OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Cereal Research Communications is 3. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Characterization of phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity in sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] grains	45
Characterization of wheat landraces and commercial cultivars based on morpho-phenological and agronomic traits	36
Challenges and opportunities in productivity and sustainability of rice cultivation system: a critical review in Indian perspective	28
Exogenous application of strigolactone alleviates drought stress in maize seedlings by regulating the physiological and antioxidants defense mechanisms	27
Zinc oxide and titanium dioxide nanoparticles influence heat stress tolerance mediated by antioxidant defense system in wheat	26
Changes in antioxidant enzyme activities and gene expression profiles under drought stress in tolerant, intermediate, and susceptible wheat genotypes	26
Utilization of KASP technology for wheat improvement	26
Evaluation of plant characteristics related to grain yield of FAO410 and FAO340 hybrids using regression models	21
Impact of exogenously applied ABA on proline metabolism conferring drought and salinity stress tolerance in wheat genotypes	18
Biostimulants and their role in improving plant growth under drought and salinity	17
Soil and foliar applications of zinc sulfate and iron sulfate alleviate the destructive impacts of drought stress in wheat	16
Assessment of terminal heat tolerance based on agro-morphological and stress selection indices in wheat	14
The plant nutrition impact on the quality and quantity parameters of maize hybrids grain yield based on different statistical methods	13
New D hordein alleles were created in barley using CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing	13
Influence of exogenous polyamines on somatic embryogenesis and regeneration of fresh and long-term cultures of three elite indica rice cultivars	13
Response of maize plant to sodium hydrosulfide pretreatment under lead stress conditions at early stages of growth	12
The effects of drought after anthesis on the grain quality of bread wheat depend on drought severity and drought resistance of the variety	11
Exploration of wheat wild relative diversity from Lahaul valley: a cold arid desert of Indian Himalayas	11
Exogenous application of glycine betaine alleviates cadmium toxicity in super black waxy maize by improving photosynthesis, the antioxidant system and glutathione-ascorbic acid cycle metabolites	11
A modified CTAB and Trizol® protocol for high-quality RNA extraction from whole wheat seedlings, including rhizosphere	11
Molecular diversity analysis of genotypes from four Aegilops species based on retrotransposon–microsatellite amplified polymorphism (REMAP) markers	11
Assessment of genetic diversity and development of core germplasm in durum wheat using agronomic and grain quality traits	11
Biological interpretation of genotype × environment interaction in rainfed durum wheat	11
Salicylic acid ameliorates zinc and chromium-induced stress responses in wheat seedlings: a biochemical and computational analysis	11
Variability of durum wheat genotypes in terms of physio-biochemical traits against salinity stress	11

Application of ornithine-induced regulation in yield formation, grain quality and aroma of fragrant rice	10
Nutritional value and end-use quality of durum wheat	10
Salicylic acid: a key signal molecule ameliorating plant stresses	10
Mapping of additive and epistatic QTLs linked to seed longevity in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)	10
The study of genetic diversity in a minicore collection of durum wheat genotypes using agro-morphological traits and molecular markers	10
Genotype selection for grain yield and quality based on multiple traits of common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)	10
Maize: an underexploited golden cereal crop	9
Impact of crop management and no-tillage system on grain and straw yield of maize crop	9
Investigating the effect of Aspergillus niger inoculated press mud (biofertilizer) on the potential of enhancing maize (Zea mays. L) yield, potassium use efficiency and potassium agronomic efficiency	9
Genotypic variation in grain nutritional content and agronomic traits of upland rice: strategy to reduce hunger and malnutrition	9
Biochemical characterization of maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids under excessive soil moisture stress	9
Yield and biochemical properties of grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) affected by nano-fertilizer under field drought stress	8
State of enzymatic antioxidative system and heat resistance of wheat plantlets treated by combination of 24-epibrassinolide and NO donor	8
Effect of straw return with nitrogen fertilizer on photosynthetic characteristics and yield of rice in soda saline–alkali rice paddy fields	8
Weighted gene co-expression analysis for identification of key genes regulating heat stress in wheat	7
Effect of salt stress on growth, physiological and biochemical parameters and activities of antioxidative enzymes of rice cultivars	7
Biostimulant priming in Oryza sativa: a novel approach to reprogram the functional biology under nutrient-deficient soil	7
Genetics analysis of nitrogen use efficiency component traits under nitrogen-limiting environment	7
Genetic diversity and population structure analysis of bold type rice collection from Southern India	7
Nutritional benefit and development of quality protein maize (QPM) in Ethiopia: review article	7
Growth and biochemical changes of sorghum genotypes in response to carbon dioxide and salinity interactions	7
Tan spot of wheat in Northern Tunisia: distribution, prevalence, incidence and severity	7
Inheritance of some flag leaf and yield characteristics by half-diallel analysis in rice crops (Oryza Sativa L.)	7
Challenges and technological interventions in rice–wheat system for resilient food–water–energy-environment nexus in North-western Indo-Gangetic Plains: A review	7
The AMMI model application to analyze the genotype–environmental interaction of spring wheat grain yield for the breeding program purposes	7
Quality differences between NILs of wheat variety Longmai 20 possessing HMW-GS 7OE + 8* and 17 + 18	6
Genotype-specific patterns of physiological and antioxidative responses in barley under salinity stress	6
Nitrogen stress-induced TaDof1 expression in diverse wheat genotypes and its relation with nitrogen use efficiency	6
Comparison of zinc and iron uptake among diverse wheat germplasm at two phosphorus levels	6
Molecular detection of QTLs for flour quality traits in two doubled haploid populations in spring wheat under heat stress	6
Mycotoxin contamination of maize (Zea mays L.) samples in Hungary, 2012–2017	6
Effect of maturity stage on yield, morphological characteristics, and feed value of sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] cultivars	6
Effect of different in vitro and in vivo variables on the efficiency of doubled haploid production in Triticum aestivum L. using Imperata cylindrica-mediated chromosome elimination technique	6
Selenium affects protein accumulation and its distribution in different protein fractions in developing wheat grains	6
Assessment of 25 genes reported to influence thousand grain weight in winter wheat germplasm	6
Most drought-induced DNA methylation changes switched to pre-stress state after re-irrigation in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) cultivars	6
Drought tolerance evaluation of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) lines with the substitution of the second homoeological group chromosomes	6
Screening of oat varieties and landraces at early vegetative stage under salt stress conditions: Morpho-physiological and PCA biplot analysis	6
Comparative assessments between conventional and promising technologies for wheat aging or mold detection	6
Simultaneous selection of high-yielding and drought-tolerant barley landraces using GT, GYT and GYSI methodologies	6
EMS-based mutants are useful for enhancing drought tolerance in spring wheat	6
Humic acid effects on retrotransposon polymorphisms caused by zinc and iron in the maize (Zea mays L.) genome	6
Improved reliability in production of maize inbred lines by the combination of the R1-navajo marker with flow cytometry or microsatellite genotyping	6
Physiological, biochemical, and molecular responses of rice (Oryza sativa L.) towards elevated ozone tolerance	6
Characterization of biochemical and proximate composition in rice grains as influenced by germination	5
Effect of Fusarium infection on wheat quality parameters	5
Enhancing genetic gains through marker-assisted recurrent selection: from phenotyping to genotyping	5
Relationship between allelic variation at the Glu-3 loci and qualitative traits in bread wheat	5
Evaluation of the morpho-physiological traits and the genetic diversity of some Egyptian bread wheat cultivars under salt stress conditions	5
Corn diseases in Algeria: first report of three Bipolaris and two Exserohilum species causing leaf spot and leaf blight diseases	5

Molecular cytogenetic analysis of novel wheat-rye translocation lines and their characterization for drought tolerance and yellow rust resistance	5
QTL mapping for adult-plant resistance to powdery mildew in Chinese elite common wheat Chuanmai104	5
Multiplex PCR assay for the detection of Lr24 and Lr68 in salt tolerant wheat genotypes	5
Uncovering the Iranian wheat landraces for salinity stress tolerance at early stages of plant growth	5
Phytoremediation: elimination of hexavalent chromium heavy metal using corn (Zea mays L.)	5
Estimation of genetic divergence in wheat genotypes based on agro-morphological traits through agglomerative hierarchical clustering and principal component analysis	5
Chromosomes polymorphisms of Sichuan wheat cultivars displayed by ND-FISH landmarks	5
Drought tolerance in high-generation transgenic maize inbred lines overexpressing the betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase gene	5
Allocation of the oat powdery mildew resistance gene Pm3 to oat chromosome 1A	5
Grain quality variations from year to year among the Chinese genotypes	4
Physiological introspection of leaf photochemical activity and antioxidant metabolism in selected indigenous finger millet genotypes in relation to drought stress	4
Changes in hormonal status of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and spelt wheat (Triticum spelta L.) after heat stress and in recovery period	4
Research trends and status of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) based on the Essential Science Indicators during 2010–2020: a bibliometric analysis	4
Genotype by yield*trait (GYT) biplot analysis: a novel approach for evaluating advance lines of durum wheat	4
Protein profiling in a set of wild rice species and rice cultivars: a stepping stone to protein quality improvement	4
Integrative expressional regulation of TaHKT2;1, TaNa+/H+ vacuolar antiporter, and TaSOS1 genes improve salt tolerance in gamma-ray induced bread wheat mutants	4
Screening antioxidant capacity of Mexican maize (Zea mays L.) landraces with colored grain using ABTS, DPPH and FRAP methods	4
Genetic gains in grain yield in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars developed from 1965 to 2020 for irrigated production conditions of northwestern plains zone of India	4
A comprehensive meta-analysis to identify transcriptional signatures of abiotic stress responses in barley (Hordeum vulgare)	4
Detection of QTL for phosphorus efficiency and biomass traits at the seedling stage in wheat	4
Morphological variations of wheat (Triticum aestivum L. em. Thell.) under variable ethyl methanesulphonate mutagenesis	4
Mycorrhizal symbiosis improved drought resistance in wheat using physiological traits	4
Expression of the W36, P5CS, P5CR, MAPK3, and MAPK6 genes and proline content in bread wheat genotypes under drought stress	4
Development and characterization of a wheat–Leymus mollis Lm#7Ns disomic addition line with resistance to stripe rust	4
Allelism and resistance loci of powdery mildew and leaf rust in Egyptian hexaploid bread wheat	4
Coronal roots and stem lignin content as significant contributors for lodging tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)	4
Genetic mapping of the three-pistil gene Pis1 in an F2 population derived from a synthetic hexaploid wheat using multiple molecular marker systems	4
Influence of variety and growing conditions on Fusarium occurrence, mycotoxicological quality, and yield parameters of hulled oats	4
Interrelationships among different grain characteristics of wheat grown under optimum and late sowning date conditions in the Eastern Indo-Gangetic plains of India	4
Overexpression of TaWRKY46 enhances drought tolerance in transgenic wheat	4
Races, disease symptoms and genetic variability in Pyrenophora tritici-repentis isolates from Oklahoma that cause tan spot of winter wheat	4
Who is to blame for the increasing prevalence of dietary sensitivity to wheat?	4
Investigating PGPR bacteria for their competence to protect hybrid maize from the factor drought stress	4
WUE, protein and grain yield of wheat under the interaction of biological and chemical fertilizers and different moisture regimes	4
Pathogenesis-related genes responses in barley plants challenged with pathogenic fungi with different lifestyles	4
Resistance to stripe rust in Turkish durum wheat varieties and wild emmer genotypes	4
Genetic variance components and GGE interaction of tropical maize genotypes under Northern leaf blight disease infection	3
Association analysis between Lipoxygenase activity and SSR markers in wheat grains	3
Resistance to diseases in samples of rare wheat species from the N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources	3
Relevance of yield-related growth parameters in protein, iron and zinc and the prospects of their utilization for wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) improvement	3
Wheat quality index: new holistic approach to identify quality superior genotypes	3
Protection from terminal heat stress: a trade-off between heat-responsive transcription factors (HSFs) and stress-associated genes (SAGs) under changing environment	3
Fractions of copper in soil and their contribution to copper availability and uptake in maize–wheat cropping system under Typic hapludalfs	3
Halotolerant endophytic bacteria from desert-adapted halophyte plants alleviate salinity stress in germinating seeds of the common wheat Triticum aestivum L.	3
Weighted geometric mean index: A model to evaluate drought tolerance in post-rainy season sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench)	3
Mapping QTLs for morpho-physiological traits related to grain yield under late sown conditions in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)	3
Winter hardiness analysis of wheat-rye 5R(5A)-substituted lines in Western Siberia	3
Role of silicon in abiotic stress tolerance in wheat	3
Evaluation of yield and some resistance-related traits of three maize hybrids against European corn borer Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner)	3
Genetic dissection of physiological traits over trait based breeding in bread wheat conferring terminal heat tolerance	3
Humic acid regulates gene expression and activity of antioxidant enzymes to inhibit the salt-induced oxidative stress in finger millet	3
Assessment of genetic and agro-physiological diversity in a global durum wheat germplasm	3
Functional relevance of bioactive compounds in purple maize: a contemporary extraction progressions and prospective applications	3
Preliminary screening of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) germplasm for salinity stress tolerance at the early seedling stage	3
Bread-making properties of einkorn wheat (Triticum monococcum ssp. monococcoum) and its suitability for whole wheat bread production	3
The traits affecting wheat grain yield and determining tolerant genotypes using drought indices	3
Seed priming with nitric oxide mitigates exogenous methylglyoxal toxicity by restoring glyoxalase and antioxidant systems in germinating maize (Zea mays L.) seeds	3
Zinc biofortification of bread winter wheat grain by single zinc foliar application	3
Impacts of cadmium toxicity on seed germination and seedling growth of Triticum durum cultivars	3
Improvement of physiological performance of selected cereals by modulating pregerminative metabolic activity in seeds	3
Deciphering novel QTL for spectral reflectance indices in spring wheat	3
Roles of stomata in gramineous crops growth and biomass production	3
Performance and yield stability of doubled haploid population of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under high-temperature regime	3
Analysis of methylated genomic cytosines of maize inbred line W22 in response to drought stress	3
Evaluation of yield traits and tolerance indices of different wheat genotypes under drought stress conditions	3
Transfer of the ph1b gene of ‘Chinese Spring’ into a common wheat cultivar with excellent traits	3
Effects of artificial aging on physiological quality and cell ultrastructure of maize (Zea mays L.)	3
Germination characteristics of different maize inbred hybrids and their parental lines	3
Genotype-by-year interaction for grain yield of Iranian wheat cultivars and its interpretation using Vrn and Ppd functional markers and environmental covariables	3
The influence of different soil types on rainfed wheat varieties for grain and protein yield	3
Brief review of malting quality and frontier areas in barley	3
Assessment of wheat genotypes based on genotype-by-environment interaction for durable resistance to spot blotch disease in hot spot	3
Identification of genotyping-by-sequencing tags associated with bread-making quality traits in spring wheat under heat stress	3
Antioxidant potential of tolerant and susceptible wheat varieties under drought and recovery	3
In silico characterization of Thinopyrum elongatum-derived PsyE1 gene and validation in 7D/7E bread wheat introgression lines open avenues for carotenoid biofortification in wheat	3
Molecular mapping of a novel QTL for resistance to cereal cyst nematode in F4 wheat population	3
Assessment of the genetic diversity, population structure and allele distribution of major plant development genes in bread wheat cultivars using DArT and gene-specific markers	3
Salicylic acid and thiourea ameliorated adverse effects of salinity and drought-induced changes in physiological traits and yield of wheat	3
Profiling of amino acids in traditional and improved rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties of Sri Lanka and their health promoting aspects	3