OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Plant Biotechnology is 3. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Overexpression of a rice <i>eIF2</i>β variant modulates leaf age-dependent resistance to pathogens in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i>	44
Efficiency of potato genome editing: Targeted mutation on the genes involved in starch biosynthesis using the CRISPR/dMac3-Cas9 system	39
Elucidation and reconstitution of hydrolyzable tannin biosynthesis	25
Temperature-controlled atmospheric-pressure plasma treatment induces protein uptake via clathrin-mediated endocytosis in tobacco cells	13
Roots applicable, high sensitivity and specificity assay for the detection of <i>Candidatus</i> Liberibacter asiaticus in <i>citrus</i> roots and fruits	12
Heterologous production of corosolic acid, a phyto-insulin, in agroinfiltrated <i>Nicotiana benthamiana</i> leaves	12
Recent advances in steroidal glycoalkaloid biosynthesis in the genus <i>Solanum</i>	11
Evaluation of host status of garlic varieties for a plant-parasitic nematode, <i>Ditylenchus destructor</i>, by using in vitro inoculation	11
Effects of mitochondria-selective fluorescent probes on mitochondrial movement in <i>Arabidopsis</i> mesophyll cells evaluated by using the quantification	11
Competitive action between Brassinosteroid and tracheary element differentiation inhibitory factor in controlling xylem cell differentiation	11
Identification of a novel Golgi-localized putative glycosyltransferase protein in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i>	10
Enhancement of shoot regeneration by treatment with inhibitors of auxin biosynthesis and transport during callus induction in tissue culture of <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i>	10
The blue light signaling inhibitor 3-bromo-7-nitroindazole affects gene translation at the initial reception of blue light in young <i>Arabidopsis</i> seedlings	10
Role of GSL8 in low calcium tolerance in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i>	10
A glycogen synthase kinase 3-like kinase MpGSK regulates cell differentiation in <i>Marchantia polymorpha</i>	10
Identification of a minimal strong translation enhancer within the 5′-untranslated region of <i>OsMac3</i> mRNA	9
Overexpression of rice OsLEA5 relieves the deterioration in seed quality caused by high-temperature stress	9
SHOOT GRAVITROPISM 5 mediates the stomatal response to darkness in <i>Arabidopsis</i>	9
Citrate pretreatment promotes rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.) coleoptile elongation under submergence	8
Genome editing in cells of apple cultivar ‘Fuji’ using geminivirus-derived replicons for transient expression of CRISPR/Cas9 components	8
Eugenol transport and biosynthesis through grafting in aromatic plants of the <i>Ocimum</i> genus	8
Suppression of defense gene expression under nutrient-rich condition in <i>Arabidopsis</i> seedlings	8
Synthetic-biology approach for plant lignocellulose engineering	7
Improved biolistic transformation and genome editing in wheat by using trehalose for high osmotic treatment	7
<i>CmWOX2</i> modulates somatic embryogenesis in Chinese chestnut (<i>Castanea mollissima</i> Blume)	7

A multiple shoot induction system for peptide-mediated gene delivery into plastids in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i>, <i>Nicotiana benthamiana</i>, and <i>Fragaria</i>	7
Epidermal bladder cells play a role in water retention in quinoa leaves	7
Damage in old leaves of shade-treated tea trees induced by high light after shade removal and shoot harvest	6
Modulation of wheat grain dormancy by introducing the recombinant abscisic acid-stimulated abscisic acid biosynthesis gene	5
Synthetic biology in plants	5
Enhancing genetic modification in recalcitrant plants: An investigation in chili (<i>Capsicum annuum</i>) through the optimized tape sandwich protoplast isolation and polyethylene glycol-m	5
Evaluation of pollen tube growth ability in <i>Petunia</i> species having different style lengths	5
MYB3R-mediated and cell cycle-dependent transcriptional regulation of a tobacco ortholog of <i>SCARECROW-LIKE28</i> in synchronized cultures of BY-2 cells	5
Development of an efficient <i>Agrobacterium</i>-mediated transformation method and its application in tryptophan pathway modification in <i>Catharanthus roseus</i>	5
Optimisation of a rapid and efficient transformation protocol for fungal blast-susceptible indica rice cultivars HR-12 and CO-39	5
Zinc gluconate protects against plant virus infection in tomato and <i>Nicotiana benthamiana</i> plants	5
Production of benzylglucosinolate in genetically engineered carrot suspension cultures	5
Exogenous ethanol treatment alleviates oxidative damage of <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> under conditions of high-light stress	5
Upstream open reading frame-mediated upregulation of ANAC082 expression in response to nucleolar stress in Arabidopsis	5
Molecular characterization of Satsuma mandarin (<i>Citrus unshiu</i> Marc.) VASCULAR PLANT ONE-ZINC FINGER2 (CuVOZ2) interacting with CuFT1 and CuFT3	5
Integrated gene-free potato genome editing using transient transcription activator-like effector nucleases and regeneration-promoting gene expression by <i>Agrobacterium</i> infection	5
Establishment of a genetic transformation system for <i>Codonopsis pilosula</i> callus	4
Evolution of root nodule symbiosis: Focusing on the transcriptional regulation from the genomic point of view	4
Transgenic rice plants expressing the α-L-arabinofuranosidase of <i>Coprinopsis cinerea</i> exhibit strong dwarfism and markedly enhanced tillering	4
RNA-seq study reveals the signaling and carbohydrate metabolism regulators involved in dormancy release by warm stratification in <i>Paris polyphylla</i> var. <i>yunnanensis</i>	4
Characterization of 5-<i>O</i>-glucosyltransferase involved in anthocyanin biosynthesis in <i>Cyclamen purpurascens</i>	4
A novel petal up-regulated <i>PhXTH7</i> promoter analysis in <i>Petunia hybrida</i> by using bioluminescence reporter gene	4
Measurement of reactive oxygen species production by luminol-based assay in <i>Nicotiana benthamiana</i>, <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> and <i>Brassica rapa</i> ssp.	4
High β-carotene accumulation in transgenic eggplant fruits grown under artificial light	4
Improved rapid and efficient hairy root transformation using <i>Rhizobium rhizogenes</i> in legume crops	4
Post-embryonic function of GLOBULAR EMBRYO 4 (GLE4)/OsMPK6 in rice development	4
Molecular basis of cytoplasmic male sterility and fertility restoration in rice	4
A RING membrane-anchor E3 ubiquitin ligase gene is co-expressed with steroidal glycoalkaloid biosynthesis genes in tomato	3
Identification of <i>CqCYP76AD5v1</i>, which is involved in betaxanthin biosynthesis in <i>Chenopodium quinoa</i> and its product, betaxanthin, inhibits amyloid-β aggregation	3
Complementation and protein localization analyses of R3 MYBs in an <i>Arabidopsis caprice</i> mutant	3
Effects of the sucrose concentrations and incubation periods on in vitro pollen germination and pollen tube growth in three rice cultivars	3
The influences of fungal endophytes inoculation on the biochemical status of grape cells of different varieties in vitro	3
Peculiar properties of tuber starch in a potato mutant lacking the α-glucan water dikinase 1 gene <i>GWD1</i> created by targeted mutagenesis using the CRISPR/dMac3-Cas9 system	3
Ectopic expression of BpbHLH9 suggested the presence of a self-activating loop mechanism of clade Ia bHLHs to enhance betulinic acid biosynthesis in <i>Lotus japonicus</i> hairy roots	3
Correlation between seed longevity and RNA integrity in the embryos of rice seeds	3
A simple method for creating transgenic pea hairy roots using a Japanese pea cultivar and a Japanese <i>Rhizobium radiobacter</i> strain	3
Oxicam-type nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs enhance <i>Agrobacterium</i>-mediated transient transformation in plants	3
Early flowering phenotype of the Arabidopsis <i>altered meristem program1</i> mutant is dependent on the FLOWERING LOCUS T-mediated pathway	3
Toward the commercialization of recombinant pharmaceuticals expressed in plants	3
Environmental risk assessment of transgenic miraculin-accumulating tomato in a confined field trial in Japan	3
Obtainment and confirmation of intergeneric hybrids between marguerite (<i>Argyranthemum frutescens</i> (L.) Sch.Bip.) and two <i>Rhodanthemum</i> species (<i>R. hosmarie	3
Downregulation of a Phi class glutathione <i>S</i>-transferase gene in transgenic torenia yielded pale flower color	3