OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of California Agriculture 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
The CALeDNA program: Citizen scientists and researchers inventory California's biodiversity	19
Agricultural managed aquifer recharge — water quality factors to consider	15
COVID-19 and California farm labor	11
Surveys of 12 California crops for phytoseiid predatory mites show changes compared to earlier studies	9
Biological and chemical pruning wound protectants reduce infection of grapevine trunk disease pathogens	7
California's agritourism operations expand despite facing regulatory challenges	6
Impacts of winter cover cropping on soil moisture and evapotranspiration in California's specialty crop fields may be minimal during winter months	6
Robotic strawberry harvest is promising but will need improved technology and higher wages to be economically viable	5
Winter flooding recharges groundwater in almond orchards with limited effects on root dynamics and yield	5
The potential threat of branched broomrape for California processing tomato: A review	5
UC pistachio cultivars show improved nut quality and are ready for harvest earlier than ‘Kerman’	4
Growers follow the label: An analysis of bee-toxic pesticide use in almond orchards during bloom	4
Grape erineum mite: Postharvest sulfur use reduces subsequent leaf blistering	4
Three decades of “Africanized” honey bees in California	3
Microbiome interactions and their ecological implications at the Salton Sea	3
Vineyard-specific climate projections help growers manage risk and plan adaptation in the Paso Robles AVA	3
4-H youth advance biosecurity at home and in their communities	2
No-tillage sorghum and garbanzo yields match or exceed standard tillage yields	2
Proposed changes to the H-2A program would affect labor costs in the United States and California	2
Brown spot in table grape Redglobe controlled in study with sulfur dioxide and temperature treatments	2
The drying Salton Sea and asthma: A perspective on a “natural” disaster	2
Impacts of winter cover cropping on soil moisture and evapotranspiration in California's specialty crop fields may be minimal during winter months	2
Monterey pine forest made a remarkable recovery from pitch canker	2
Supporting evidence varies for rangeland management practices that seek to improve soil properties and forage production in California	2
Cattle grazing reduces fuel and leads to more manageable fire behavior	2

Integration of grazing and herbicide application improves management of barb goatgrass and medusahead in pasture and rangelands	2
Point- and reach-scale measurements are important for determining accurate seepage rates in controlled flow channels	2
Using Ecological Site Descriptions to make ranch-level decisions about where to manage for soil organic carbon	2
Strawberry growers are unlikely to forgo soil fumigation with disease-resistant cultivars alone	2