OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Canadian Journal of Plant Science 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Correlations between soybean seed quality traits using a genome-wide association study panel grown in Canadian and Ukrainian mega-environments	26
Precipitation and nitrogen management are key drivers of cropping system productivity in the Canadian prairies	19
Impact of fungicide, IMI-herbicide, and cultivar on ascochyta blight severity and yield of chickpea in Saskatchewan, Canada	14
Seed treatment and N rate do not impact dry bean (Phaseolus vulgarisL.) plant growth or grain yield in Ontario	14
Response of annual canarygrass (Phalaris canariensis L.) to nitrogen fertilizer and fungicide applications	14
Effect of light quality and extended photoperiod on flower bud induction during transplant production of day-neutral strawberry cultivars	13
Selection of appropriate reference genes in different tissues of Vaccinium dunalianum Wight by quantitative real-time PCR for gene expression studies	12
Corn yield and nitrogen recovery following rye (Secale cereale L.) in monoculture and polyculture service crops	12
CDC Dorado yellow seed coat oilseed flax	12
Impact of green manure and weeds on selected soil health indicators in an organic grain cropping system in Nova Scotia	11
AAC Whitehead hard white spring wheat	11
AAC Brown 18 brown mustard	11
Optimum seeding rates for hulless barley production in eastern Canada	10
Optical sensors to predict sugarbeet yield, quality, and fertilizer nitrogen application rate	10
Low-activity cryptochrome 1 plays a role in promoting stem elongation and flower initiation of mature Arabidopsis under blue light associated with low phytochrome activity	8
Tools for climate resilience in tree fruit II: a calcium carbonate-based foliar spray showed potential for protecting fruit quality during an unprecedented heat event	8
Note of appreciation	8
Foliar nano-fertilization enhances fruit growth, maturity, and biochemical responses of date palm	8
Relationship between auxins and cytokinins in the growth and organogenesis of Ocimum basilicum L. ‘Grecco a Palla’	7
AAC Lorlie maple pea	7
The soybean NADPH oxidase gene GmRbohK is crucial for nodule formation in symbiosis	6
AAC Reid oat	6
Interaction between chloride and both macro- and micronutrients in annual canarygrass	6
Terroir of winter hardiness: bud LT₅₀, water metrics, yield, and berry composition in Ontario Cabernet franc	6
Nitrogen management strategies on plant growth and severities of Sclerotinia stem rot of canola in eastern Canada	6

Evaluation of broadcast and spot herbicide applications for spreading dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium L.) management in lowbush blueberry fields	6
Effects of seed infection and hydration on the buildup of common bacterial blight and its impact on the yield of dry beans	6
CDC Tollefson yellow field pea	6
Increasing bioactive compound levels in Agastache rugosa by hydrogen peroxide soaking in a hydroponic culture system	6
Genomic structural variation and herbicide resistance	5
Cover crops improve some, but not all, soil health indicators in horticultural rotations	5
Glyphosate- and acetolactate synthase inhibitor-resistant kochia (Bassia scoparia) control in field pea	5
Bud dormancy pattern, chilling requirement, and cold hardiness inVitis viniferaL. ‘Chardonnay’ and ‘Riesling’	5
The biology of invasive alien plants in Canada.14.Celastrus orbiculatusThunb.	5
Projected changes in risks of winter damage to fruit trees and plant hardiness zones in Canada	5
Identification of Canadian barley varieties by high-throughput SNP genotyping	5
Mitigation of salt-stress effects by moringa leaf extract or salicylic acid through motivating antioxidant machinery in damask rose	5
Pollination ecology of lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifoliumAiton) in an island ecosystem	4
AAC Hassler Canada Western Red Spring wheat	4
AAC Darby Canada Western Red Spring wheat	4
Bioclimatic analysis of cabbage seedpod weevil, Ceutorhyncus obstrictus (Marsham) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and canola, Brassica napus Linnaeus (Brassicaceae) responses to climate	4
Sublethal dosing exposure risk of kochia (Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott) to carfentrazone-ethyl	4
Introgression of pre-harvest sprouting resistance from hexaploid wheat into high yielding durum wheat germplasm	4
Improved methods to estimate days and temperature to fifty percent mortality of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under low-temperature flooding and ice encasement	4
Effects of genotype, weather, FHB fungicide, and pre-harvest glyphosate on grain quality of hard red spring wheat in western Canada	4
Assembly and comparative analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of tea-scented China rose	4
Integrating enhanced efficiency fertilizers and nitrogen rates to improve Canada Western Red Spring wheat	4
Evaluation of selected cider apple (Malus domesticaBorkh.) cultivars grown in Ontario. II. Juice attributes	4
Note of appreciation/Note de reconnaissance	4
The effect of applied micronutrients (Cu, Zn, Mn, and B) and chloride on annual canarygrass	4
The effects of pre-harvest glyphosate rate and timing on yield and pre-malt quality of malting barley	4
AAC GN963 great northern dry bean	4
Effects of decreasing photoperiod on cold acclimation of asparagus seedlings	4
Evaluation of spring-type and winter-type Brassica napus germplasm for genetic diversity in response to flea beetle herbivory in typical and atypical planting windows	4
Fire blight susceptibility of select cider apple cultivars	4
Canola variety, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur fertilization affect yield, quality, and fatty acid profile	4
A prospective insight into the reproduction of Sternbergia clusiana K. Gawl.: an endangered species	3
AAC Connery hard red spring wheat	3
AAC Awesome special purpose spring wheat	3
CDC Buryu oilseed flax	3
Forage sorghum grown in a conventional wheat–grain sorghum–fallow rotation increased cropping system productivity and profitability	3
AAC Redberry hard red spring wheat	3
AAC Richard soybean	3
Nitrogen and sulfur application effects on camelina seed yield, fatty acid composition, and nutrient removal	3
Ectopic expression of LhMYC2 increases susceptibility to Botrytis cinerea in Arabidopsis thaliana	3
CT92 flue-cured tobacco	3
Fall-applied residual herbicides improve broadleaf weed management in ultra-early wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production systems on the northern Great Plains	3
Characterization of bronze leaf disease in western Canadian aspen and poplar trees	3
CDC Melyn yellow seed coat oilseed flax	3
AAC Profit field pea	3
Summer fruitlet thinning enhanced quality attributes of Ambrosia™ apple at harvest and after 4 months of cold air storage	3
Noor hard red spring wheat	3
Elk (Cervus elaphus) grazing reduces volunteer soybean density	3
AAC McRae soybean	3
Investigating the effects of seed treatments on the economically optimal seeding rate of conventional soybean in Atlantic Canada	3

Evaluation of different methods for breaking cypsela dormancy in two local populations of Scotch thistle (Onopordum acanthium L.) collected from the west and northwest of Iran	3
AAC Succeed durum wheat	3
Total phenol, flavonoid, and individual phenolic acid contents and antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of methanol extracts fromFicus cordatassp.salicifolia	3
The Biology of Canadian Weeds. 159.Capsella bursa-pastoris(L.) Medik.	3
Compatibility of new sainfoin populations as forage mixtures with alfalfa and orchardgrass in Alberta	3
Kernza intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium) response to a range of vernalization conditions	3
12W932-349 Soft red winter wheat	3
CDC Hickie yellow field pea	3
Baseline survey of herbicide resistance in Russian thistle (Salsola tragus L.) finds no resistance in Manitoba	3
The Biology of Canadian Weeds: 158.Galega officinalisL.	3
Seed treatment of canola (Brassica napus) with the endomycorrhizal fungus Piriformospora indica does not reduce clubroot	3
Effect of precision planting and seeding rates on canola plant density and seed yield in southern Alberta	2
A history of community-based initiatives that led to crop improvement and protection in the Canadian prairies	2
Differential susceptibility of Iowa waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus) populations to 2,4-D, dicamba, and glufosinate	2
Managing tomato vine decline with soil amendments and transplant treatments: fruit yield, quality, and plant-associated microbial communities	2
AAC Kongsore oat	2
AAC Walker Canada Western Red Spring Wheat	2
The impact of planting buckwheat strips along lowbush blueberry fields on beneficial insects	2
Evaluation of Ferula assa-foetida L. accessions under different temperature regimes to overcome seed dormancy and different media mixtures to promote seedling growth	2
Evaluation of acetolactate synthase/acetohydroxyacid synthase – inhibiting herbicide spot applications and mesotrione tank mixtures for narrow-leaved goldenrod management in lowbush blueberry	2
AAC Choo spring barley	2
An improved design for a zero-tillage experimental plot drill	2
Yield of yellow cooking onions is not affected by added phosphorous fertilizer in muck soils with high soil test phosphorus in Ontario	2
Abscisic acid application regulates vascular integrity and calcium allocation within apple fruits	2
Assessing crop productivity, grain quality, and soil labile carbon and nitrogen in pea-based intercrops under low nitrogen input	2
CDC Vantta durum wheat	2
Identification of quantitative trait loci associated with seed quality traits in two early-maturing soybean populations	2
Rapid increase in glyphosate resistance and confirmation of dicamba-resistant kochia (Bassia scoparia) in Manitoba	2
CDC Rowland oilseed flax	2
Assessment of diverse cicer milkvetch (Astragalus cicer L.) germplasm for agro-morphological traits under a stockpiling system	2
Evaluating the effects of intercrop management on weeds and soil aggregate stability during the establishment of semihardy grapevines in southern Quebec	2
AAC Cranbrook spring barley	2
Field surveys of chickpea plant damage and association with biotic and abiotic factors in Saskatchewan during 2021–2023	2
CDC Huskie green field pea	2
Soybean responds infrequently to phosphorus fertilization in Manitoba	2
A cultivar/soil selection protocol for simulating weather impacts on regional crop yield	2
Evaluation of currently registered herbicides for fall bearing year red sorrel (Rumex acetosella L.) management in lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton)	2
Growth and morphological responses of gerbera seedlings to narrow-band lights with different light spectral combinations as sole-source lighting in a controlled environment	2
Long-term annual climate trends around the Breton Plots area, Alberta: is there any evidence of local climate change?	2
OAC Stirling soybean	2
Fusarium head blight detection, spikelet estimation, and severity assessment in wheat using 3D convolutional neural networks	2
Haskap maturity stages and their influence on postharvest berry quality	2
Postharvest handling and vase life of cut sunflower	2
Economic response of potato to nitrogen rate, timing of nitrogen application, cultivar, and irrigation	2
Clethodim suppresses hair fescue in lowbush blueberry	2
Variation in cadmium concentration in seed and its association with phenotypic traits of 166 diverse flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) pure lines grown in western Canada	2
CSA 2022 Conference Proceedings	2
Volunteer Brassica napus (L.) interference with soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]: management thresholds, plant growth, and seed return	2
The role of drought stress on the acquisition of freezing tolerance in asparagus under controlled conditions	2
Soybean is relatively nonresponsive to K fertilizer rate or placement in Manitoba soils	2
Evaluation of two high-throughput genotyping systems for rapid identification of Canadian wheat varieties	2
Early detection of onion neck rot disease in Manitoba	2
AAC McMurphy field pea	2
Competitive ability of western Canadian spring wheat cultivars in a model weed system	2