OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Fertilization strategies to improve crop yields and N use efficiency depending on soil pH	64
Optimizing nitrogen fertilization for forage maize production to maximize profit and minimize environmental costs in a rainfed region in China	53
Factoring labour when comparing in situ rainwater harvesting technologies for semi-arid areas of central Tanzania	38
Control of soil variability in data analysis from camelina and crambe field breeding experiments with check plots	34
Long-term cardoon (Cynara cardunculus) productivity under reduced irrigation and weed control inputs	27
Combined application of animal manure and stover enhance labile organic carbon and benefit the microbial community in dark brown soil	26
Efficient substrates based on anaerobic sewage sludge biochar for tobacco seedlings in floating systems	23
Response of quinoa genotypes to sowing dates and sowing methods under agroclimatic condition of Dera Ismail Khan, KP Pakistan	23
Chemical fractionation and bioavailability of potassium as affected by digestate in a degraded Ultisol under maize cultivation	19
Rational utilization of urease and nitrification inhibitors improve the ammonia-oxidizing bacteria community, nitrogen use efficiency and peanut growth	19
Differences in N use efficiency, N translocation and N immobilization capacity of their residues of oilseed rape varieties due to N fertilization	19
Comparison of slag-based gypsum with commercial gypsum as a nutrient source on soil properties, nutrient uptake and yield of rice (Oryza sativaL.) under aerobic and wetland conditions	19
Long-term impact of integrated nutrient management on sustainable yield index of rice and soil quality under acidic inceptisol	17
Organic and natural farming improve microbial diversity and dehydrogenase activity in clusterbean-tomato cropping sequence	16
Influence of soil properties, temperature and pH on adsorption-desorption of imazamox in Indian aridisols	16
Fast selection opportunity of salt tolerant guar bean genotypes with GGE biplot method	16
Water-stable aggregates and aggregate-associated organic carbon after two years of biochar application	15
Soil carbon sequestration and aggregate stability improvement by tillage methods in China’s Loess Plateau	13
The summer sprays of iodine with calcium chloride are successful in biofortifying apples with iodine and improving their storability	13
Nickel behavior as affected by various physical-chemical modified biochars of cypress cones in a calcareous nickel-spiked soil	13
Rare microbial populations as sensitive indicators of bacterial community dissimilarity under different agricultural management practices	12
Effects of irrigation and nitrogen on growth and water productivity of maize grown in saline soil	11
Evaluation of soil quality and land suitability in different management systems	11
Analysis of spatial and temporal changes of RUSLE-K soil erodibility factor in semi-arid areas in two different periods by conditional simulation	11
Propisochlor retention and mobility in the presence of straw in Brazilian cropping systems	10

Plant growth-promoting of olive and walnut actinobacteria: isolation, screening PGP traits, antifungal activities, identification, and hydroponic production of wheat	10
Continuous wheat-cotton residue incorporation combined with potassium fertilizer improved cotton root production capacity and constructed an optimized photosynthate distribution structure for high see	10
Effects of fluorine on the growth of Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris L.) and oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) at seedling stage	10
Pullout properties of Hippophae rhamnoides L. roots in the loess area	10
Soil health in temperate agroforestry: influence of tree species and position in the field	9
Optimizing nitrogen fertilizer and straw management promote root extension and nitrogen uptake to improve grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency of winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.<	9
An antagonist of Caenorhabditis elegans controls root-knot disease and promotes tomato plant growth	9
Long-term fertilization impacts on soil phosphorus forms using XANES and NMR spectroscopy	9
Effect of straw mulching on water consumption components and crop coefficients in a maize field	8
Dust-induced metal toxicity alleviated by the combined effect of organic and inorganic amendments on soil and plant	8
Modelling net irrigation water requirements using FAO-CROPWAT 8.0 and CLIMWAT 2.0: a case study of Tina Plain and East South ElKantara regions, North Sinai, Egypt	8
Summer maize grain yield and soil carbon emission response to subsoiling before winter wheat sowing in the North China Plain	8
Sustainable alternative crop rotations to the irrigated rice-wheat cropping system of Indo-Gangetic plains of India	8
Biochar addition to organo-mineral fertilisers delays nutrient leaching and enhances barley nutrient content	7
Effects of the application of biochar on soil fertility status, and nutrition and yield of onion grown in a no-tillage system	7
Pyrolytic synthesis and performance efficacy comparison of biochar-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron on soil polluted with toxic metals	7
Effects of integrated rice-animals co-culture on paddy soil and water properties and rice yield: a meta-analysis	7
Soil aggregate variation in two contrasting rice straw recycling systems for paddy soil amendment over two years	7
Effects of the combination of Bacillus aryabhattai and calcium peroxide on soil silicon and potassium contents, the yield and quality of facility tomato	7
Genetic variability, character association and path analysis in sugarcane genotypes	7
Applying fluorescence and 2D-correlation spectroscopy to elucidate changes in the chemical composition of DOM from soils with different vegetation types	7
Correction	7
Soil acidification associated with changes in inorganic forms of N reduces the yield of tea (Camellia sinensis)	7
Biological fertilizer combined with sewage sludge as nutrient sources in banana cultivation	6
Artificial neural network (ANN) in forecasting of poverty line and economic-energetic efficiencies into the maize-based agroecosystems	6
Rice varieties with contrasting nitrogen use efficiency present different expression of amino acid transporters and ammonium transporters	6
Integrated usage of Trichoderma harzianum and biochar to ameliorate salt stress on spinach plants	6
Bacillus sp. PM31 harboring various plant growth-promoting activities regulates Fusarium dry rot and wilt tolerance in potato	6
Residual effects of alkalized sewage sludge application on soil quality and sugarcane yield	6
Effect of reduced tillage and mulching on soil health in Sesbania alley cropping based rainfed food - fodder systems	6
Organic amendment increases wheat yield by improving soil N transformations and reducing N loss in North China Plain	6
Establishment of lettuce critical nitrogen dilution curves based on total dry matter, total leaf area and leaf area duration	6
Evaluation of drought tolerance in a world collection of Eruca sativa L. based on selection indices and some agronomic traits	6
Synthesis, characterization and application of silicon and titanium nanoparticles to enhance the early development of maize ( Zea mays L.)	5
Single superphosphate replacing agricultural gypsum: short-term effect on grain yield and soil chemical properties in subtropical soils under no-tillage	5
Managing irrigation and sowing date can improve oil content and fatty acid composition of Camelina sativa L	5
Comparison of composting dynamics of bovine manure, equine manure, and new shoots of Ulex europaeus L	5
Enhanced plant performance in tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum ) through seed encapsulation with controlled-release fertilizers	5
Efficacy of different amendments and residual effects on nickel toxicity and nutritional quality in wheat/rice continuous system and health risk assessment in Ultisol	5
Impact of bare and CMC-coated Fe oxide nanoparticles on microbial activity and immobilising zinc, lead, and cadmium in a contaminated soil	5
Cowpea ( Vigna unguiculata (L.) - maize ( Zea mays L.) intercropping and fertilizer application affected maize yield and yield components	5
Bacterial derived biopolymer to alleviate nutrient stress and yield enhancement in turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) by mediating physiology and rhizosphere microbes on poor soils of semi-arid tropic	5
Effects of enhanced UV-B radiation on nitrogen transformation and functional biological properties in the rice rhizosphere	5
Physiological responses and uptake of heavy metals by Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Benth., an energy plant species, under multiple heavy metals stress	5
Mulching improved soil fertility, plant growth and productivity, and postharvest deficit irrigation reduced water use in sweet cherry orchards in a semi-arid region	5
The use of indigenous bacterial community as inoculant for plant growth promotion in soybean cultivation	5
Integrated nutrient management in spring-maize improves yield, nutrient use efficiency and minimizes greenhouse gas intensity	5
Long-term organic and inorganic fertilization on economics, energy budgeting and carbon footprint of soybean-wheat cropping system in the Indian mid-Himalayas	5
Arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi (AMF) mediated biofortification of micronutrients, protein characteristics, and γ-aminobutyric acid in sorghum grown on vertisols in the central clay plains of Sudan	5
Positive influences of the compost made from distillers’ grains waste on maize agronomic performances and greenhouse gas emissions	5

Comparison of N uptake of maize inoculated with two diazotrophic bacterial species grown under two N levels	5
Response of leaf nutrients, yield, growth parameters, and evapotranspiration of sweet corn (Zea mays L. saccharata Sturt) to shallow and saline groundwater depths	5
Tillage systems influence on greenhouse gas emission factor and global warming potential under rice-mustard-rice cropping system	5
Effects of organic fertilization on phosphorus availability and crop growth: Evidence from a 7-year fertilization experiment	5
Twenty—eight years long chemical fertilization effects on soil potassium status under rice-wheat-green gram cropping sequence	4
Scaling of Kostiakov–Lewis equation and estimation of scaling factors at field scale	4
Land use regulates microbial biomass and activity in highly degraded soil from Brazilian dry tropical forest	4
Tiller number: an essential criterion for developing high-yield and stress-resilient cereal crops	4
Effects of the training system on water productivity and water footprint in Mediterranean vineyards	4
Effects of potassium fertilizer and straw on maize yield, potassium utilization efficiency and soil potassium balance	4
Saffron yield estimation by adaptive neural-fuzzy inference system and particle swarm optimization (ANFIS-SCM-PSO) hybrid model	4
Soil quality indicators along a degradation gradient in central Iran: comparison of two regions with contrasting grazing systems	4
Variations of soil viable and necromass carbon affected by biochar incorporation frequencies	4
The dominant microorganisms vary with aggregates sizes in promoting soil carbon accumulation under straw application	4
Effect of vanadium on Nicotiana tabacum L. grown in vanadium-loaded soil	4
Morphological and physiological response of rice roots to the application of calcium polyamino acid under saline-alkali soil conditions	4
Application of ammonium sulfate affects greenhouse gases and microbial diversity of an oil palm plantation on tropical peat	4
Loose and tower-type canopy structure can improve cotton yield in the Yellow River basin of China by increasing light interception	4
The application of N-butyl Phosphorothioate Triamine and Dicyandiamide changes the soil N₂O production path	4
Effects of pyrolysis temperatures on bone char characterization and its releasing phosphorus in sandy soil	4
Identifying soil quality indicators for two contrasting agro-ecological sub-regions of India	4
Changes in yield of tomato irrigated with salty water varied by soil properties and irrigation practices: A meta-analysis	4
Effect of continuous cropping of konjac (Amorphophallus konjac) on soil bacterial communities as evaluated by Illumina high-throughput sequencing	4
Multivariate modeling application to determine the behavior of picloram in soils: a laboratory trial	4
Effect of water conditions and nitrogen application on maize growth, carbon accumulation and metabolism of maize plant in subtropical regions	4
Influence of nitrogen sources on grain yield of wheat and net global warming potential	4
IsBacillus amyloliquefaciensinoculation effective for the enhancement of soil and plant nutrient status and fruit quality ofSolanum lycopersicumL. in the presence of composted organic fe	4
Positive effects of maize incorporation into the traditional tobacco cropping systems on soil nutrients, microbial biomass, enzyme activities, and bacterial compositions	4
Biodegradable film mulching promotes better soil quality and increases summer maize grain yield in North China Plain	4
Partial substitution of chemical fertilizers with manure alters soil phosphorus fractions and optimizes vegetable production in alkaline soil	4
Can a superabsorbent polymer synthesised a CaCO ₃ based biofiller improve soil and plant available water and crop growth under salt stress?	4