OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Seed Science and Technology is 4. 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
Seed vigour in the 21^st century	18
Early counts of radicle emergence, counted manually and by image analysis, can reveal differences in the production of normal seedlings and the vigour of seed lots of cauliflower	15
Seed traits inform the germination niche for biodiverse ecological restoration	13
Single radicle emergence count for predicting vigour of marigold (Tagetes spp.) seed lots	13
Germination performance and biochemical changes under drought stress of primed rice seeds	13
Mimicking the natural thermal environments experienced by seeds to break physiological dormancy to enhance seed testing and seedling production	11
How to improve seed germination with green nanopriming	10
Use of the tetrazolium test for estimating the physiological quality of seeds	9
Single count of radicle emergence and mean germination time estimate seed vigour of Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)	8
Detection of seed vigour differences in Festuca sinensisseed lots	8
Vermicompost priming stimulated germination and seedling emergence of onion seeds against abiotic stresses	8
Single count of radicle emergence, DNA replication during seed germination and vigour in alfalfa seed lots	8
Seed ageing, survival and the improved seed viability equation; forty years on	7
Hydrotime model to evaluate the effects of a set of priming agents on seed germination of two leek cultivars under water stress	7
Physiological and biochemical characteristics of cold stratification to overcome morphophysiological dormancy in Glehnia littoralis seed	7
Techniques for breaking seed dormancy of rainforest species from genus Acronychia	7
The radicle emergence test and storage longevity of cucurbit rootstock seed lots	7
Toxicity of seed-applied pesticides to Azospirillum spp.: an approach based on bacterial count in the maize rhizosphere	6
Determination and Control of Seed Moisture	6
High and differential strontium tolerance in germinating dimorphic seeds of Salicornia europaea	6
Climate Change Impacts on Seed Production and Quality: Current Knowledge, Implications, and Mitigation Strategies	6
Flash flaming is a valid seed enhancement for a diverse range of species and seed morphologies	5
Seed vigour evaluation in petunia seed lots to predict seedling emergence and longevity	5
Correlation between historical data of the germination test and of the tetrazolium test in coffee seeds by GAMLSS	5
Germination of Chenopodium quinoa cv. 'Mint Vanilla' seeds under different abiotic stress conditions	5

Radicle emergence (RE) test identifies differences in normal germination percentages (NG) of watermelon, lettuce and carrot seed lots	5
Automated seed identification with computer vision: challenges and opportunities	5
Effect of storage temperature on occurrence of secondary dormancy in buckwheat seeds	5
Effect of Prechilling and Exogenous Gibberellin on Seed Germination of Primulina Eburnea: A Calcium-Rich Vegetable	4
Dry-storage and light exposure reduce dormancy of Arabian desert legumes more than temperature	4
Various vigour test methods to rank seed lot quality and predict field emergence in two forage grasses	4
Seed Priming Stimulates Germination and Early Seedling Establishment Of Corethrodendron Multijugum Under Drought Stress	4
Effect of gibberellic acid treatment and alternating temperature on breaking physiological dormancy and germination inPenthorum chinensePursh (Penthoraceae)	4
Morphometry of castor bean seeds from the Durango State's arid zone, Mexico	4
Seed dormancy and germination characteristics of Acer cinnamomifolium, a plant species endemic to China	4
Seed germination and salinity tolerance of habitat-indifferent halophytes as associated with geographical distribution	4
Seed treatment with 5-azacytidine reduces ageing-induced damage in onion seeds	4
Seed germination of Allochrusa gypsophiloides(Caryophyllaceae), an endemic species from Central Asia and Kazakhstan	4
Responses of seed vigour and germination of maize to plasma-activated water priming, silver-nanopriming and green silver-nanopriming	4
Impacts of high temperature on embryonic growth and seed germination of dill (Anethum graveolens)	4
Seed genetic purity testing of F₁ Benincasa hispida var. chieh-qua hybrids using SSR molecular marker analysis	4
Seed filling determines seed vigour of superior and inferior spikelets during hybrid rice (Oryza sativa) seed production	4