OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Seed Science Research 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Evaluating seed longevity: use of RNA integrity to characterize variation within species of legume grains	75
Vernalization enforces seed dormancy in the agricultural weed Alopecurus myosuroides (Huds.)	27
Stimulatory and inhibitory effects of light on Cereus repandus (Cactaceae) seed germination are strongly dependent on spectral quality	26
Maternal environmental control of progeny seed physiology: a review of concepts, evidence and mechanism	19
Width of the temperature range for seed germination of herbaceous plant species in temperate eastern North America: life cycles, seasons and temperature variation and implication for climate warming	18
Seed germination of Cistanche armena (Orobanchaceae), a rare endangered holoparasitic species endemic to Armenia	17
Seed persistence and germination strategies of Carajasia cangae (Rubiaceae): an endemic forb from the Amazon ironstone outcrop	16
Seed longevity: analysing post-storage germination data in R to fit the viability equation	9
Correlated evolution of seed mass and genome size varies among life forms in flowering plants	8
Oxidant system and ABA drive germination in seeds of palm species with differences in desiccation tolerance	8
Deciphering seed development and germination in the single-cell era	8
Seed permeability: an essential trait for classifying seed dormancy type	7
The J. Derek Bewley Career Lecture. Seeds–plants–crops–biodiversity–environment–people: illustrating understanding and ideas	6
Beetroot and spinach seed microbiomes can suppress Pythium ultimum infection: results from a large-scale screening	6
Dry storage alters intraspecific variation in phenotypic traits at early life stages: evidence from a dominant alpine meadow species	5
Contrasting seed moisture sorption behaviour between two species and the implication for seed longevity	5
Serotiny in Melocactus matanzanus (Cactaceae) and role of cephalium in dispersal of seeds after the individual's death	5
The oxidative phosphorylation is regulated by ubiquitination under slow-cooling treatment in hydrated lettuce (Lactuca sativa) seeds	5
Proteomic characterization of the different stages of seed germination in Cupressus gigantea	5
Non-deep simple and deep simple morphophysiological dormancy in seeds of three species of Ilex from subtropical and tropical regions of Taiwan	5
Insects and mycorrhizal fungi influence maternal seed provisioning in Senecio vulgaris	5
Seed mass, dormancy and germinability variation among maternal plants of four Arabian halophytes	5
Effects of light and temperature on seed germination of eight Cistus species	5
Characterization and diversity of seed endophytic bacteria of the endemic holoparasitic plant Cistanche armena (Orobanchaceae) from a semi-desert area in Armenia	5
Seed biopriming and long-term air-dry storage effects on Pseudomonas fluorescens viability and Brassica napus germination	5

Syringaldehyde is a novel smoke-derived germination cue for the native fire-chasing tobacco, Nicotiana attenuata	5
Effects of Korean water deer (Hydropotes inermis argyropus) feces on seed germination and early seedling growth: insights into their contribution to seed dispersal	4
From germination to seedling development: the effects of smoke on a native and an invasive grass species of the Cerrado	4
Rice seed longevity in the context of seed moisture contents and hypoxic conditions in the storage environment	4
Population size is not a reliable indicator of seed germination	4
Overcoming major barriers in seed ecology research in developing countries	4
Seed germination, initial growth and leaf anatomy of seedlings of four tree species grown in mine tailings in Brazil	4
How regional climate and seed traits interact in shaping stress–tolerance of savanna seeds?	4
Can alpine species take the heat? Impacts of increased temperatures on early life stages	4
Advances in seed science and technology for more sustainable crop production Julia Buitink and Olivier Leprince (Eds.) Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK. Series in Agricultural Science	3
Development of an extraction method for the identification of peptides in the spermosphere of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)	3
Interactions between seed functional traits and environmental factors and their influence on germination performance of Australian native species	3
In Memoriam: Yitzchak Gutterman (28 January 1936–17 October 2022)	3
Seed germination ecology of the medicinal plant motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)	2
Dry and warm: a modified open-top chamber for seed ecology research	2
Phylogenetic trends in TZ staining analysis of six deep dormancy seeds	2
Differences in seed germination response of two populations of Phelipanche ramosa (L.) Pomel to a set of GR24 concentrations and durations of stimulation	2
Seed ecology of post-fire flowering species from the Cerrado	2
Fruiting traits and seedling regeneration of the relict mangrove plant Nypa fruticans Wurmb in China	2
Germination responses in Zephyranthes tubispatha seeds exposed to different thermal conditions and the role of antioxidant metabolism and several phytohormones in their control	2
Editorial	2
Delayed germination of Brassica parachinensis seeds by coumarin involves decreased GA₄ production and a consequent reduction of ROS accumulation	2
Intra-specific variation in relative embryo length and germination of wild Daucus carota across climate gradients in North America and Europe	2
Seed recovery and germination rate after gut passage by Korean water deer (Hydropotes inermis argyropus)	2
Pre- and post-harvest temperatures influence the germination response to supra-optimal temperature in contrasting tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) MAGIC genotypes	1
Emergence speed comparison by non-linear regression and approached by time-to-event models for censored data	1
Germination niche of a pioneer woody species (Manihot grahamii hook.): a strategy of seed heat stimulation to cope with disturbance in dry subtropical forests	1
Seed dormancy and germination behaviour of tropical rainforest tree species from Sri Lanka	1
Seed dormancy concepts in orchids: Dendrobium cruentum as a model species	1
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the International Society for Seed Science	1
Environmental predictors of seed germination in two Halocnemum species from Mediterranean (Balearic, Tyrrenic and Adriatic) and Red Sea coastal salt marshes	1
Genome-wide association study on seed dormancy in barley	1
In Memoriam: J. Derek Bewley 1943–2023	1
Seed traits and phylogenomics: prospects for the 21st century	1
Seed dormancy break and germination by a rare relict of the Würmian glaciation in the Iberian Peninsula: Euonymus latifolius (Celastraceae)	1
Redox imbalance accompanies loss of viability in seeds of two cacti species buried in situ	1
Orchid embryo-to-seed (E:S) ratio as an indicator of germination behaviour and its ecological implications	1
Obituary: Dr. Marc Alan Cohn 1949–2021	1
Differences in germination traits of time-separated seed collections of dry forest species from Central Zambia and the potential role of climate	1