OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Agronomy and Crop 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
Silicon mitigates the effects of moderate drought stress in cover crops	106
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Does the plant growth regulator paclobutrazol enhance root growth of maize exposed to drought stress during flowering?	41
The involvement of metallothioneins and stress markers in response to osmotic stress in Avena sativa L.	39
Issue Information	38
The outstanding rooting1 mutation gene maintains shoot growth and grain yield through promoting root development in rice under water deficit field environments	37
Middle portion of the wheat culm remobilizes more carbon reserve to grains under drought	36
NDVI and grain fill duration are important to be considered in breeding for terminal heat stress tolerance in wheat	35
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Saline stress affects the growth of Saccharum complex genotypes	24
Potassium content is the main driver for salinity tolerance in sweet potato before tuber formation	24
Low Light at Specific Growth Stage Affects Photoassimilates Transportation, Seed Quality and Yield in Brassica napus L.	23
A manifold response of forage rape to combined heat wave and drought under current and elevated CO₂	22
Maize (Zea mays L.) responses to heat stress: Mechanisms that disrupt the development and hormone balance of tassels and pollen	21
Water use efficiency of sugar beet genotypes: A relationship between growth rates and water consumption	20
Climate stressors modulate interannual olive yield at province level in Italy: A composite index approach to support crop management	20
Safeners improve early‐stage chilling‐stress tolerance in sorghum	19
Nitrogen supplement attenuates drought stress for non‐leguminous hybrid plant fescue and does not affect nitrogen‐fixing alfalfa	19
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The physiological and proteomic characteristics of oilseed rape stem affect seed yield and lodging resistance under different planting densities and row spacing	17
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Silicon attenuates abiotic stress caused by ammonium toxicity but not nitrogen deficiency in cotton plants	16
Atmospheric and soil water deficit induced changes in chemical and hydraulic signals in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)	15
Exogenous calcium application enhances salt tolerance of sweet sorghum seedlings	15
Overexpression of vacuolar H⁺‐pyrophosphatase (H⁺‐PPase) gene from Ammopiptanthus nanus enhances drought tolerance in maize	14

Enhancing wheat yield and nitrogen use efficiency in the Huang‐Huai‐Hai region of China: Insights from root biomass and nitrogen application responses	13
Saving the Vietnamese Mekong River Delta—People's attitudes, opinions and willingness to help	13
Varietal effects on methane intensity of paddy fields under different irrigation management	13
Identification of key responsive leaf physiochemical traits for ozone sensitivity in 16 Italian cultivars of Triticum durum subjected to peak concentrations	13
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Shading under drought stress during grain filling attenuates photosynthesis, grain yield and quality of winter wheat in the Loess Plateau of China	12
Imposing water deficit on modern and wild wheat collections to identify drought‐resilient genotypes	12
Variabilities in symbiotic nitrogen fixation and carbon isotope discrimination among peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) genotypes under drought stress	12
Leaf photosynthetic performance is not a key factor affecting grain yield in spring wheat subjected to heat and combined heat and drought stresses	12
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Yield Trait and Stability of Chickpea Genotypes for Intensification of Drought‐Prone Rice Fallows of South Asia	11
Severe Preharvest Drought Elevates Respiration and Storage Rot in Postharvest Sugarbeet Roots	11
Issue Information	10
Shared quantitative trait loci underlying root biomass and phenology in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)	10
Dissecting heat tolerance and yield stability in maize from greenhouse and field experiments	10
Cross‐Generational Effect of Water Deficit Priming on Physiology of Peanut Plants Under Water Stress	10
Contribution of functional genomics to identify the genetic basis of water‐deficit tolerance in barley and the related molecular mechanisms	10
The effect of auxins on amelioration of heat stress‐induced wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain loss	10
Silicon alleviates drought damage by increasing antioxidant and photosynthetic performance in cowpea	10
Transcriptome sequencing revealed the molecular mechanism of response of pearl millet root to heat stress	10
Enhancing Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) Productivity and Biochemical Traits: A Comparison of Straw Mulch and Polythene Mulch Under Prolonged Salinity Stress	10
Evaluation of Basmati Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Genotypes for Seedling Growth and Leaf Physiology Under High‐Temperature Stress	9
Effects of nitrogen and water stress on the rehydration, endogenous hormonal regulation and yield of maize	9
Soil Mulching Practices Increased Grain‐Filling Capacity of Rainfed Maize (Zea mays L.) by Improving Soil Hydrothermal Condition and Leaf Photosynthetic Potential	9
Heat Stress Resulting From Late Sowing Impairs Grain Yield and Quality of Quinoa Genotypes Facing Drought and Salt Stress Under Field Conditions	9
Warm‐season turfgrass species genotype‐by‐environment interaction for turfgrass quality under drought	9
Heat Stress Response Mechanisms and Resilience Strategies in Wheat	8
Correction to “Optimising Potassium Levels Improved the Lodging Resistance Index and Soybean Yield in Maize‐Soybean Intercropping by Enhanced Stem Diameter and Lignin Synthesis Enzyme Activity”	8
Competition, stress and benefits: Trees and crops in the transition zone of a temperate short rotation alley cropping agroforestry system	8
Physiological Responses of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) to Multiple Combined Prolonged Drought Stress, Salinity Stress and Boron Toxicity: Insights from Pre‐ and Post‐Recovery Stages	8
Mesophyll conductance modulates photosynthetic rate in cotton crops exposed to heat stress under field conditions	8
Evaluating Drought Tolerance and Yield Stability of Sorghum Genotypes for Sustainable Agriculture in Sohag, Egypt	8
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Performance Assessment of F₂_:3 Testcrosses of Maize (Zea mays L.) for Physiological Traits Vis‐a‐Vis Grain Yield Under Heat Stress and Drought Conditions	7
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An agronomic study of legacy effects from annual legume pastures in acid soils	7
Traits contributing to salinity tolerance in rice genotypes from the Mekong Delta	7
Root Morpho‐Physiological Characteristics and Yield Formation of Rice Under Combined Salinity‐Drought Stress	7
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Response to heat stress and glutenins allelic variation effects on quality traits in durum wheat	6
Association between xylem vasculature size and freezing survival in winter barley	6
Genotypic stability in root system architecture and aboveground biomass revealed diverse adaptability of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) to moderate water deficit	6
Source‐sink limitations for grain weight in wheat and barley under waterlogging conditions during pre‐anthesis	6
Issue Information	6
Soybean base saturation stress: Selecting populations for multiple traits using multivariate statistics	6
Determination of low‐temperature stress during the vegetative stage as a tool to predict plant yield in rice genotypes with contrasting tolerance levels	6
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Decline of seedling phosphorus use efficiency in the heterotic pool of flint maize breeding lines since the onset of hybrid breeding	6
An experimental study on the effects of intermittent chilling at different growth stages on rice yield in Northeast China	6
Assessing Salinity, Drought and High Temperature Stress in Maize (Zea mays L.) and Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Varieties: Theoretical Combination as Multifactorial Stress	5

Water deficit as a trigger to immature soybean pod opening	5
Drought risk assessment for early maize growth in Northeast China based on a reconstructed phenological dataset	5
Interactive effects on ACC deaminase activity in salt‐tolerant plant growth‐promoting rhizobacteria and impacts on rice crop improvement	5
Crop Water Stress Index and Yield Relationships for Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Crops Grown Under Different Drip and Flood Irrigated Treatments	5
Issue Information	5
Frequency of compound hot–dry weather extremes has significantly increased in Australia since 1889	5
Variation in quinoa roots growth responses to drought stresses	5
Halo‐hydromorphism alters nitrogen fertilization responses of tall wheatgrass pastures: Capture and use of resources, tiller dynamics and forage production	5
Soil drought during the development of cotton ovule destroyed the antioxidant balance of cotton pistil to hinder the ovule formation	5
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High‐throughput phenotyping of plant growth rate to screen for waterlogging tolerance in lentil	5
Accelerate Senescence Reversed CO₂‐Fertilization Effect under Elevated CO₂ in Potato: A Weak Relationship with Nitrogen Acquisition	5
Integrated Metabolomics and Transcriptomics Analyses Reveal Resistance to Salt Stress in Wild Soybean (Glycine soja) During the Post‐Germination Growth Period	4
Exploring the Impact of a Nontoxic Foliar Fungal Endophyte on Regrowth Post‐Defoliation in Tall Fescue (Lolium arundinaceum) Plants	4
Differences of waterlogging tolerance in winter pulse crop between emergence and vegetative stages	4
Genome‐Wide Identification of CLE Gene Family and Function Analysis of SbCLE39 Under Salt Stress in Sorghum	4
Liquid Mulch Can Improve the Yield and Water Use Efficiency of Summer Maize (Zea mays L.) Planted in Furrow‐Ridge Rainwater Harvesting Systems	4
Physiological and Molecular Responses to Salinity in Two Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) Varieties	4
Experimental Design and Performance of a Free Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment Facility in Northern Germany	4
Responses of Leaf Expansion, Plant Transpiration and Leaf Senescence of Different Soybean (Glycine max. (L.) Merr.) Genotypes to Soil Water Deficit	4
Biological Nitrogen Fixation for Sustainable Agriculture Development Under Climate Change–New Insights From a Meta‐Analysis	4
Distinct contributions of drought avoidance and drought tolerance to yield improvement in dryland wheat cropping	4
Thiourea Supplementation Improves Drought Stress Response of Ridge‐Sown and Mulch‐Applied Rainfed Maize (Zea mays L.) via Improved Leaf Source to Grain Sink Dynamics	4
Drought Priming Promotes Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Under Drought Stress During Grain Filling	4
Water Stress Indices as Indicators of Silage Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] Productivity Under Drought Conditions	4
Root Lodging Resistance in Maize (Zea mays L.) Under Conservative Strip‐Till Cultivation System	4
The effect of drought stress on nodulation, plant growth, and nitrogen fixation in soybean during early plant growth	4
Silicate Application Alleviated the Depressive Impacts of Nighttime Warming on the Rice Growth, Yield and Quality in Southern China	4
Issue Information	4
Differences in the light‐dependent changes of the glutathione metabolism during cold acclimation in wheat varieties with different freezing tolerance	4
Yield and Forage Quality of the New Forage Perennial Legume Bituminaria bituminosa var. albomarginata cv. Lanza in Response to Rainfall Reduction and Competition	4
Late Harvest: Freezing Temperatures Reduce the Root Yield and Sugar Content of Beta vulgaris L.	4
Association of Yield and Yield Components Among Selected Bread Wheat Genotypes Under Silicon Fertilisation and Drought Conditions	4