OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Grassland Science is 0. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
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Effects of plant spacing on seed yield and seed quality in new Urochloa cultivars	13
The combination of sulfur and nitrogen fertilization has a direct impact on the recovery process of degraded pastures in tropical climates	12
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Hybrid brachiariagrass (Urochloa spp.) establishment with annual sorghum sudangrass (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) and sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) mixtur	7
Effects of litter placement, soil moisture and temperature on soil carbon dioxide emissions in a sandy grassland soil	7
Effects of climate, topography and grazing disturbance on ecosystem services of temperate grasslands in Inner Mongolia	7
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Increasing Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) regrowth via inoculation with an ammonia‐oxidizing bacterial strain	5
Impact of precipitation on the two‐stage grassland eco‐subsidy policy effect on stocking reduction in Inner Mongolia, China	4
Effect of nitrogen topdressing on planting density response of grain yield in maize with different planting pattern cultivation	4
Quantitative trait locus mapping of five significant quality traits such as crude protein content of tetraploid hybrid crested wheatgrass in multiple environments	4
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Restoring ecosystems in the southeastern United States by interseeding alfalfa in existing cool‐season grass pastures	4
Radiocesium transfer from soil is lower in tall fescue than orchardgrass under conditions of lower soil exchangeable potassium	4
Nutritional quality evaluation and proteome profile of forage species of Western Himalaya	4
The relative importance of plant‐pollinator network parameters in maintaining seed productivity varies between years	4
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Intensive grazing confounds the patterns of plant compositional change along a soil pH gradient, not an aridity gradient, in the Mongolian steppe	3
Influences of no‐tillage on the yield and silage fermentation quality of Italian ryegrass	3
Detecting reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea L.) patches from UAV‐based digital surface model images—A case study in a timothy (Phleum pretense L.) meadow field	3

Construction of high density genetic map and quantitative trait locus mapping in a sorghum Tx623A × sudangrass S722 population	3
Effects of saline‐alkali stress on the functional traits and physiological characteristics of Leymus chinensis leaves	2
Spraying sugars, growth temperatures and N application levels change epiphytic lactic acid bacteria composition on Italian ryegrass	2
Drought intensity–responsive changes in photosynthesis‐related proteins, carbohydrate pools and forage quality in Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.)	2
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Effects of fumaric and maleic acids on the fermentation, nutrient composition, proteolysis and in vitro ruminal gas of corn silage	2
Ensilage potential and nutritional value of Columbus grass (Sorghum almum Parodi) at different phenology and storage duration in the derived savanna zone of Nigeria	2
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Panicum maximum cultivars for use in integrated agricultural production systems in Cerrado biome soils	2
Estimation of in vitro digestibility and fermentation of elephant grass by near infrared spectroscopy	1
Intercropped maize‐soybean silage: Effects on forage yield, fermentation pattern and nutritional composition	1
Effects of foliar spraying of selenate at different time points on selenium concentration in wheat grains during grain filling period	1
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Effects of cropland and cultivars on phyllosphere bacterial communities in forage crops in Southwest China	1
Physical and biochemical characteristics of tropical grass and legume pastures grazed by lambs	1
Synthetic strigolactone (rac‐GR24) alleviates the photosynthetic inhibition and oxidative damage in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) under salt stress	1
Response characteristics of grassland ecosystem biomass to grazing intensity in China	1
Genetic diversity and structure of diploid Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) cultivars and breeding materials in Japan based on genome‐wide allele frequency	1
Effects of land use and yak grazing on behavior and body mass of plateau pika in Tibetan plateau rangelands	1
Effects of drought stress on the functional traits and rhizosphere microbial community structure of Cyperus esculentus	1
Variations in the yield and moisture content of ears of forage corn varieties with different relative maturity	1
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Research on deep learning method recognition and a classification model of grassland grass species based on unmanned aerial vehicle hyperspectral remote sensing	1
Positive effects of biomass of unpalatable neighborhoods on palatable plants in a grassland community under heavy grazing pressure by sika deer	1
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Promoting vegetation coverage using fertilization treatments in abandoned farmland in Mongolia	1
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Understanding the impacts of intensity and harvest frequency on Tithonia diversifolia for use in tropical silvopastoral systems	1
Nutrient intakes, growth performance and digestive organ weight of raising Japanese Black steers fed oat hay or whole crop corn silage as roughage	1
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Genetic relationship and diversity of cultivars and breeding lines of tetraploid Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) and its hybrids with Lolium‐Festuca complex based on ge	1
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Fermentation quality, nutritive value and in vitro ruminal digestion of Napier grass, sugarcane top and their mixed silages prepared using lactic acid bacteria and formic acid	0
Nutrient utilization of native herbage and oat forage as feed for Tibetan sheep (Ovis aries)	0
Effect of grazing on soil enzyme activities in grassland ecosystems: A meta‐analysis	0
Ticktrefoil (Desmodium) species as a nutraceutical forage resource for animals	0
Spatiotemporal variation in aboveground biomass in a tropical grass pasture over a 22‐year period	0
Agrobacterium‐mediated transformation via establishment of stable tissue culture system inZoysia matrella(L.) Merrill ‘Wakaba’	0
Effect of soil acidification on regrowth of orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata) under application of grazing cattle dung, cattle manure compost, and chemical fertilizer	0
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Scanning sympatric sika deer and Japanese serows using drones: A methodological trial in Mt. Asama, Central Japan	0
The effects of self‐regenerating annual clovers on plant species composition and heifer performance in an irrigated pasture in western Oregon, USA	0
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Challenging sheep grazing in orchards: Changes in nutrition, performance, and the health of animals and the effects on the vegetation and soil	0
Nutritional value and fermentability of sorghum silages grown in the Amazon biome	0
Relationship between orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata) dominance and the soil chemical characteristics of nonallophanic Andosol under cutting and cattle grazing	0

Fermentation quality and protein fractions of four Pennisetum grass silages	0
GR24 alleviates the adverse effects of drought stress on physiology and photosystem II function in alfalfa (Medicago Sativa L.)	0
NIR spectroscopy: Developing predictive models for chemical attributes and in vitro dry matter digestibility of Megathyrsus maximus cv. Tanzania	0
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Latest potential sowing time of galega (Galega orientalis Lam.) for successful cultivation in the extreme winter conditions of northern Japan	0
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Selenite uptake by Medicago sativa L. roots	0
Interactive effects of growth stage and nitrogen fertilization on herbage characteristics and nutritive value of Paspalum atratum	0
Physiological changes associated with enhanced cold resistance during Medicago ruthenica germination and seedling growth in response to exogenous γ‐aminobutyric acid	0
The effect of the combined application of agricultural waste‐ and manure‐based biochar on soil properties, microbial abundance, CO₂ emissions and grass growth	0
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Plant community characteristics, soil nutrients and their interactions in artificial grassland with different establishment years in the Three Rivers Headwater Region	0
Spatial variation in grassland vegetation and herbage mass in the Ejina oasis along the Heihe River in the southern Gobi Desert, China	0
The effect of increasing canola oil and soybean oil addition to beef cattle rations based on corn silage and barley grain on the in vitro ruminal gas production and rumen fermentation	0
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Effect of fertilization and plant protection treatments on seed yield and seed quality of orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.)	0
The expression of lignin biosynthesis genes during plant development and effects of downregulated cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD) gene in bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flü	0
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Potential impact of botanically diverse pasture on the nutritional, physiological, and immunological status of grazing cows	0
Assessment of genetic diversity and population structure of the genus Vicia (Vicia L.) using simple sequence repeat markers	0
QTL analysis of regrowth ability in bmr sorghum (Sorghum bicolor [L.] Moench) × sudangrass (S. bicolor subsp. drummondii) populations	0
Adding an appropriate proportion of exogenous Lactobacillus buchneri can effectively preserve the nutritional quality of Dactylis glomerata and improve its aerobic stability	0
The effect of cutting regime and genotype on growth, seed yield, seed quality and herbage yield of seven Urochloa (syn. Brachiaria) grass genotypes in the Adamawa region of Camero	0
Moderate grazing intensities modulate canopy structure that influences short‐term intake rate of heifers grazing a natural grassland	0
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Effects of low temperature on distribution and metabolism enzyme activity of carbon and nitrogen of Medicago ruthenica (L.)	0
Evaluation of genetic diversity and production adaptability in different germplasms of Paspalum dilatatum	0
Phylogenomic identification and overexpression of plant size–related genes in Setaria viridis and rice	0
Effects of precipitation changes on the stoichiometry and photosynthetic characteristics of Stipa bungeana Trin. at different growth stages in the Loess Plateau, China	0
Genetic variation in seed shattering in Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) and its feasibility for breeding	0
The response of alfalfa cultivars to mobile aluminum toxicity	0
Methods for prediction of morphophysiological variables of Brachiaria decumbens grass	0
Chemical composition, lipid peroxidation and in vitro ruminal fermentation of crown vetch (Coronilla varia L.) herbage and silage	0
Monthly mowing frequency does not affect soil CO₂ emissions of fertilized Bromus erectus‐dominated grasslands	0
Fumonisin reduction using fungicides in forage corn cultivation	0
Forage capacity of sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor var. saccharatum [L.] Mohlenbr.) under semi‐arid conditions and relationships between characteristics	0
Summer‐survival cultivars of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) potentially contain Festuca genome fragments	0
Cloning and expression analysis of ZjHSP18.9 from Zoysia japonica	0
Differences of morphological and physiological responses of sainfoin varieties/lines under simulated drought stresses	0
Cattle dung detection in pastures from drone images using YOLOv5	0
Parental‐progeny‐based best linear unbiased prediction for determining maize single‐cross performance and resistance to Pythium root and stalk rot	0
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Potassium fertilization and defoliation intensity effects on forage characteristics of “BRS Zuri” guineagrass	0
Whole crop maize yield modeling based on regional climatic data considering cultivar maturity grouping	0
Root architecture characteristics of five natural homogeneous grasslands in riparian buffers from lower reaches of Yellow River	0