OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Experimental Agriculture is 1. 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
Development of an algorithm for optimizing nitrogen fertilization in wheat using GreenSeeker proximal optical sensor	16
Variability in physiological responses of Venezuelan cacao to drought	14
Effects of biochar and poultry manure on soil properties, growth, quality, and yield of cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium Schott) in degraded tropical sandy soil	14
Mitigating Striga hermonthica parasitism and damage in maize using soybean rotation, nitrogen application, and Striga-resistant varieties in the Nigerian savannas	12
Reproducibility and external validity of on-farm experimental research in Africa	12
Maize relay intercropping with fodder crops for small-scale farmers in central Brazil	11
Performance of elite genotypes of barley, chickpea, lentil, and wheat under conservation agriculture in Mediterranean rainfed conditions	10
Optimal biochar application rates for mitigating global warming and increasing rice yield in a subtropical paddy field	9
Waterlogging tolerance of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) at germination related to country of origin	9
Determinants of smallholder farmers’ decisions on fertilizer use for cereal crops in the Ethiopian highlands	8
Grain yield and water-use efficiency of summer maize in response to mulching with different plastic films in the North China Plain	8
Reducing competition in a crop–livestock–forest integrated system by thinning eucalyptus trees	8
Site-specific fertilizer nitrogen management in Bt cotton using chlorophyll meter	8
A critical review on applications of hyperspectral remote sensing in crop monitoring	8
Field evaluation of a new third generation push-pull technology for control of striga weed, stemborers, and fall armyworm in western Kenya	8
Determinants of technical efficiency of potato farmers and effects of constraints on potato production in Northern Ethiopia	8
Sorghum yield response to NPKS and NPZn nutrients along sorghum-growing landscapes	8
Secondary sexual dimorphism in biomass production of Ilex paraguariensis progenies associated with their provenances and morphotypes	6
Optimizing sowing density-based management decisions with different nitrogen rates on smallholder maize farms in Northern Nigeria	6
Silicon dioxide nanofertilizers improve photosynthetic capacity of two Criollo cocoa clones (Theobroma cacao L.)	6
Changes in soil carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus contents, storages, and stoichiometry during land degradation in jasmine croplands in subtropical China	6
Parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus) competition with grain sorghum under arid conditions	6
Fixed-time corrective dose fertilizer nitrogen management in wheat using atLeaf meter and leaf colour chart	6
Evaluation of maize-based intercropping on runoff, soil loss, and yield in foothills of the Indian sub-Himalayas	5
Resource use efficiency in a cotton-wheat double-cropping system in the Yellow River Valley of China	5

Economic and stochastic efficiency analysis of alternative cover crop systems in Louisiana	5
Use of information and communication technologies in small-scale dairy production systems in central Mexico	5
Longitudinal analysis of a long-term conservation agriculture experiment in Malawi and lessons for future experimental design	5
A data-mining approach for developing site-specific fertilizer response functions across the wheat-growing environments in Ethiopia	4
Combined effects of mulching and crop density on soil evaporation, temperature, and water use efficiency of winter wheat	4
Variation in Indonesian cocoa farm productivity in relation to management, environmental and edaphic factors	4
Evolution of soil fertility research and development in Ethiopia: From reconnaissance to data-mining approaches	4
Genotype × environment interaction and stability analyses of grain yield in rainfed winter bread wheat	4
Balanced fertilization increases wheat yield response on different soils and agroecological zones in Ethiopia	4
The response of climbing bean to fertilizer and organic manure in the Northern Province of Rwanda	4
Increase in maize yield and soil aggregate-associated carbon in North China due to long-term conservation tillage	4
Evaluation of sugarcane genotypes with respect to sucrose yield across three crop cycles using GGE biplot analysis	4
The influence of minisett size and time of planting on the yield of seed yam (Dioscorea Rotundata)	4
Using manure for improving nitrogen fertilization and maize yield	4
Unravelling causes of poor crop response to applied N and P fertilizers on African soils	4
Does inoculation with native rhizobia enhance nitrogen fixation and yield of cowpea through legume-based intercropping in the northern mountainous areas of Vietnam?	3
Response of maize yield to nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and sulphur rates on Andosols and Nitisols in Ethiopia	3
Reassessing the estimation of leaf area in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) by linear regression equation	3
Mangrove rice biodiversity valorization in Guinea Bissau. A bottom-up approach	3
Sesbania brown manuring improves soil health, productivity, and profitability of post-rice bread wheat and chickpea	3
Conservation agriculture effects on yield and profitability of rice-based systems in the Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plain	3
Dose-response models to guide site-specific nutrient management and lessons for fertiliser trial design in sub-Saharan Africa	3
Mid-season sweet oranges for fresh and processing markets in Brazil	3
Comparative analysis of nutritional status and growth of immature oil palm in various intercropping systems in southern Benin	3
Maize grain and straw yields over 14 consecutive years in burned and mulched Mucuna pruriens var. utilis and Pueraria phaseoloides relay cropping systems	3
Performance, radiation capture and use by maize–mungbean–common bean sequential intercropping under different leaf removal and row orientation schemes	3
Enabling cumulative learning in user-oriented research for root, tuber and banana crop breeding	3
Commercial channels vs free distribution and screening of agricultural learning videos: A case study from Benin and Mali	3
Nitrogen and trinexapac-ethyl effects on wheat grain yield, lodging and seed physiological quality in southern Brazil	3
Low-cost seed storage technologies for development impact of small-scale seed saving entities in tropical climates	3
Intercropping of climbing bean (Phaseolus vulgaris, L.) and East African highland banana (Musa spp.) in the Ugandan highlands	2
Yield-limiting plant nutrients for maize production in northwest Ethiopia	2
Measuring the value of data governance in agricultural investments: A case study	2
Yield response of tef (Eragrostis tef) to nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and sulphur under balanced fertilization on Vertisols in different agroecological zones of Ethiopia	2
Agronomic and economic benefits of integrated nutrient management options for cowpea production	2
Medium-term effect of fertilizer, compost, and dolomite on cocoa soil and productivity in Sulawesi, Indonesia	2
Cassava root yield variability in shifting cultivation systems in the eastern Amazon region of Brazil	2
Rotational grazing management of forage peanut	2
Direct and spillover impacts of community-based seed production: Quasi-experimental evidence from Nepal	2
Impacts of eucalyptus biochar application on greenhouse gas emission from an upland rice–sugarcane cropping system on sandy soil	2
Improvement of soil aggregate-associated carbon sequestration capacity after 14 years of conservation tillage	2
Controlled release urea increases soybean yield without compromising symbiotic nitrogen fixation	2
Animal traction, two-wheel tractors, or four-wheel tractors? A best-fit approach to guide farm mechanization in Africa	2
Farmer participatory research in agricultural extension programs: A case study of fertilizer management in tropical rice	2
Physiology, yield, and water use efficiency of drip-irrigated upland rice cultivars subjected to water stress at and after flowering	2
Effect of combining organic manure and inorganic fertilisers on maize–bush bean intercropping	2
Value-Ag: An integrated model for rapid ex-ante impact evaluation of agricultural innovations in smallholder systems	2
Fertiliser use efficiency, production risks and profitability of maize on smallholder farms in East Africa	1
Responses of soil–plant C, N, and P concentrations and stoichiometry to contrasting application rates of biochar to subtropical paddy field	1
Prediction of spring maize yields using leaf color chart, chlorophyll meter, and GreenSeeker optical sensor	1

Using cover crops to offset greenhouse gas emissions from a tropical soil under no-till	1
Assessing the synergistic impacts of poultry manure and biochar on nutrient-depleted sand and sandy loam soil properties and sweet potato growth and yield	1
Contrasting yield formation characteristics in two super-rice hybrids that differ in growth duration	1
Environmental and economic impacts of pesticide treatment in the Yam Minisett Technique	1
Understanding factors influencing wheat productivity in Ethiopian highlands	1
Drivers of farmer involvement in experimental forage trials in the Peruvian Andes and implications for participatory research design	1
Starch granule size in grains of hybrid rice with low chalkiness occurrence	1
Impact of improved agricultural extension approaches on technology adoption: Evidence from a randomised controlled trial in rural Tunisia	1
Kenyan farmers appreciate the higher yield of 50% non-pollen producing Maize (Zea mays) hybrids	1
Data-driven similar response units for agricultural technology targeting: An example from Ethiopia	1
Linking grain yield and lodging resistance with growth patterns in rice	1
Herbicide residues of pre-harvest burndown in cowpea bean (Vigna unguiculata) grains	1
Kaolin particle film mitigates supra-optimal temperature stress effects at leaf scale and increases bean size and productivity of Coffea canephora	1
Propagation of lusala(Dioscorea hirtiflora), a wild yam, forin situandex situconservation and potential domestication	1
Supplementing grass-based cattle feeds with legume leaves and its effects on manure quality and value as a soil improver for an Anthropic Ferralsol in Rwanda	1
Phosphorus cycling by Urochloa decumbens intercropped with coffee	1
Indigenous rhizobial strains SEMIA 4108 and SEMIA 4107 for common bean inoculation: A biotechnological tool for cleaner and more sustainable agriculture	1
Rice varietal selection in Bangladesh: Does it matter who in the farm household makes the decisions?	1
Variability in soybean yields, nutrient use efficiency, and profitability with application of phosphorus fertilizer and inoculants on smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa	1
Enhanced-efficiency nitrogen fertilizer boosts cauliflower productivity and farmers’ income: Multi-location and multi-year field trials across Nepal	1
A data-mining approach for developing site-specific fertilizer response functions across the wheat-growing environments in Ethiopia – CORRIGENDUM	1
Application of naphthalene acetic acid and gibberellic acid favours fruit induction and development in oil palm hybrid (Elaeis oleiferaxElaeis guineensis)	1
An isotopic proxy for nitrogen redistribution from Alnus acuminata to wheat intercrop	1
Yield response of barley to the application of mineral fertilizers containing major nutrients on Cambisols and Vertisols in Ethiopia	1
Narrowing maize yield gaps in the rainfed plateau region of Odisha	1
Improving vegetable production under semi-arid, saline conditions in south-western Madagascar	1
Continuous cropping legumes in semi-arid Southern Africa: Legume productivity and soil health implications	1