OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Plant Production 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Synergistic Effects of Combined Foliar Fertilizers on Growth, Stress Tolerance, and Yield of High-quality Japonica Rice	74
System of Crop Rotation: A Prospective Strategy Alleviating Grain Yield Penalty in Sustainable Aerobic Rice Production	41
Effects of Water–Nitrogen Interaction Coupled with Straw Addition on Rice Paddy Field Grain Yield and Greenhouse Gas Emissions	28
Combined Use of Organic and Inorganic Nutrient Sources Improved Maize Productivity and Soil Fertility in Southwestern Ethiopia	26
Improving Potato Yield, Water Productivity and Nitrogen Use Efficiency by Managing Irrigation Based on Potato Root Distribution	25
Improving the Antioxidants System, Growth, and Sugar Beet Quality Subjected to Long-Term Osmotic Stress by Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria and Compost Tea	22
Potential Improvements in Crop Production in Egypt and Implications for Future Water and Land Demand	19
Dairy Manure Application Effects on Water Percolation, Nutrient Leaching and Rice Yield Under Alternate Wetting and Drying Irrigation	18
Wheat Growth and Yield in the Rice -Wheat Cropping System: Impact of Crop Establishment Techniques, Sowing Schedule and Nitrogen Management	18
Contribution of Bacterial Blight, Anthracnose, and Angular Leaf Spot Diseases To the Grain Yield of Common Bean Genotypes	17
Determination of Paddy Rice Yield in the Context of Farmers’ Adoption of Multiple Technologies in Colombia	17
Hybrid Winter Wheat Performance: A Study on Planting Density, Nitrogen Use Efficiency, and Yield Optimization in Eastern China	17
Sustainability Assessment of Rice-Wheat System Through Organic Fertilizers and Green Manuring in Sub-Tropical Humid Climate	16
Evaluating Climate Change Impacts on Cotton Phenology and Yield Under Full and Deficit Irrigation Conditions in an Extremely Arid Oasis	15
Assessment of Maize Yield Response to Agricultural Management Strategies Using the DSSAT–CERES-Maize Model in Trans Nzoia County in Kenya	12
Effects of Nitrogen Fertilizer Applications on Photosynthetic Production and Yield of Japonica Rice	12
Cover Crops Increase the Yield and Profitability of Soybean–Wheat Cropping Systems in Southern Brazil	12
Resource Use Efficiency Estimation and Technology Verification Trial for Sustainable Improvement in Paddy Production: An Action-Based Research	11
Optimizing Planting Density and Impact of Panicle Types on Grain Yield and Microclimatic Response Index of Hybrid Rice (Oryza sativa L.)	11
Soil Physical-chemical Traits and Soil Quality Index in a Tropical Cambisol as Influenced by Land Uses and Soil Depth at Apodi Plateau, Northeastern Brazil	11
Global Suitability Analysis of Current and Future Climates for Rainfed Wheat Production	11
Modeling the Influence of Seasonal Climate Variability on Soybean Yield in a Temperate Environment: South Korea as a Case Study	11
Consortium of Management Practices in Long-Run Improves Soil Fertility and Carbon Sequestration in Drylands of Semi-Arid Tropics	9
Effect of Plant Spacing on Growth and Yield Formation of Sugar Beet Taproot	9
Soil Test Based Balanced Fertilization (10 Years) for Improving Soil Nutrient Status and Use Efficiency Under Pearl Millet-Wheat Cropping System	9

Integrated Application of Micronutrients Improves Productivity and Seed Quality of Canola Crop under Conventional Tillage System	9
An Approach to Increase Sustainability in Agricultural Systems; An Agroecological Analysis of the Wheat and Sugar Beet Ecosystems	8
Conservation Agriculture in Cotton–Wheat System of the Northwestern Indo-Gangetic Plains: Yield Sustainability, Water Productivity, Carbon Stocks and Greenhouse Gases Emissions	8
Assessments of Drought Effects on Plant Production Using Satellite Remote Sensing Technology, GIS and Observed Climate Data in Northwest Morocco, Case of the Lower Sebou Basin	8
Performance of Canola (Brassica napus L.) Hybrids at Different Sowing Dates in a Subtropical Environment	8
How the Economic Risk Management Influence Sugar Beet Production Methods in Different Irrigation Regimes and Plant Densities in Iran?	8
Influence of Seeding Rate, Nitrogen Rate and Weed Regimes on Productivity and Nitrogen Efficiency of Dry Direct-Seeded Rice	8
Leaf Area Regulates the Growth Rates and Seed Yield of Soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) in Intercropping System	8
Soil Breaking Mechanisms Increase Phosphorus, Potassium, and Water Use Efficiency of Soybeans Under Dry Season in Paddy Fields in Southern Brazil	8
Responses of the Key Phenological Characteristics and Carbon Flux of Winter Wheat to Climatic Time-Lag Effects and Crop Management on the North China Plain	8
Exogenous Application of Plant Growth Regulators Improves Economic Returns, Grain Yield and Quality Attributes of Late-Sown Wheat under Saline Conditions	8
Net Primary Production, Biochemical Composition and Economics of Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) Cultivation in Saline and Non-saline Soils of South-Western Punjab, India	7
A Composite Index to Assess the Climate-Carbon-Yield-Sustainability of Cereal Based Cropping System	7
Differences in Rice Productivity and Growth Attributes Under Different Paddy-Upland Cropping Systems	7
Assessing the Impact of Climate Variability on Asian Rust Severity and Soybean Yields in Different Brazilian Mega-Regions	7
Sustaining Productivity while Reducing Methane Emission in Calcareous Soils: Implications of Combining Inorganic Fertilizer and Biochar	7
Crop Succession and Nitrogen Splitting Fertilization in Common Bean in Newly Implemented No-tillage System	7
Irrigation Scheduling and Nutrient Management in Green Gram Cultivation: An Evaluation of Yield and Water Productivity, Soil Water-Nutrient Dynamics, Energy Budgeting and Profitability	7
Impact of Heat Stress on Rainfed Wheat Growth and Yield Under Semi-arid, Semi-humid and Mediterranean Climates in Iran Condition	7
Exploring the Role of Planting Scale on Productivity and Efficiency: The Case of Rice Farms in Bangladesh	7
Response of Rainfed Chickpea Yield to Spatio-Temporal Variability in Climate in the Northwest of Iran	6
The Carbon and Nitrogen Balance in Developing Grains Affects Grain Protein Concentrations in Two Wheat Varieties with Similar Yields	6
Alleviating Adverse Implications of Soil Compaction and Stubble Burning on Sustainable Maize Production with ‘Conservation Agriculture’ Protocols	6
Genotype and Plant Biostimulant Treatments Influence Tuber Size and Quality of Potato Grown in the Pedoclimatic Conditions in Northern Apennines in Italy	6
Global Sensitivity Analysis and Evaluation of the DSSAT Model for Summer Maize (Zea mays L.) Under Irrigation and Fertilizer Stress	6
Rhizobacteria co-inoculation Methods Improve Grain Yield, Nutrient Absorption and Leaf Gas Exchange in Soybean	6
Crop Rotational Diversity Influences Wheat–Maize Production Through Soil Legacy Effects in the North China Plain	6
Characterization of Yields, Osmotic Stress-associated Traits, and Expression Patterns of ABA Receptor Genes in Winter Wheat Under Deficit Irrigation	6
Correction to: Alleviating Plant Water Stress with Biofertilizers: A Case Study for Dragon’s Head (Lallemantia Iberica) and Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in a Rainfed Intercropping System	6
Vulnerability Assessment of Wheat Yield Under Warming Climate in Northern India Using Multi-model Projections	5
Yield Attributes and Qualitative Characters of Durum Wheat as Affected by Terminal Drought Stress	5
Potential Use of Data-Driven Models to Estimate and Predict Soybean Yields at National Scale in Brazil	5
Breeding Effects on Grain Filling Traits in Moroccan Durum Wheats Grown Under Contrasting Environments	5
Evaluation of Climate Change Impacts on Maize and Cotton Yields Under Different Climate Scenarios in Kırıkhan District, Türkiye	5
Modelling Maize Yield Sensitivity to Abiotic Stresses in East Africa: Integration of Crop Modelling and Synthetic Climate Change Scenarios	5
Insights into Temperature and Soil Moisture-Induced Alterations in Safflower Physiological, Seed Filling, Quality, and Yield Attributes	5
Effects of Nitrogen Reduction and Optimized Fertilization Combined with Straw Return on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Crop Yields of a Rice–Wheat Rotation System	5
Increased Rice Yield by Improving the Stay-green Traits and Related Physiological Metabolism under Long-term Warming in Cool Regions	5
Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Yield of Wheat Genotypes Affected by Nitrogen Fertilizing and Environmental Conditions in Southern Brazil	5
Nitrogen Management Strategies to Improve Crop Performance, Recovery Efficiency and Their Relationship with Physiological Indices in Dry Direct-Seeded Rice	5
Inoculating Faba Bean Seed with Rhizobium Bacteria Increases the Yield of the Crop and Saves Farmers from the Cost of Applying Phosphorus Fertilizer	5
Impact Assessment of Maize Cold Damage and Drought Cross-Stress in Northeast China Based on WOFOST Model	5
Effects of Nitrogen Fertilizer Reduction Combined with Foliar Fertilizer Application on the Physiological Characteristics and Yield of High-Quality Japonica Rice	5
Mitigating Terminal Drought in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Using Organic Manures; Effects on Yield, Potassium Uptake and Antioxidants Activity	5
Ascophyllum Nodosum-Based Biostimulant Mitigates Lactofen Herbicide Phytotoxicity in Soybean Crops	4
Can Leaf Gas Exchange Serve as a Reliable Indicator for Predicting Spring Wheat Yield in Response to Drought?	4
Evaluation of Saffron Yield Affected by Intercropping with Winter Wheat, Soil Fertilizers and Irrigation Regimes in a Semi-arid Region	4
The Effect of Climate Changes on Soil Fertility and Temperature Stress in Rice Cultivation	4
Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Maize, Wheat, and Paddy Production in China During 1950–2022	4
Phenotypic Traits, Grain Yield and Yield Components of Maize Cultivars Under Combinations of Management Practices in Semi-arid Conditions of Iran	4

Effects of Straw Return and Nitrogen Fertilization on Grain Yield and Leaf Senescence of Maize in Northeast China	4
Improving Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency Using Polymer Coated Urea in Two Crop Establishment Methods of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Under Vertisol (Typic Pellustert)	4
Effect of Slow-Release Phosphorus Components in Calcined and Acidulated Phosphate Rock Significantly Correlated with Ground-Water Levels in Lowland Rice Cultivation in Centre West Burkina Faso	4
Prediction of the Climatically Suitable Areas of Rice in China Based on Optimized MaxEnt Model	4
Ontogeny Growth and Radiation Use Efficiency of Canola (Brassica napus L.) Under Various Nitrogen Management Strategies and Contrasting Environments	4
Professor Paulo César Sentelhas Obituary	4
Evaluating the Interactive Impact of Nitrogen Levels and Cultivars on Yield Traits, Nitrogen use Efficiency, Water use Efficiency and Benefit Cost Ratio of Ratoon Rice in Punjab, Pakistan	3
Long-term impact of gypsum and nitrogen levels on soil chemical properties and maize forage and grain yield under no-tillage in a subtropical region	3
Sustaining Rice-Wheat System Through Integrated Nutrient Management via FYM or Sesbania Aculeata in India on Long Term Basis	3
In Furrow Co-inoculation of Rhizobia and Azospirilla Influences the Growth and Productivity of the Common Bean	3
Mulching and Planting Density on Photosynthesis, Lodging Resistance, and Yield of Maize	3
Corn (Zea mays L.) Growth, Yield and Nutritional Properties Affected by Fertilization Methods and Micronutrient Use	3
Handheld Sensor-Based NDVI Measurement as an Alternative to Destructive Sampling for Growth and Yield Assessment in Maize	3
Varietal Characterization and Variables Investigation for Basmati Rice Genotypes Adaptation in Wet Direct Seeding and System of Rice Intensification	3
Effects of Dense Planting with Less Nitrogen Fertilization on Rice Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Northeast China	3
The Effect of Crop Residue Management and Nitrogen Supply on Canopy Light Interception and N Distribution	3
Analysis for Improved Sowing Date for Winter Faba Bean in Morocco	3
Pre-Harvest Desiccation of Bean with Diquat: Comparison Between Aerial and Ground Applications and Spray Volumes	3
Effects of Surface Mulching on Soil Water Temperature, Physiological Characteristics and Yield of Maize	3
Analysis of Gaps Yield and Resource use Efficiency of Cold-Region Japonica Rice	3
Foliar-Applied Zinc is Beneficial to Growth, Grain Yield, and Quality of Standard and Ancient Wheats Grown under Saline and Non-Saline Conditions	3
Foliar Spray of Natural and Synthetic Plant Growth Promoters Accelerates Growth and Yield of Cotton by Modulating Photosynthetic Pigments	2
Effects of Tillage and Substitution of Chemical Fertilizers with Organic Fertilizers on Leaf Physiological Characteristics and Yield of Maize	2
Correction: Florpyrauxifen-Benzyl: A New Chemical Group for Use in Preharvest Soybean Desiccation	2
Deep Tillage Improves the Grain Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Maize (Zea mays L.) Under a Wide–Narrow Row Alternative System in Northeast China	2
Soil Microbial Biomass, N Nutrition Index, and Yield of Maize Cultivated Under eucalyptus Shade in Integrated crop-livestock-forestry Systems	2
Tillage Methods on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Yields of Rice–Wheat Rotation System in East China Polder Area	2
Soybean Yield of Grain, Oil, and Protein as a Function of Cultivar, Field Environments and Water Restriction in Controlled Environment in Southern Brazil	2
Phosphorus Leaching During Potato Production in Coarse Soil	2
In-Season Estimation of Wheat Response to Nitrogen Using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index	2
Yield and Agronomic Efficiency of Maize under Conventional and Enhanced-efficiency Nitrogen Sources	2
Meteorological Pre-warning Grade of High Temperature During Flowering Stage for Summer Maize in North China Plain	2
Improved Grain Yield by Phytohormones-Driven Suppression of Pod Abscission and Revitalization of Source-Sink Relationships in Soybean	2
Radiation and Photothermal Coefficient as Major Determinants of Grain Yield and Oil Content in Sunflower under Different Sowing Dates	2
Monitoring Drought Tolerance Mechanisms of Sorghum and Maize Under Unevenly Distributed Precipitation	2
Exploring Optimal Combinations of Green Manures, Composts, and Microbial Inoculums to Boost Soil Biological Properties, Nutrient Release, and Basmati Rice Yield	2
Equating Low-Cost Natural Farming Vis-à-Vis Integrated Crop Management and Organic Practices in Groundnut-Wheat Cropping System in Gujarat Plains of India	2
Wheat Yield and Nitrogen Utilization Efficiency Affected by Urea Coated with NBPT Urease Inhibitor and Environmental Conditions in Brazilian Rhodic Oxisols	2
Measuring the Effects of Different Sowing Dates of Winter Wheat	2
Characterizing Differences in Soil Water Content and Wheat Yield in Response to Tillage and Precipitation in the Dry, Normal, and Wet Years at the Loess Plateau	2
Quantitative, Qualitative, and Energy Assessment of Boron Fertilization on Maize Production in North-West Himalayan Region	2
Improving Irrigation, Potassium and Sulphur Use Efficiency of Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) in Tropical Sandy Soils	2