloa decumbensintercropped with coffee	10
Soil fertility indices in cocoa agroforests under organic and conventional management in Suhum, Eastern Region of Ghana	9
Starch granule size in grains of hybrid rice with low chalkiness occurrence	9
Ratooning increases production of sweetpotato seed vines multiplied in insect-proof net tunnels in Tanzania	9
A non-destructive approach in proximal sensing to assess the performance distribution of SPAD prediction models using hyperspectral analysis in apricot trees	8
Potential contribution of agronomic practices and conservation agriculture towards narrowing smallholders’ yield gaps in Southern Africa: lessons from the field	8
Bioregulator application enhances yield by modulating antioxidant efficiency of rainfed cluster bean [Cyamopsis tetragonolobaL. (Taub.)] in the hot arid region of India	8
Sorghum yield response to NPKS and NPZn nutrients along sorghum-growing landscapes – CORRIGENDUM	8
Characterisation of bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia (L.) Willd) ecotypes: An ancient and promising legume	8
On-farm assessment of rainfed barley genotypes for agro-physiological traits under varying tillage management	7
Responses of soil–plant C, N, and P concentrations and stoichiometry to contrasting application rates of biochar to subtropical paddy field – CORRIGENDUM	7
Sustainability assessment methodology oriented to soil-associated agricultural experiments	7
Kaolin particle film mitigates supra-optimal temperature stress effects at leaf scale and increases bean size and productivity of Coffea canephora	7

Yield-limiting plant nutrients for maize production in northwest Ethiopia	6
Secondary sexual dimorphism in biomass production of Ilex paraguariensis progenies associated with their provenances and morphotypes	6
Variations in mango fruit quality in response to management factors on a pre- and post-harvest continuum	6
Impact of soil type and harvest season on the ratooning ability of sugarcane varieties	6
Responses of soil–plant C, N, and P concentrations and stoichiometry to contrasting application rates of biochar to subtropical paddy field	6
Low soil phosphorus availability has limited effects on wood traits in young plants of five eucalypt species	6
Dose-response models to guide site-specific nutrient management and lessons for fertiliser trial design in sub-Saharan Africa – CORRIGENDUM	5
Fertiliser use efficiency, production risks and profitability of maize on smallholder farms in East Africa	5
High plant density increases sunlight interception and yield of direct-seeded winter canola in China	5
Low-cost seed storage technologies for development impact of small-scale seed saving entities in tropical climates	5
Effect of combining organic manure and inorganic fertilisers on maize–bush bean intercropping	5
Drought responses in Coffea arabica as affected by genotype and phenophase. II – photosynthesis at leaf and plant scales	5
High phosphorus supply enhances leaf gas exchange and growth of young Arabica coffee plants under water deficit	5
Effects of spatial and temporal regulation of drip emitters and tube configurations on water productivity of juvenile macadamia trees in the tropics	5
Improvement of soil aggregate-associated carbon sequestration capacity after 14 years of conservation tillage	5
Effects of shade tree legumes on cacao biomass and bean yields after 20 years of intercropping in Ivory Coast	5
Nitrogen and trinexapac-ethyl effects on wheat grain yield, lodging and seed physiological quality in southern Brazil	4
Adaptation of rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes in the rainfed uplands of southern Laos	4
Genotypic responses and biomass production in oil palm progenies under potassium and magnesium fertilisation: a study of mineral distribution pattern in plant organs	4
Indigenizing climate change adaptation education in a developing country context: what are the key drivers?	4
Analyzing antifragility among smallholder farmers in Bihar, India: An assessment of farmers’ vulnerability and the strengths of positive deviants	4
Long-term warming altered soil physical structure and soil organic carbon pools in wheatland field	4
Genetic potential of Brazilian papaya (Carica papaya L.) lines and hybrids for improving fruit quality via specific combining ability and heterosis	4
Plant growth regulators improve root growth of rice seedlings after mechanical transplanting and increase grain yield	4
Yield response of barley to the application of mineral fertilizers containing major nutrients on Cambisols and Vertisols in Ethiopia	3
Field arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation increased plant performance without phosphorus fertilizer supply of four promoted upland rice varieties in Madagascar	3
Deforestation and conventional agriculture’s impact on soil quality in five Brazilian semi-arid soils	3
A data-mining approach for developing site-specific fertilizer response functions across the wheat-growing environments in Ethiopia – CORRIGENDUM	3
Sorghum yield response to NPKS and NPZn nutrients along sorghum-growing landscapes	3
Application of naphthalene acetic acid and gibberellic acid favours fruit induction and development in oil palm hybrid (Elaeis oleiferaxElaeis guineensis)	3
The role of integrated soil fertility management in improving crop yields in the Ethiopian Highlands	3
Mapping soil health research in the Brazilian Semiarid region: a bibliometric approach	3
N-enriched biochar increases carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus accumulation associated with changes in plant ecological stoichiometry in subtropical rice paddy fields	3
No-tillage and intercropping improve the yield and profitability of maize-cotton rotations in Northern Benin	3
Response of maize yield to nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and sulphur rates on Andosols and Nitisols in Ethiopia	3
Continuous cropping legumes in semi-arid Southern Africa: Legume productivity and soil health implications	3
Litter production and nutrient return in fodder bank systems in the sub-humid tropics of Mexico	3
Drivers of farmer involvement in experimental forage trials in the Peruvian Andes and implications for participatory research design	2
Unravelling causes of poor crop response to applied N and P fertilizers on African soils – CORRIGENDUM	2
Straw return-enhanced soil carbon and nitrogen fractions and nitrogen use efficiency in a maize–rice rotation system	2
Preferential mineral N form uptake by sugarcane genotypes contrasting in nitrogen use efficiency	2
An isotopic proxy for nitrogen redistribution from Alnus acuminata to wheat intercrop	2
Optimizing the clipping frequency and nitrogen topdressing in a dual-purpose oat used for fodder and cover cropping	2
The rise of smart agriculture in China: current situation and suggestions for further development	2
Impact of salinity on yield-related parameters in two contrasting cultivars ofOryza glaberrimaSteud. in Benin	2
Yield-limiting plant nutrients for maize production in northwest Ethiopia – CORRIGENDUM	2
Multi-trait selection for agronomic performance and drought tolerance among durum wheat genotypes evaluated under rainfed and irrigated environments	2
Predicting protein content of silage maize using remotely sensed multispectral imagery and proximal leaf sensing	2
Selenium accumulation in grains of wheat cultivars grown in selenium-rich areas in China	2
Effects of short-term tillage management on soil organic carbon and its labile fractions under the double-cropping rice system in Southern of China	2

Understanding factors influencing wheat productivity in Ethiopian highlands	2
Changes in soil aggregation characteristics and the sequestration of carbon and nitrogen after long-term slight nighttime warming in the farmland of central China	2
Unravelling causes of poor crop response to applied N and P fertilizers on African soils	2
Physiology, yield, and water use efficiency of drip-irrigated upland rice cultivars subjected to water stress at and after flowering	2
Yield response of tef (Eragrostis tef) to nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and sulphur under balanced fertilization on Vertisols in different agroecological zones of Ethiopia – CORRIGENDUM	2
Soil health multifunctionality of biological products in agriculture: overview and research perspectives	2
Carbon farming initiative: a national-scale public-private partnership to promote regenerative agriculture in Brazil	2