OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Horttechnology is 2. 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
Examining the Quality of a Compost Product Derived from Sargassum	14
Variable-rate Spray Technology Optimizes Pesticide Application by Adjusting for Seasonal Shifts in Deciduous Perennial Crops	13
Preharvest Bagging as an Alternative Technique for Enhancing Fruit Quality: A Review	12
Supplemental Far-red Light-emitting Diode Light Increases Growth of Foxglove Seedlings Under Sole-source Lighting	10
Eleven-year Correlation of Physical Fruit Texture Traits between Computerized Penetrometers and Sensory Assessment in an Apple Breeding Program	10
An In Vitro–Ex Vitro Micropropagation System for Hemp	10
Yield and Fruit Quality Traits of Dragon Fruit Cultivars Grown in Puerto Rico	9
Efficacy of Selected Insecticides as Replacement for Neonicotinoids in Managing Sweetpotato Whitefly on Poinsettia	9
Apple Grower Research and Extension Needs for Craft Cider	9
A Ground-based Platform for Reliable Estimates of Fruit Number, Size, and Color in Stone Fruit Orchards	9
Willingness to Pay for Attributes of Biodegradable Plastic Mulches in the Agricultural Sector	9
Estimating Leaf Chlorophyll Content of Buffaloberry Using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Sensors	9
Yellow Squash and Zucchini Cultivar Selection for Resistance to Cucurbit Leaf Crumple Virus in the Southeastern United States	8
Effects of Growing Substrate, Mode of Nutrient Supply, and Saffron Corm Size on Flowering, Growth, Photosynthetic Competence, and Cormlet Formation in Hydroponics	8
Site Conditions, Maintenance Costs, and Plant Performance of 10 Extensive Green Roofs in the Research Triangle Area of Central North Carolina	7
A Comparison of Firmness Assessment Instruments for Fresh Blueberry Fruit	7
Indoor Gardening with Hydroponics: A Reddit Community Analysis to Identify Knowledge Gaps	7
Performance and Resistance to Phytophthora Crown and Root Rot in Squash Lines	7
Landscape Irrigation and Water Conservation in Urban Areas: An Analysis of Information-based Strategies	7
Nitrogen Fertilizer Management and Cultivar Selection for Cabbage Production in the Southeastern United States	7
Effects of Nutrient Solution Management and Environment on Tomato in Small-scale Hydroponics	7
Gardeners’ Perceptions of Northwestern U.S. Native Plants Are Influenced by Ecological Information and Garden Group Affiliation	7
Horticulture Industry Adoption of Biodegradable Containers	6
Air-based Mechanical Stimulation Controls Plant Height of Ornamental Plants and Vegetable Crops under Greenhouse Conditions	6
On-farm Evaluation of Strawberry Cultivars in Coastal Virginia	6

Grafted Coffee Increases Yield and Survivability	6
Influence of Nitrogen Rate, Fertilizer Type, and Application Method on Cabbage Yield and Nutrient Concentrations	6
Production and Postharvest Assessment of Tropical Pumpkin Flowers Harvested for Consumption	5
Principles and Practices of Plant-based Irrigation Management	5
Reflective Groundcover Improves Fruit Skin Color in ‘Honeycrisp’ Apples Grown under Protective Netting	5
Grafting Melons Increases Yield, Extends the Harvest Season, and Prevents Sudden Wilt in New England	5
Effect of Substrate Stratification Without Fine Pine Bark Particles on Growth of Common Nursery Weed Species and Container-grown Ornamental Species	5
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Gardening in the United States: Postpandemic Expectations	5
Single-screen Bark Particle Separation Can be Used to Engineer Stratified Substrate Systems	5
Effect of Substrate Stratification on Growth of Common Nursery Weed Species and Container-grown Ornamental Species	5
#YardFruits: Twitter as a Tool to Disseminate Horticulture Education during a Pandemic	5
Fall-bearing Year Herbicides and Spring-nonbearing Year Foramsulfuron Applications for Hair Fescue Management in Lowbush Blueberry	5
Effect of Colored Shading Nets on the Growth and Water Use Efficiency of Sweet Pepper Grown under Semi-arid Conditions	5
Factors Influencing Home Lawn Fertilizer Choice in the United States	5
Performance of Aquaculture Effluent for Tomato Production in Outdoor Raised Beds	4
Deterioration of Soil-biodegradable Mulch Films during Storage and Its Impact on Specialty Crop Production	4
Smart System for Automated Irrigation Using Internet of Things Devices	4
A Review of Common Liverwort Control Practices in Container Nurseries and Greenhouse Operations	4
Screening Cabbage Cultivars for Resistance to Black Rot under Field Conditions	4
Rapid Field Assay for Pineapple Fruit Acidity	4
Biobased Sprayable Mulch Films Suppressed Annual Weeds in Vegetable Crops	4
Results from Hop Cultivar Trials in Mid-Atlantic United States	4
The Effects of Black and White Plastic Mulch on Soil Temperature and Yield of Crisphead Lettuce in Southern New England	4
Whitefly Abundance on Rooted Poinsettia Cuttings and Finished Poinsettias	4
Evaluation of a Novel Shallow Aggregate Ebb-and-flood Culture System and Transplant Size Effects on Hydroponic Basil Yield	4
Outdoor Home Gardener Preferences for Environmental Attributes in Gardening Supplies and Use of Ecofriendly Gardening Practices	4
Enhancing Consumer Horticulture’s Millennial Outreach: Social Media, Retail, and Public Garden Perspectives	4
Identifying Indoor Plant Propagation Research and Education Needs of Specialty Crop Growers	4
Fire Can Reduce Thorn Damage by the Invasive Callery Pear Tree	4
Weed Suppression, Nitrogen Availability, and Cabbage Production Following Sunn Hemp or Sorghum-sudangrass	4
Edible Coatings as Carriers of Antibrowning Compounds to Maintain Appealing Appearance of Fresh-cut Mango	4
Willingness to Pay for a Specialty Blend Compost Product Developed from Brown Seaweed Harvested from Coastal Regions in Texas	4
Growing Saffron Crocus in the Northeastern United States: Effects of Winter Protection and Planting Density	4
Evapotranspiration Rates of Three Sweet Corn Cultivars under Different Irrigation Levels	4
Grapefruit: History, Use, and Breeding	4
Dwarfing Effects of Chlormequat Chloride and Uniconazole on Potted Baby Primrose	4
Evaluation of Yield, Marketability, and Nitrate Levels of Lettuce Cultivars Produced in Southern Louisiana	3
Phytochemical Characterization of Native New Mexico Hops	3
Estimated Implementation Costs of DNA-informed Breeding in a Peach Breeding Program	3
Reduced Rates of Glyphosate in Combination with 2,4-D and Dicamba Impact Sweetpotato Yield	3
Current State of the Horticultural Therapy Profession in the United States	3
Evaluating the Effects of Acetic Acid and d-Limonene on Four Aquatic Plants	3
Evaluation of Chemical Control Methods of Fountain Grass	3
Substrate Type and Temperature on Germination Parameters of Butterfly Pea	3
Degradable Mulch as an Alternative to Polyethylene for Watermelon Production	3
Performance of Seven Tea Accessions in North-central Florida: Correlations between Potential Yield and Growth Parameters over 2 Years	3
Compost and Black Polyethylene Mulches Improve Spring Production of Romaine Lettuce in Southern New England	3
Miniature Head Lettuce Yield and Anthocyanin Concentration under High Tunnels and the Field in Georgia	3
Increasing Profit Margins by Substituting Species in Floral Arrangements	3
Comparative Performance of Chemical and Biological-based Products in Management of Algal Leaf Spot on Magnolia	3

Identification of Fusarium commune, the Causal Agent of Postharvest Zinnia Meltdown Disease in Tennessee	3
Early Performance of Selected Citrus Rootstocks Grafted with ‘Valencia’ Sweet Orange in Commercial Settings within a Citrus Greening Endemic Environment	3
Commercial Urban Agriculture in Florida: Needs, Opportunities, and Barriers	3
Evaluating Beautyberry and Fig Species as Potential Hosts of Invasive Crapemyrtle Bark Scale in the United States	3
Increasing Stock Production of Two Herbaceous Perennials with the Application of Plant Growth Regulators	3
Comparison of Salt Exclusion in Muscadine and Interspecific Hybrid Grapes Using a Greenhouse Screening Procedure	3
Effect of Reduced Irrigation on Growth and Flowering of Coneflower and Sneezeweed	3
High Impact Extension Programming with Instagram	3
High Tunnel and Grafting Effects on Organic Tomato Plant Growth and Yield in the Subtropics	3
Economic Analysis of Growing Grafted Cucumber Plants for High Tunnel Production	2
Lawn Removal Motivation, Satisfaction, and Landscape Maintenance Practices of Southern Californians	2
Do Wetting Agents Influence Golf Ball Roll Distance?	2
Sensory and Nutritional Characteristics of Concept Frozen Desserts Made from Underutilized Sweetpotato Roots	2
Phytotoxic Effects of Acetic Acid and d-limonene on Four Aquatic Plants	2
Dormant Sprigging of Bermudagrass and Zoysiagrass	2
Strawberry Cultivar Evaluation for Fall-planted High Tunnel System	2
Winter Survival and Second-year Spring Yields of Day-neutral Strawberry Are Influenced by Cultivar and the Presence of Low Tunnels	2
Reevaluation of the Application Method and Efficacy of Propiconazole in Controlling Laurel Wilt in Avocado Orchards in South Florida	2
Comparative Performance of Reduced-risk Fungicides and Biorational Products in Management of Postharvest Botrytis Blight on Bigleaf Hydrangea Cut Flowers	2
Engaging Undergraduate Students in Research	2
Determining Optimal Electrical Conductivity Levels and Elements for Extended Vase Life of Cut Roses	2
Blackberry and Raspberry Cultivar Evaluations in Coastal California	2
Use of Gardening Programs as an Intervention to Increase Children’s Visual-motor Integration	2
Nuisance to Invasive Ornamentals: Proceedings from the ASHS Invasive Plants Research Group 2020 Workshop	2
Management and Control Issues for Native, Invasive Species (Reed Canarygrass): Evaluating Philosophical, Management, and Legislative Issues	2
Evaluation of Cultivars and Spray Programs for Organic Grape Production in Virginia	2
Evaluating the Use of Biostimulants for Indoor Hydroponic Lettuce Production	2
Identification of Key Periods of Temperature Influence on ‘Sirora’ Pistachio Nut Quality	2
Bagging Apple Fruit for Codling Moth Control in Western Montana	2
A Comparison of Two Media Formulations and Two Vented Culture Vessels for Shoot Multiplication and Rooting of Hemp Shoot Tip Cultures	2
Simulated Particle and Vapor Drift of Dicamba to ‘Vidal blanc’ Hybrid Grapevine under Missouri Field Conditions	2
Oat Cover Crop and No-tillage Can Provide Weed Suppression and Alter Weed Community Dynamics in Sweet Corn	2
Breeding and Evaluation of Fine Fescues for Increased Tolerance to Mesotrione Herbicide	2
Evaluation of 12 Sweetpotato Clones in Coastal South Carolina for Yield and Insect Resistance Using Organic and Conventional Cultural Practices	2
Role of Planting Date on Yield and Cannabinoid Content of Day-neutral and Photoperiod-sensitive Hemp in Georgia, USA	2
Low Temperature Is Critical for Jujube Grafting Success in Frost-prone Northern New Mexico	2
Colored Bell Pepper Yields from Cultivars Grown in High Tunnels in Northern New England	2
U.S. Southeastern Peach Growers Preferences for Fruit Size and External Color versus Resistance to Brown Rot Disease	2
Cost and Profitability Analysis of Producing Specialty Coffee in El Salvador and Honduras	2
Strawberry Cultivar Trials for Yield and Fruit Quality in Subtropical Southern Florida	2
Propagation of Five Species in a Commercial-scale Submist System	2
Review of Tarping and a Case Study on Small-scale Organic Farms	2
Performance of Sweetpotato Varieties Grown Using Black Plastic Mulch in Pennsylvania	2
Evaluation of Three Electrochemical Dissolved Oxygen Meters	2
Flowering Time and Productivity of Interspecific Grafts Between Pepper Species in Contrasting High Tunnel-sheltered and Open-field Production Environments in Costa Rica	2
An Apple Tree Branch Pruning Analysis	2
Evaluation of Sweetpotato Cultivars with Varying Canopy Architectures in Conventional and a Reduced-tillage Rye Production System	2
Additional Nitrogen Application Reduced White Drupelet Disorder in ‘Sweetie Pie’ Blackberry	2
Exploring Consumers’ Preferred Purchase Location for Fresh Fruits	2
Rooting Response of Seven Passion Fruit Species to Basal Application of Auxin	2
An Alternative Healing Method for Grafted Tomato Transplants: The Effect of Light Exclusion and Substrate Temperature on Plant Survival and Growth	2
The Spectral Reflectance Response of ‘Riviera’ Common Bermudagrass to Increasing Saline Irrigation Concentrations	2
Modeling the Effect of Temperature on the Flower Development Rate of Hybrid Impatiens	2
Mechanically Harvesting Hard Cider Apples Is More Economically Favorable than Hand Harvesting, Regardless of Farm Scale	2
Use of Canopeo for Estimating Green Coverage of Bermudagrass during Postdormancy Regrowth	2
Perceptions of Environmental Health and Willingness to Compost Fresh Cut Floral Waste by Retail Flower Shop Owners	2
Purple Nutsedge Management in Florida Strawberry with Herbicides and a Modified Florida 3-Way Fumigation Program	2
Reviewing Mini-lysimeter Controlled Irrigation in Container Crop Systems	2
Supraoptimal Root-zone Temperatures Affect Dahlia Growth and Development	2
Physiological Response of Mature Green Tomatoes to Treatment with Ethylene at High Temperature	2
Evaluation of Compost and Soil Mix Ratios for Perennial Ryegrass Establishment on Topsoil and Subsoil	2
Measuring the Economic and Educational Value of a University-based Service-learning Floral and Plant Program	2
Economic Analysis of Grafting and Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation for Tomato Production in South Carolina	2
Potential Alternative Tree Species as Substrates for Forest Farming of Log-grown Shiitake Mushrooms in the Southeastern United States	2