OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Functional Plant Biology is 6. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Functional and transcriptional regulation of the anthocyanidin acyl modifier gene Gs5AT of Gentiana sino-ornata	51
Salt tolerance in Brassicaceae crops: physiological responses and molecular mechanisms	46
PaNAC089 is a membrane-tethered transcription factor (MTTF) that modulates flowering, chlorophyll breakdown and trichome initiation	34
Impact of foliar applications of MeJA and MgO-NPs on secondary metabolites and essential oil of Rosa damascena Mill.	32
Assembly and comparative analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of Pinellia ternata	32
Computational analysis and expression profiling of two-component system (TCS) gene family members in mango (Mangifera indica) indicated their roles in stress response	30
Ultra-HPLC-MS pseudo-targeted metabolomic profiling reveals metabolites and associated metabolic pathway alterations in Asian plum (	30
Augmenting the basis of lodging tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum) under natural and simulated conditions	27
The mechanisms underlying melatonin improved soybean seedling growth at different nitrogen levels	27
Sunlight-induced repair of photosystem II in moss Semibarbula orientalis under submergence stress	26
Leaf temperature and CO	26
Structural elucidation of vascular plant photosystem I and its functional implications	25
Identifying conserved genes involved in crop tolerance to cold stress	25
iTRAQ and RNA-seq analyses provide an insight into mechanisms of recalcitrance in a medicinal plant	25
An overview of cytoplasmic male sterility in Brassica napus	24
Differential modulation of photosystem II photochemical efficiency in six C4 xero-halophytes	24
Assessing genetic diversity and population structure of Iranian melons (Cucumis melo) collection using primer pair markers in association with resistance to Fusarium wilt	23
Interaction between UV-B and plant anthocyanins	23
Pan-genome analysis and functional characterisation of the terpene synthase (TPS) gene family in five varieties of yellowhorn (Xanthoceras sorbifolium)	22
Exogenous Streptomyces spp. enhance the drought resistance of naked oat (Avena nuda) seedlings by augmenting both the osmoregulation mechanisms and antioxidant capacities	22
Seed priming with nitric oxide and/or spermine mitigate the chromium toxicity in rice (	19
Advanced technologies in studying plant photosynthesis: principles and applications	18
Leaf manganese and phenolics as proxies of soil acidification and phosphorus acquisition mechanisms in lentil cultivars on alkaline soil	18
Identification of Sclerotinia stem rot resistance quantitative trait loci in a chickpea (	18
Salicylic acid-functionalised chitosan nanoparticles restore impaired sucrose metabolism in the developing anther of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) under heat stress	17

Root photosynthesis prevents hypoxia in the epiphytic orchid Phalaenopsis	17
Biomass partitioning and ionomics of Macadamia with high manganese and low phosphorus concentrations	16
Physiological and cannabinoid responses of hemp (Cannabis sativa) to rock phosphate dust under tropical conditions	15
The metabolic reserves, carbohydrate balance and nutritional status of jojoba (	15
Genotypic variation of conservative and profligate water use in the vegetative and reproductive stages of canola (	15
NtDHS regulates leaf senescence by modulating gene translation in Nicotiana tabacum	15
Variations in leaf and stem traits across two elevations in subtropical forests	14
Table of Contents	14
Plant Specialised Glycosides (PSGs): their biosynthetic enzymatic machinery, physiological functions and commercial potential	14
Heliotropium thermophilum adapts to high soil temperature in natural conditions due to its highly active antioxidant system protecting its photosynthetic machinery	14
Leaf water relations and osmotic adjustment of Canada Western Red Spring wheat cultivars subjected to drought	14
Nanoparticles and plant adaptations to abiotic stresses	14
Canola (Brassica napus) enhances sodium chloride and sodium ion tolerance by maintaining ion homeostasis, higher antioxidant enzyme activity and photosynthetic capacity fluorescence parameters	14
Transcriptome analysis reveals wax and phytohormone metabolism potentially involved in shooting shrivelling of apple branches overwinter	13
Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) agroforestry systems: intraspecific differences in water relations and hydraulic architecture	13
Cold-modulated leaf compounds in winter triticale DH lines tolerant to freezing and	13
Nitrate supply decreases fermentation and alleviates oxidative and ionic stress in nitrogen-fixing soybean exposed to saline waterlogging	13
Upregulation of TaHSP90A transcripts enhances heat tolerance and increases grain yield in wheat under changing climate conditions	13
Hypergravity – an evolutionarily novel environment, enhances the resilience of wheat to simulated drought and salinity stress	13
Comparative transcript abundance of gibberellin oxidases genes in two barley (Hordeum vulgare) genotypes with contrasting lodging resistance under different regimes of water deficit	13
Short daily ultraviolet exposure enhances intrinsic water-use efficiency and delays senescence in Micro-Tom tomato plants	12
Evaluation of reference genes and expression patterns of CONSTANS-LIKE genes in Tetrastigma hemsleyanum under different photoperiods	11
High-throughput phenotyping of soybean (Glycine max) transpiration response curves to rising atmospheric drying in a mapping population	11
Alteration in certain growth, biochemical, and anatomical indices of grapevine (Vitis vinifera) in response to the foliar application of auxin under water deficit	11
Effect of drought stress and subsequent re-watering on the physiology and nutrition of Pistacia vera and Pistacia atlantica	11
Detection and validation of	10
Boosting underwater germination in Echinochloa colona seeds: the impact of high amplitude alternating temperatures and potassium nitrate osmopriming	10
Exogenous γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) enhances rye (Secale cereale) seedling resistance to combined freeze-thaw and cadmium stress	10
Response of waxy maize (Zea mays L. var. ceratina Kulesh) leaf photosynthesis to low temperature during the grain-filling stage	10
Shrub leaf area and leaf vein trait trade-offs in response to the light environment in a vegetation transitional zone	10
<i>Corrigendum to</i>: Does the C<sub>4</sub> plant <i>Trianthema portulacastrum</i> (Aizoaceae) exhibit weakly expressed crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM)?	10
The molecular events underpinning cultivar differences in melatonin counteracting salt damage in	10
Past trauma, better future: how stress memory shapes plant adaptation to drought	10
Overexpression of	9
Exogenous zinc application mitigates negative effects of salinity on barley (Hordeum vulgare) growth by improving root ionic homeostasis	9
Changes in crassulacean acid metabolism expression, chloroplast ultrastructure, photochemical and antioxidant activity in the	9
Diurnal regulation of rice N uptake ability under interrupted N supply	9
Quantitative phosphoproteomic analysis of chitin-triggered immune responses in the plasma membrane of	9
Zinc and nano zinc mediated alleviation of heavy metals and metalloids in plants: an overview	9
Glycoside hydrolases reveals their differential role in response to drought and salt stress in potato (Solanum tuberosum)	9
Phytochrome A in etiolated wild-type and albino barley seedlings: a far-red pulse induces interconversion between the two physicochemically and functionally distinct phyA types – phyA′ into phyA″	9
Challenges to optimal macadamia (Macadamia spp.) kernel quality in a changing climate	9
StWRKY13 promotes anthocyanin biosynthesis in potato (	8
Untargeted metabolomic analysis of the metabolites in roots of Pugionium cornutum seedlings under drought stress	8
Perspectives on deciphering thermotolerance mechanisms in Heliotropium thermophilum: integrating biochemical responses and gene expression patterns	8
The comprehensive effect of copper oxide nanoparticles on the physiology of the diatom microalga Thalassiosira weissflogii	8
Genome editing for improvement of biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in cereals	8
A meta-analysis of plant tissue O2 dynamics	8
Light-driven modulation of plant response to water deficit. A review	8
Artemisinin and Ambrosia trifida extract aggravate the effects of short freeze–thaw stress in winter rye (Secale cereale) seedlings	8

Morpho-physiological adaptations to weed competition impair green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) ability to overcome moderate salt stress	8
Evaluation of functional kompetitive allele-specific PCR (KASP) markers for selection of drought-tolerant wheat (Triticum aestivum) genotypes	8
<i>Corrigendum to</i>: Salt tolerance in Brassicaceae crops: physiological responses and molecular mechanisms	8
Genetic manipulation of protein phosphatase 2A affects multiple agronomic traits and physiological parameters in potato (Solanum tuberosum)	8
Altering natural photosynthesis through quantum dots: effect of quantum dots on viability, light harvesting capacity and growth of photosynthetic organisms	8
The genetic control of herkogamy	8
Characterisation of internal oxygen concentration of strawberry (	7
Mitigation strategy of saline stress in Fragaria vesca using natural and synthetic brassinosteroids as biostimulants	7
Regulatory role of AGC genes in heat stress adaptation in maize (Zea mays)	7
BrRD20 improves abiotic stress resistance in chrysanthemum	7
Functional analysis of the CCoAOMT gene in Populus deltoides for enhancing tolerance to Alternaria burnsii	7
Transcriptome and metabolite profiling to identify genes associated with rhizome lignification and the function of ZoCSE in ginger (	7
The use of R in photosynthesis research	7
Polyamines effectively mitigate senescence in persistent leaves of	7
Parental drought priming enhances tolerance to low temperature in wheat (	7
Specific physiological responses to alkaline carbonate stress in rice (Oryza sativa) seedlings: organic acid metabolism and hormone signalling	7
Nitric oxide overcomes copper and copper oxide nanoparticle-induced toxicity in	6
Comparative analysis of waterlogging and drought stress regulatory networks in barley (Hordeum vulgare)	6
Cellular autofluorescence and browning in trichomes of Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris) in response to mechanical stimulation and senescence	6
Genome-wide identification of bHLH gene family and screening of genes related to prickle development in Zanthoxylum armatum	6
Effects of sulfate on the photosynthetic physiology characteristics of Hydrocotyle vulgaris under zinc stress	6
Overexpression of ClRAP2.4 in Chrysanthemum enhances tolerance to cold stress	6
How the vertical gradient of light in the understorey and water seasonality affect leaf traits of Vanilla phaeantha (Orchidaceae), a crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) hemiephyte	6
Potassium accumulation characteristics and expression of related genes involved in potassium metabolism in a high-potassium variety: tobacco (	6
Arabidopsis plasma membrane intrinsic protein (AtPIP2;1) is implicated in a salinity conditional influence on seed germination	6
Overexpression of AtNHX1 increases leaf potassium content by improving enrichment capacity in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) roots	6
Facile one-step synthesis of gold nanoparticles using Viscum album and evaluation of their antibacterial potential	6
Modulation of ion transporter genes of salt-stressed sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) by foliar application of digitoxin	6
Combinatorial transcriptomics and metabolomics analysis reveals the effects of the harvesting stages on the accumulation of phenylpropanoid metabolites in Lonicera japonica	6
Investigating the effect of drought stress and methanol spraying on the influential genes in the Calvin cycle and photorespiration of rapeseed (Brassica napus)	6
Genome-wide association studies identifies genetic loci related to fatty acid and branched-chain amino acid metabolism and histone modifications under varying nitrogen treatments in safflower (Cartham	6
Corrigendum to: Physiological and biochemical assortment in different wheat genotypes (Triticum aestivum L.) under rain fed conditions	6
The relationship between GABA content and desiccation tolerance at five developmental stages of wheat (Triticum durum) seeds	6
Acclimation mechanism of microalgal photosynthetic apparatus under low atmospheric pressures – new astrobiological perspectives in a Mars-like atmosphere	6