OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Experimental Agriculture is 1. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Effect of tillage frequency, seed rate, and glyphosate application on teff and weeds in Tigray, Ethiopia	24
Socio-demographic factors and ethnobotanical knowledge associated with sesame management practices across agroecological zones in Benin	21
Field evaluation of a new third generation push-pull technology for control of striga weed, stemborers, and fall armyworm in western Kenya	14
Estimating productivity and nutritive value of Marandu palisadegrass using a proximal canopy reflectance sensor	13
Effects of spatial and temporal regulation of drip emitters and tube configurations on water productivity of juvenile macadamia trees in the tropics	11
Canopy development, leaf traits and yield in high-altitude Andean maize under contrasting plant densities in Argentina	9
Trait-based description of the agronomic and usage potential of a range of plantain varieties from Cameroon	9
Straw return-enhanced soil carbon and nitrogen fractions and nitrogen use efficiency in a maize–rice rotation system	8
Increase in maize yield and soil aggregate-associated carbon in North China due to long-term conservation tillage	7
Impacts of eucalyptus biochar application on greenhouse gas emission from an upland rice–sugarcane cropping system on sandy soil	7
Achieving super high yield in rice by simultaneously increasing panicle number and grain weight via improving pre-heading biomass production	7
Effect of combining organic manure and inorganic fertilisers on maize–bush bean intercropping	7
Participatory Plant Breeding to develop biofortified upland rice for marginal environments	7
Physiology, yield, and water use efficiency of drip-irrigated upland rice cultivars subjected to water stress at and after flowering	7
Continuous cropping legumes in semi-arid Southern Africa: Legume productivity and soil health implications	7
Resistance of sugarcane hybrids to internode borer Chilo sacchariphagus indicus (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)	6
Impact of improved agricultural extension approaches on technology adoption: Evidence from a randomised controlled trial in rural Tunisia	6
Fertiliser use efficiency, production risks and profitability of maize on smallholder farms in East Africa	6
Agronomic performance of disc chain harrow as a conservation agriculture tool for a one-step cover crop termination and seedbed preparation	6
Dose-response models to guide site-specific nutrient management and lessons for fertiliser trial design in sub-Saharan Africa – CORRIGENDUM	5
Evolution of soil fertility research and development in Ethiopia: From reconnaissance to data-mining approaches – CORRIGENDUM	5
Unravelling causes of poor crop response to applied N and P fertilizers on African soils	5
N-enriched biochar increases carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus accumulation associated with changes in plant ecological stoichiometry in subtropical rice paddy fields – CORRIGENDUM	5
Drought responses in Coffea arabica as affected by genotype and phenophase. II – photosynthesis at leaf and plant scales	5
Yield response of tef (Eragrostis tef) to nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and sulphur under balanced fertilization on Vertisols in different agroecological zones of Ethiopia	5

Farmers’ preferences for the next generation of maize hybrids: application of product concept testing in Kenya and Uganda	5
Evolution of soil fertility research and development in Ethiopia: From reconnaissance to data-mining approaches	5
Farmers’ selection criteria for sweet potato varieties in Benin: An application of Best-Worst Scaling	5
Yield-limiting plant nutrients for maize production in northwest Ethiopia – CORRIGENDUM	5
Conservation agriculture effects on yield and profitability of rice-based systems in the Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plain	4
Topcross pearl millet hybrids for Africa: A case study for Mali	4
Improvement of soil aggregate-associated carbon sequestration capacity after 14 years of conservation tillage	4
Early harvesting and increasing stubble-cutting height enhance ratoon rice yield	4
Combined effects of mulching and crop density on soil evaporation, temperature, and water use efficiency of winter wheat	3
The temperature optima for pollen germination and pollen tube growth of coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) strongly depend on the growth temperature	3
Crop diversification and reduced tillage for improved grain and nutritional yields in rain-fed maize-based cropping systems of semi-arid Malawi	3
Changes in soil carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus contents, storages, and stoichiometry during land degradation in jasmine croplands in subtropical China	3
Sustainable intensification of wheat production under smallholder farming systems in Burera, Musanze and Nyamagabe districts of Rwanda	3
Sesbania brown manuring improves soil health, productivity, and profitability of post-rice bread wheat and chickpea	3
Low-cost seed storage technologies for development impact of small-scale seed saving entities in tropical climates	3
Effects of shade tree legumes on cacao biomass and bean yields after 20 years of intercropping in Ivory Coast	3
Does coinoculation with bradyrhizobia and cyanobacteria improve groundnut growth and yield?	3
High phosphorus supply enhances leaf gas exchange and growth of young Arabica coffee plants under water deficit	3
Unravelling causes of poor crop response to applied N and P fertilizers on African soils – CORRIGENDUM	3
Nitrogen and trinexapac-ethyl effects on wheat grain yield, lodging and seed physiological quality in southern Brazil	3
Impact of salinity on yield-related parameters in two contrasting cultivars ofOryza glaberrimaSteud. in Benin	2
Balanced fertilization increases wheat yield response on different soils and agroecological zones in Ethiopia	2
High plant density increases sunlight interception and yield of direct-seeded winter canola in China	2
Exchangeable molybdenum concentration in lowland paddy fields of Sri Lanka as affected by the differences in agro-climatic zones, soil orders, and water sources	2
Long-term warming altered soil physical structure and soil organic carbon pools in wheatland field	2
Drivers of farmer involvement in experimental forage trials in the Peruvian Andes and implications for participatory research design	2
Drought responses in Coffea arabica as affected by genotype and phenophase. I – leaf distribution and branching	2
Narrowing maize yield gaps in the rainfed plateau region of Odisha	2
Variability in soybean yields, nutrient use efficiency, and profitability with application of phosphorus fertilizer and inoculants on smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa – CORRIGENDUM	2
Analyzing antifragility among smallholder farmers in Bihar, India: An assessment of farmers’ vulnerability and the strengths of positive deviants	2
Measuring the value of data governance in agricultural investments: A case study	2
Fixed-time corrective dose fertilizer nitrogen management in wheat using atLeaf meter and leaf colour chart	2
Starch granule size in grains of hybrid rice with low chalkiness occurrence	2
Evaluation of maize-based intercropping on runoff, soil loss, and yield in foothills of the Indian sub-Himalayas	2
Phosphorus cycling byUrochloa decumbensintercropped with coffee	2
Sorghum yield response to NPKS and NPZn nutrients along sorghum-growing landscapes – CORRIGENDUM	1
Yield response of barley to the application of mineral fertilizers containing major nutrients on Cambisols and Vertisols in Ethiopia	1
Preferential mineral N form uptake by sugarcane genotypes contrasting in nitrogen use efficiency	1
Sorghum yield response to NPKS and NPZn nutrients along sorghum-growing landscapes	1
Wheat seed demand assessment assisted by genotyping in Ethiopia	1
Plant growth regulators improve root growth of rice seedlings after mechanical transplanting and increase grain yield	1
Contrasting yield formation characteristics in two super-rice hybrids that differ in growth duration	1
Multi-trait selection for agronomic performance and drought tolerance among durum wheat genotypes evaluated under rainfed and irrigated environments	1
A data-mining approach for developing site-specific fertilizer response functions across the wheat-growing environments in Ethiopia	1
Field arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation increased plant performance without phosphorus fertilizer supply of four promoted upland rice varieties in Madagascar	1
Soil fertility indices in cocoa agroforests under organic and conventional management in Suhum, Eastern Region of Ghana	1
Characterisation of bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia (L.) Willd) ecotypes: An ancient and promising legume	1
Predicting protein content of silage maize using remotely sensed multispectral imagery and proximal leaf sensing	1
Mangrove rice biodiversity valorization in Guinea Bissau. A bottom-up approach	1
Bioregulator application enhances yield by modulating antioxidant efficiency of rainfed cluster bean [Cyamopsis tetragonolobaL. (Taub.)] in the hot arid region of India	1

Kaolin particle film mitigates supra-optimal temperature stress effects at leaf scale and increases bean size and productivity of Coffea canephora	1
N-enriched biochar increases carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus accumulation associated with changes in plant ecological stoichiometry in subtropical rice paddy fields	1
Potential contribution of agronomic practices and conservation agriculture towards narrowing smallholders’ yield gaps in Southern Africa: lessons from the field	1
Indigenizing climate change adaptation education in a developing country context: what are the key drivers?	1
Application of naphthalene acetic acid and gibberellic acid favours fruit induction and development in oil palm hybrid (Elaeis oleiferaxElaeis guineensis)	1
Understanding factors influencing wheat productivity in Ethiopian highlands	1
A non-destructive approach in proximal sensing to assess the performance distribution of SPAD prediction models using hyperspectral analysis in apricot trees	1
Ratooning increases production of sweetpotato seed vines multiplied in insect-proof net tunnels in Tanzania	1