OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science is 8. 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
Rice production and food security in Asian Mega deltas—A review on characteristics, vulnerabilities and agricultural adaptation options to cope with climate change	95
Heat stress effects on the reproductive physiology and yield of wheat	75
Appraisal for organic amendments and plant growth‐promoting rhizobacteria to enhance crop productivity under drought stress: A review	68
Fine root and root hair morphology of cotton under drought stress revealed with RhizoPot	43
Soil sodicity is more detrimental than salinity for quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.): A multivariate comparison of physiological, biochemical and nutritional quality attributes	43
Hypoxia and Anoxia Stress: Plant responses and tolerance mechanisms	42
Quantifying rice yield gaps and their causes in Eastern and Southern Africa	38
Effects of high temperature during anthesis and grain filling on physiological characteristics of winter wheat cultivars	31
Heat stress lowers yields, alters nutrient uptake and changes seed quality in quinoa grown under Mediterranean field conditions	30
Maize genotypes with deep root systems tolerate salt stress better than those with shallow root systems during early growth	30
Impact of elevated CO₂ on two contrasting wheat genotypes exposed to intermediate drought stress at anthesis	26
The responses of lateral roots and root hairs to nitrogen stress in cotton based on daily root measurements	25
Growth and physiological responses of cotton plants to salt stress	24
Competition, stress and benefits: Trees and crops in the transition zone of a temperate short rotation alley cropping agroforestry system	24
Quantifying individual and interactive effects of elevated temperature and drought stress on cotton yield and fibre quality	23
Drought stress in sorghum: Mitigation strategies, breeding methods and technologies—A review	22
Thermal imaging for assessment of maize water stress and yield prediction under drought conditions	21
Physiological performance of soybean genotypes grown under irrigated and rainfed conditions	19
Behind the scene: Critical role of reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species in salt stress tolerance	19
Plant growth rate after, and not during, waterlogging better correlates to yield responses in wheat and barley	19
Transcriptome sequencing revealed the molecular mechanism of response of pearl millet root to heat stress	19
Si fertigation attenuates water stress in forages by modifying carbon stoichiometry, favouring physiological aspects	18
Shading under drought stress during grain filling attenuates photosynthesis, grain yield and quality of winter wheat in the Loess Plateau of China	18
Crosstalk between hydrogen peroxide and nitric oxide mediates priming‐induced drought tolerance in wheat	17
Potassium, an important element to improve water use efficiency and growth parameters in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) under saline conditions	16

Trehalose can alleviate decreases in grain number per spike caused by low‐temperature stress at the booting stage by promoting floret fertility in wheat	15
Leaf carbohydrates assimilation and metabolism affect seed yield of rapeseed with different waterlogging tolerance under the interactive effects of nitrogen and waterlogging	15
A novel raffinose biological pathway is observed by symbionts of cotton≡Verticillium dahliae to improve salt tolerance genetically on cotton	15
The stage sensitivity of short‐term heat stress to lodging‐resistant traits and yield determination in canola (Brassica napus L.)	15
Short‐term heat stress during flowering results in a decline in Canola seed productivity	14
Exogenous calcium application enhances salt tolerance of sweet sorghum seedlings	14
Assessment of the impact of future climate change on maize yield and water use efficiency in agro‐pastoral ecotone of Northwestern China	14
The impact of global climate change on the freezing tolerance of winter cereals in Western Canada	14
Water stress and warming impact nutrient use efficiency of Mombasa grass (Megathyrsus maximus) in tropical conditions	14
Differential heat sensitivity of two cool‐season legumes, chickpea and lentil, at the reproductive stage, is associated with responses in pollen function, photosynthetic ability and oxidative damage	14
Effect of the transgenerational exposure to elevated CO₂ on low temperature tolerance of winter wheat: Chloroplast ultrastructure and carbohydrate metabolism	13
Low absorption of silicon via foliar in comparison to root application has an immediate antioxidant effect in mitigating water deficit damage in sugarcane	13
The effect of drought stress on nodulation, plant growth, and nitrogen fixation in soybean during early plant growth	13
Maximum lethal temperature for flowering and seed set in maize with contrasting male and female flower sensitivities	13
Creating the data basis to adapt agricultural decision support tools to new environments, land management and climate change—A case study of the RiceAdvice App	13
Generating row–column field experimental designs with good neighbour balance and even distribution of treatment replications	13
Trait characterization of genetic resources reveals useful variation for the improvement of cultivated Nordic red clover	13
Effects of winter wheat N status on assimilate and N partitioning in the mechanistic agroecosystem model DAISY	13
Soybean seed growth dynamics exposed to heat and water stress during the filling period under field conditions	12
High night temperature during maize post‐flowering increases night respiration and reduces photosynthesis, growth and kernel number	12
Drought stress effect on polyphenolic content and antioxidant capacity of cowpea pods and seeds	12
Effect of deficit irrigation scheduling and planting pattern on leaf water status and radiation use efficiency of winter wheat	12
Multidimensional screening and evaluation of morpho‐physiological indices for salinity stress tolerance in wheat	12
Photosynthetic activity and water use efficiency of Salvia verbenaca L. under elevated CO₂ and water‐deficit conditions	12
Defining physiological contributions to yield loss in response to irrigation in cotton	12
Genetic variation in root development responses to salt stresses of quinoa	11
Foliar application of magnesium mitigates soil acidity stress in wheat	11
Altitude, temperature, and N Management effects on yield and yield components of contrasting lowland rice cultivars	11
Wheat and barley cultivars show plant traits acclimation and increase grain yield under simulated shade in Mediterranean conditions	11
Imposing water deficit on modern and wild wheat collections to identify drought‐resilient genotypes	11
Quantitative estimation of water status in field‐grown wheat using beta mixed regression modelling based on fast chlorophyll fluorescence transients: A method for drought tolerance estimation	11
Chemical products for crop protection against freezing stress: A review	11
Seed weight determination in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.)	10
Early‐ And late‐waterlogging differentially affect the yield of wheat, barley, oilseed rape and field pea through changes in leaf area index, radiation interception and radiation use efficiency	10
Heat stress affects floral morphology, silique set and seed quality in chamber and field grown winter canola	10
Can intercropping be an adaptation to drought? A model‐based analysis for pearl millet–cowpea	10
Safeners improve early‐stage chilling‐stress tolerance in sorghum	10
Nitrogen stress inhibits root growth by regulating cell wall and hormone changes in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)	10
Low‐temperature stress during the flowering period alters the source–sink relationship and grain quality in field‐grown late‐season rice	10
Dissecting heat tolerance and yield stability in maize from greenhouse and field experiments	10
Water‐use efficiency of maize may be increased by the plant growth regulator paclobutrazol	10
Plant photosynthetic responses under drought stress: Effects and management	9
Analysis of differentially expressed proteins affecting insecticidal protein content in Bt cotton under high‐temperature and water deficit stress using label‐free quantitation	9
Gypsum amendment influences performance and mineral absorption in wheat cultivars grown in normal and saline‐sodic soils	9
Prospects of alleviating early planting‐associated cold susceptibility of soybean using microbes: New insights from microbiome analysis	9
Widely targeted metabolomics reveals the different metabolic changes in leaves and roots of two cotton varieties under drought stress	9
Impact of natural and synthetic growth enhancers on the productivity and yield of quinoa (chenopodium quinoa willd.) cultivated under normal and late sown circumstances	9
Physiological and biochemical adaptive traits support the specific breeding of alfalfa (Medicago sativa) for severely drought‐stressed or moisture‐favourable environments	9
Maize is stressed by salt rather than water under drip irrigation with soil matric potential higher than −50 kPa in an arid saline area	9
High‐throughput phenotyping of plant growth rate to screen for waterlogging tolerance in lentil	9

Variation in stomatal conductance responses of cotton cultivars to high vapour pressure deficit under controlled and rainfed environments	9
Photosynthetic characteristics of subtending leaves and their relationships with soybean pod development under heat, drought and combined stresses	8
Sorghum bicolor prioritizes the recovery of its photosynthetic activity when re‐watered after severe drought stress, while manages to preserve it under elevated CO₂ and dr	8
Development of an irrigation regime for winter wheat to save water resources by avoiding irrigation at anthesis stage	8
The physiological and proteomic characteristics of oilseed rape stem affect seed yield and lodging resistance under different planting densities and row spacing	8
Electromagnetic water enhanced metabolism and agro‐physiological responses of potato (Solanum tuberosum L) under saline conditions	8
Endogenous hormones improve the salt tolerance of maize (Zea mays L.) by inducing root architecture and ion balance optimizations	8
Dissecting the combined effects of air temperature and relative humidity on water‐use efficiency of barley under drought stress	8
The effect of auxins on amelioration of heat stress‐induced wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain loss	8
Variability and selection among mutant families of wheat for biomass allocation, yield and yield‐related traits under drought‐stressed and non‐stressed conditions	8
Climatic determinants of lowland rice development	8
Salinity tolerance of lentil is achieved by enhanced proline accumulation, lower level of sodium uptake and modulation of photosynthetic traits	8
Modulation of photosynthesis under salinity and the role of mineral nutrients in Jatropha curcas L.	8
Decline of seedling phosphorus use efficiency in the heterotic pool of flint maize breeding lines since the onset of hybrid breeding	8