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Papers

(The median citation count of Seed Science and Technology 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Radicle emergence test for soybean vigour testing	50
A process to enhance germination of a wild pennycress variety	39
Non-deep physiological dormancy in seeds of two endangered medicinal alpine species of Rhodiola from the Hengduan Mountains of southwest China	38
Effect of Saline Treatment on Seed Germination of Adzuki Beans	31
Decision Support for Managing Conservation Seed Bank Collections: Comparing Germination and Viability	23
Effect of Prechilling and Exogenous Gibberellin on Seed Germination of Primulina Eburnea: A Calcium-Rich Vegetable	22
Relationship between seed germination physiological characteristics and germination percentages of direct-seeded hybrid Indica rice under low-temperature and anaerobic interaction	21
Digital image analysis for automated seed germination assessment in genebank viability testing	18
Physiological and biochemical responses of a wide range of quinoa accessions to accelerated ageing conditions	11
Effects of various pre-treatments on dormancy-break and seed germination of Saussurea veitchiana (Asteraceae), an endemic medicinal herb of southwest China	11
From filler to pelleted seed germination: a data-driven approach using multiple linear regression models for seed optimisation	11
Climate Change Impacts on Seed Production and Quality: Current Knowledge, Implications, and Mitigation Strategies	10
Correlation between the quality and health of maize (Zea mays) seeds with flint and floury endosperms produced in the Central Highland Valley of Mexico	10
Potential of two hydration treatments for improvement of sunflower seed vigour	8
Change in the Germination Performance of Tamarix Ramosissima Seeds Following Storage	8
Effect of rainproof and open-air treatments after shedding on the seed viability of Metasequoia glyptostroboides	8
Seed priming with Aloe vera and Trichoderma asperellum improves germination in chickpea under osmotic and temperature stress	8
Hormone type, soaking duration and seed coating affect dormancy and germination of pennycress (Thlaspi arvense) lines	7
Genetic purity identification of wax gourd (Benincasa hispida) hybrids through InDel markers linked to seed size and shape genes	7
Derivation of seed viability constants (K_E and C_W) and prediction of longevity of Solanum aethiopicum seeds	7
Seed priming with nanoparticles enhances the physio-biochemical traits of Oryza sativa and reduces aflatoxins production	6
Seed germination and salinity tolerance of habitat-indifferent halophytes as associated with geographical distribution	6
Seed soaking treatments differently effect seed germination and seedling phenology for different populations of Vitex doniana Sweet	6
Tetrazolium viability test method for micro-seeds of the endangered plant Deinanthe caerulea	6
Priming enhances germination and reserve mobilisation in quinoa seeds under salt stress	6

Breaking seed dormancy in Mediterranean Brassica rapa wild populations: is cold plasma treatment efficient?	5
Microbial communities of vegetable seeds and biocontrol microbes for seed treatment	5
Germination characteristics of plump and shriveled seeds of Tamarix ramosissima matured in different seasons	5
Machine learning applied to electrical conductivity data quickly predicts percentage germination of soybean seed lots	4
Gelatin capsules as a delivery system for tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) seed enhancements	4
Optimisation of the germination test protocol for viability monitoring of Chamaecytisus proliferus seeds in genebank collections	4
Mimicking the natural thermal environments experienced by seeds to break physiological dormancy to enhance seed testing and seedling production	4
A germination and micropropagation protocol for an endangered grass, Gymnopogon doellii, for ex situ conservation	4
Assessment of physiological quality of commercial maize-seed lots for quality a ssurance in the Nigerian seed industry	4
Influence of seed physiological rupture on the physiological quality and storage of soybean seeds	4
Seed traits inform the germination niche for biodiverse ecological restoration	4
Divergent germination responses to fire-related cues of Suaeda glauca dimorphic seeds under salinity stress	4
Seed Science and Technology. Volume 50 Issue 1 (2022)	4
Machine vision-based detection of appearance defects in rice seeds	4
Seed Science and Technology. Volume 51 Issue 3 (2023)	3
Interpopulation variation in seed dormancy of Dipterygium glaucum	3
Seed Science and Technology. Volume 51 Issue 2 (2023)	3
Determination of hybrid-seed genetic purity in wax gourd using newly developed InDel markers based on whole-genome resequencing	3
How precisely can x-ray predict the viability of wild flower plant seeds?	3
Polyembryony and morpho-genetic characterisation of zygotic seedlings through microsatellite markers in ten polyembryonic citrus rootstocks	3
Management of seed borne inoculum of Xanthomonas cucurbiate causing bacterial leaf spot of pumpkin and bottle gourd	3
Seed Science and Technology. Volume 51 Issue 1 (2023)	3
Seed germination characteristics and drought resistance of six native trees from the dry-hot valley of Yunnan Province	3
The effect of biostimulants on parsnip seed germination and initial growth	3
The radicle emergence test and storage longevity of cucurbit rootstock seed lots	2
Seed Science and Technology. Volume 52 Issue 1 (2024)	2
De-polymerisation and hydrolysis of seed storage protein is involved in the freezing tolerance of hydrated Brassica oleracea seeds	2
Variety Affects Radicle Emergence Test Results in Wheat	2
Effect of harvest aid herbicides on germination and vigour index of mungbean seeds	2
Analytical aspects of seed quality in relation to weed seeds associated with commercial rice seed production in Nigeria	2
Seed ageing, survival and the improved seed viability equation; forty years on	2
Responses of seed vigour and germination of maize to plasma-activated water priming, silver-nanopriming and green silver-nanopriming	2
Seed dormancy and germination characteristics of Osteomeles schwerinae, a riparian plant endemic to the Hengduan Mountains and adjacent regions	2
Germination and viability of wild sunflower species seeds stored at room temperature and low humidity for 38 years	2
Dormancy release in diaspores of Butia yatay (Arecaceae) using scarification and warm stratification	2
Effects of temperature, light and nitrogen deposition on seed germination of Allium strictum in Xinjiang	2
Polyacrylamide Isoelectric Focusing Electrophoresis for Differentiating Kentucky 31 Tall Fescue by Esterase Enzyme	2
SSR Markers are Useful Tools in Wheat Varietal Purity and Genetic Diversity Assessment	2
Estimation of seed viability constants (K_E,C_W) for lentil (Lens culinaris)	1
Evaluation of camelina ( Camelina sativa ) seed quality during storage in relation to seed moisture and temperature	1
Seed germination of the medicinal plant Ferula gigantea	1
Evaluation of dormancy breaking treatments for enhanced germination in Cotinus coggygria, Cornus mas and Viburnum lantana seeds	1
GA₃ acts as a germination promoter in wild castor bean ( Ricinus communis L.)	1
Editorial: Seed Science and Technology. Volume 53 Issue 3 (2025)	1
Thermal optima for seed germination of 30 tree species from Central Amazonia: a comparison of approaches and a new proposal	1
Effects of antifungal plant extracts on improving maize seedling emergence and plant growth	1
Combined vigour tests to estimate relative seedling emergence in the field and germination after storage in sweet corn seed lots	1
Development and validation of a direct PCR based assay for the detection of Colletotrichum species on chili seeds	1
Use of the tetrazolium test for estimating the physiological quality of seeds	1
Various vigour test methods to rank seed lot quality and predict field emergence in two forage grasses	1

Kinetics of dry matter and physiological efficiency in maize seedlings of seeds with two different maturation and shelling conditions	1
Low concentration of nitrate increases germination velocity of intact seeds of Nepeta micrantha in the first few days of germination	1
Effects of seed mass variation on desiccation sensitivity of Syzygium jambos (Myrtaceae) seeds	1
Application of non-destructive MARVIN and NIR seed screening of pre-breeding material: A case study on common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris ), white lupin (	1
Application of viability‐qPCR to assess survival of Cladosporium cladosporioides H39 and Lysobacter enzymogenes 3.1T8 in slurries used for seed coating	1
Effects of Plasma Pre-treatment on Field Germination and Seedling Growth of Platycodon Grandiflorum	1
LiCl Calc: tools to use lithium chloride solutions to control relative humidity in seed experiments	1
Epicotyl physiological dormancy in desiccation-sensitive acorns of Quercus sagrana , a vulnerable endemic species from western Cuba	1
High Quality Rna Isolation and Exogenous Reference Gene for Real-time Pcr In Cedrela Odorata Seed Physiology Studies	1
Biocontrol of Bacterial Fruit Blotch by Seed Priming with Bacillus Amyloliquefaciens and Pseudomonas Fluorescens	1
Seeds of Hope: Unearthing the Potential of Plant Regeneration in a Warming World	1
Seed Science and Technology. Volume 50, Supplement (2022)	1
Buitink, J. and Leprince, O. (eds). Advances in Seed Science and Technology for More Sustainable Crop Production	1
Germination of Chenopodium quinoa cv. 'Mint Vanilla' seeds under different abiotic stress conditions	1