OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Grass and Forage Science 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
Improving the accuracy of models to map alpine grassland above‐ground biomass using Google earth engine	44
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Intense winter grazing impairs subsequent Italian ryegrass re‐establishment in soybean‐pasture rotations	38
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Eco‐efficiency of leys—The trigger for sustainable integrated crop‐dairy farming systems	18
Morphology of flower bud differentiation and floral organ specialization in Caucasian clover	13
Nitrogen application during rhizoma peanut shoot emergence affects planting‐year nitrogen fixation	13
Breeding forages with climate resiliency in temperate/tropical transition zones	13
The effect of autumn closing date on over winter tissue turnover in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) swards	10
Exploring Clover‐Based Nurse Cropping for Birdsfoot Trefoil Establishment and Yield	9
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Root biomass and altitude jointly regulate the response of topsoil organic carbon density to severe degradation of high‐altitude alpine meadows	9
Effectiveness of dock (Rumex obtusifolius L.) control in new leys and established grassland following the application of herbicides	8
Variations of seed size and seed number per spikelet and their effects on seed germination in hulled oats	8
Efficacy of adding chemical and microbial additives to silage on beef cattle performance: Systematic review and meta‐analysis	8
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Interaction of multispecies sward composition and harvesting management on herbage yield and quality from establishment phase to the subsequent crop	8
Multifunctionality and diversity of livestock grazing systems for sustainable food systems throughout the world: Are there learning opportunities for Europe?	7
Forage accumulation, nutritive value, and grazing efficiency on rotationally stocked ‘Zuri’ guineagrass pastures as affected by pre‐graze canopy height and N rate	7

Agronomic and forage nutritive responses of Kentucky bluegrass dominated pastures in the northern Great Plains	7
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Agronomical and breeding approaches to improve the nutritional status of forage crops for better livestock productivity	6
Predictive modelling of chlorophyll in Mombaça grass leaves by hyperspectral reflectance data and machine learning	6
Sward Species Diversity Impacts on Pasture Productivity and Botanical Composition Under Grazing Systems	6
Implementing plantain (Plantago lanceolata) to mitigate the impact of grazing ruminants on nitrogen losses to the environment: A review	6
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Editorial ‐ topics from the XXIV International Grassland Congress held in 2021	6
Yield, nutrient quality and water and phosphorus recovery efficiencies of alfalfa under different drip irrigation and phosphorus levels in Northern Xinjiang, China	5
Higher density swards have a higher load bearing capacity	5
The de‐domestication of Ornithopus sativus Brot. to develop cultivars with physical dormancy (hardseed)	5
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High Ca and P homeostasis ensure stable forage Ca:P following historical nitrogen inputs in a temperate steppe	5
Herbage and animal responses on continuously stocked ‘Ipyporã’ and ‘Mulato II’ brachiariagrasses	5
Urea fertilization for potentializing beef cattle performance in agroforestry systems in the humid tropics	5
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Efficacy of six lactic acid bacteria strains as silage inoculants in forages with different dry matter and water‐soluble carbohydrate content	4
Above and belowground litter decomposition of cover crops grazed at different intensities	4
Evaluation of oat (Avena sativa L.) populations for autumn sowing production in Southwest China	4
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Proceedings of a European Grassland Federation Symposium, held at Vilnius, Lithuania, 11–14 June 2023. By Ž.Kadžiulienė, K.Jaškūnė, E.Norkevičienė, M.Toleikienė, L.Šarūnaitė (Eds.). 2023. pp. 280. ISB	4
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Impact of native spray‐dried lactic acid bacteria, packing density and wilting time on fermentation characteristics of experimental maize and lucerne silages	4
Selection of succeeding crops for a double‐cropping system in alpine pastoral areas of the Qinghai–Tibetan plateau	4
Growth responses to waterlogging stress among cool‐season grass species	4
Agronomic and physiological responses of corn intercropped with palisadegrass growing in full sun or in a crop‐livestock‐forestry systems	4
The impact of genotype‐by‐environment interaction on the dry matter yield and chemical composition in timothy (Phleum pratense L.) examined by using the additive main effects and multiplicative	4
The effect of 19 years of restoration managements on forage quality and herbage‐soil relationships within improved upland grassland	4
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Grassland, forage, and turfgrass science in China	3
Adaptive mechanisms of tall wheatgrass to salinity and alkalinity stress	3
Lower soil nitrous oxide emissions by a high lipid genetically modified perennial ryegrass line compared to its wild type	3
Grass and legume breeding matching the future needs of European grassland farming	3
Factors determining yield and nutritive value of maize for silage under tropical conditions	3
Chemical Composition, Fermentation Parameters and Losses of Silages From Different Hybrids of Biomass Sorghum	3
Productivity of beef cattle grazing Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu with and without nitrogen fertilizer application or mixed pastures with the legume Desmodium ovalifolium	3
Grassland soil organic carbon stocks along management intensity and warming gradients	3
Does the inclusion of crop and forestry components in forage‐based systems affect the ruminal fermentation and methane production of Marandu palisadegrass?	3
Palisadegrass pastures with or without nitrogen or mixed with forage peanut grazed to a similar target canopy height. 2. Effects on animal performance, forage intake and digestion, and nitrogen metabo	3
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Shoot nitrogen concentrations required for optimal herbage growth of multiple perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) cultivars relative to modern summer‐active cocksfoot (Dac	2
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A cytochrome P450 gene, LpCYP72A15, confers drought tolerance in perennial ryegrass	2
Lactic acid bacteria and manganese‐based additives for improved lucerne, perennial grass, and perennial grass‐white clover preservation as silage	2
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Accumulating herbage during autumn to extend the grazing season in pasture‐based dairy systems	2
Net Mixture Effects on Nutritive Value in Lucerne‐Grass Swards of Varied Composition and Diversity	2
Moving warm‐season forage bermudagrass (Cynodon spp.) into temperate regions of North America	2
Zoysiagrass (Zoysia spp.) accessions differ in nitrogen cycling during a simulated seasonal senescence	2

Inundation impacts on diversified pasture biomass allocation and soil particulate organic matter stocks	2
Grass silage composition and nutritive value on Northern Ireland farms between 1998 and 2017	2
Main ecological and environmental factors affecting forage yield and quality in alpine summer pastures (NW‐Italy, Gran Paradiso National Park)	2
Sustainable intensification of livestock systems using forage legumes in the Anthropocene	2
Herbage accumulation, nutritive value, and fatty acid profile of bermudagrass cultivars grown in different latitudes	2
Examining the role of ruminants in sustainable food systems	2
Could the Dilatata group of Paspalum be bred as sexual species? A preliminary assessment	2
Herbage and sheep production from simple, diverse, and legume pastures established in an agrivoltaic production system	2
The changing role of perennial ryegrass in dairy pastures in northern Victoria, Australia	2
Marandu palisade grass‐forage peanut mixed pastures: Forage intake, animal behaviour, and canopy structure as affected by grazing intensities	2
Evaluation of chromosome diversity of Elymus nutans on the Qinghai‐Tibet plateau by FISH	1
Herbage accumulation dynamics in mixed pastures composed of kikuyugrass and tall fescue as affected by grazing management	1
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Agronomic, nutritive value, reproductive, cytogenetic, and molecular aspects of Paspalum accessions: Contribution to the development of new forage cultivars	1
The defoliation dynamics of a stockpiled native grassland pasture follow similar patterns between supplemented and unsupplemented beef calves	1
Effects of conservation versus elimination of growing points on yield, C: N: P stoichiometry, and root morphology of Leymus chinensis	1
The History of the International Grassland Congress – 1927 to 2020 Edited by Allen, V. G., Wilkins, R. J., Lacefield, G. D. and Smith, S. R. The Forage and Grassland Foundation, 1‐00. (2021). ISB	1
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Methane mitigating options with forages fed to ruminants	1
Seasonal and species variation in raffinose, short‐chain fructan, and long‐chain fructan accumulation in tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) and timothy (Phleum pratense L.) grown	1
Effects of nitrogen fertilization rate and seeding density on the forage yield and quality of autumn‐sown triticale in an alpine grazing area of the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau, China	1
Intensive mechanical processing of forage crops to improve fibre digestion	1
Comparison of the effects of calcium ammonium nitrate and stabilized urea fertilizers on grass and silage yields and quality	1
Translating and applying a simulation model to enhance understanding of grassland management	1
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Morphology, accumulation and survival of Desmanthus under different planting densities and harvest heights	1
Effect of chop length of grass silage harvested at two maturity stages, and of concentrate protein level, on feed intake and milk production in dairy cows	1
Variations of theKjeldahlmethod for assessing nitrogen concentration in tropical forages	1
Nutrient composition, fermentation characteristics and mass balance of press juice and press cake obtained from biorefining of grass‐clover and red clover silage	1
Editorial: Sustainability of grasslands and grass‐based ruminant production – Topics from the 28^th General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation	1
Assessment of remotely sensed inventories for land cover classification of public grasslands in Manitoba, Canada	1
Stocking method effects on forage accumulation, canopy attributes, and nutritive value of grazed Mulato II brachiariagrass pastures	1
Palisadegrass pastures with or without nitrogen or mixed with forage peanut grazed to a similar target canopy height. 1. Effects on herbage mass, canopy structure and forage nutritive value	1
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Perspectives for reducing seed shattering in ryegrasses	1
The contribution of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) breeding to whole pasture productivity under dairy cattle grazing in New Zealand. 2. Rates of gain in production traits and economic v	1
Mixed ensiling of drought‐impaired grass with agro‐industrial by‐products and silage additives improves the nutritive value and shapes the microbial community of silages	1
Balancing Competing Grassland Ecosystem Services Requires Intensive Stakeholder Involvement and Actions on Different Spatial Scales	1
Fractionation of mixed grass and clover stands using a leaf stripper	1
Coupling the benefits of grassland crops and green biorefining to produce protein, materials and services for the green transition	1
Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum CV. Inia Sepé) responses to defoliation intensities	1