OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Grass and Forage Science 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

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A Comparison Between Upper and Bottom Layers in Bunker Silos: Performance of Dairy Cows	52
Sward Species Diversity Impacts on Pasture Productivity and Botanical Composition Under Grazing Systems	52
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Evaluating Sunn Hemp Intercropped in Tall Fescue Pastures for Summer Stocker Cattle Using Proximal and Satellite Sensing	35
Perennial Grass‐Legume Integration: A Sustainable Approach to Fodder Production	24
Quantifying the Contributing Potential of European Grasslands to Food Protein and Organic Manure in a Circular Food System	23
Proceedings of a European Grassland Federation Symposium, held at Vilnius, Lithuania, 11–14 June 2023. By Ž.Kadžiulienė, K.Jaškūnė, E.Norkevičienė, M.Toleikienė, L.Šarūnaitė (Eds.). 2023. pp. 280. ISB	20
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Urea fertilization for potentializing beef cattle performance in agroforestry systems in the humid tropics	20
Stocking Method Effects on Canopy Characteristics and Herbage Accumulation of Mulato II Brachiariagrass	19
Mixed Swards of Annual Legumes and Ryegrass Improve Biomass, N Yield and Resource Use in Mediterranean Conditions	17
Effects of Three Grassland Intensification Practices on Forage Production and Its Temporal Variability	17
Above and belowground litter decomposition of cover crops grazed at different intensities	16
Root Rot Affects Red Clover More Than Other Forage Legumes in Mixed Grass‐Legume Leys	16
Selection of succeeding crops for a double‐cropping system in alpine pastoral areas of the Qinghai–Tibetan plateau	13
Performance of Beef Cattle Under Grazing as Affected by Urochloa decumbens Cultivars	12
No Variation in Critical Nitrogen Curves of Modern Maize Hybrids Differing in Maturity Group Grown Under Contrasting Environmental Conditions	11
The de‐domestication of Ornithopus sativus Brot. to develop cultivars with physical dormancy (hardseed)	11
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Establishment and Yield of Overseeded Black Oat in a Silvopastoral System: Effects of Tree‐Induced Changes in Microclimatic and Soil Conditions	10
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Translating and applying a simulation model to enhance understanding of grassland management	10

Forage Mass, Nutritional Value, Cattle Performance and Economic Indicators in Urochloa decumbens P	10
Shufflenetv2UNet: An improved neural network model for grassland sample coverage extraction	10
Management of perennial forbs sown with or without self‐regenerating annual clovers for forage and nectar sources in a low‐input dryland production system	9
Alfalfa‐bermudagrass mixtures managed under contrasting harvest strategies in the southeastern US	9
Effect of chop length of grass silage harvested at two maturity stages, and of concentrate protein level, on feed intake and milk production in dairy cows	9
Native forbs interseeded into native grass pastures persist under grazing	9
Editorial: Special issue on green biorefining	9
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Plant Growth‐Promoting Rhizobacteria Impacting Forage Mass of Urochloa ruziziensis and	9
Evaluating Performance of Bouteloua gracilis Cultivars After Drought: The Role of the Soil Microbiome	8
Fermentation Parameters and In Vitro Degradability of Diets Containing Cratylia argentea Hay as a	8
Reseeding of a Long‐Term Permanent Grassland With a Multi‐Species Sward: 1. Biomass Yield Effects	8
Dry‐matter production and botanical composition of multispecies and perennial ryegrass swards under varying defoliation management	8
A Comparison of Non‐Chemical Alternatives for Reducing Creeping Thistle ( Cirsium arvense ) Abundance in a Conservation Grassland	8
A Diverse Pasture Grazing System Enhances Ewe and Lamb Performance Over a Three‐Year Grazing Study	8
Grazing Management and Dietary Supplementation Modulate Rumen Fermentation and Methane Production in Forage‐Based Livestock Systems	7
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Effect of the Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and Lentilactobacillus buchneri on corn and sorghum silage quality and sheep energy partition under tropical conditions	7
Species Composition Influences Zinc and Selenium Uptake in Multispecies Grasslands	7
Forage Responses and Beef Cattle Performance in Silvopasture Systems: A Meta‐Analysis of Tropical and Subtropical Regions of Brazil	7
Long‐term trends in the genotypic integrity, phenotype and reproductive development of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) populations in New Zealand dairy pastures: Implications for pasture	7
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Lactic Acid Bacteria and Bacteriocins in Feed Preservation: Mechanisms and Antifungal Properties	7
How do we feed grazing livestock in the future? A case for knowledge‐driven grazing systems	6
Morphology of flower bud differentiation and floral organ specialization in Caucasian clover	6
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Main Drivers of Forage Sensitivity to Droughts of Increasing Duration in Rangelands	6
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Agronomic and forage nutritive responses of Kentucky bluegrass dominated pastures in the northern Great Plains	6
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Yield and Stability of Three Tropical Forage Grasses Cultivated as Pure or Mixed Stands	5
Variations of seed size and seed number per spikelet and their effects on seed germination in hulled oats	5
Agronomic and physiological responses of corn intercropped with palisadegrass growing in full sun or in a crop‐livestock‐forestry systems	5
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Eco‐efficiency of leys—The trigger for sustainable integrated crop‐dairy farming systems	5
Productivity of beef cattle grazing Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu with and without nitrogen fertilizer application or mixed pastures with the legume Desmodium ovalifolium	5
Fractionation of mixed grass and clover stands using a leaf stripper	4
Nutritional Dynamics of Iranian Pasture Flora: Implications for Animal Health and Productivity	4
Main ecological and environmental factors affecting forage yield and quality in alpine summer pastures (NW‐Italy, Gran Paradiso National Park)	4
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Are We Up to the Best Practices in Forage and Grassland Precision Harvest? A Review	4
Lower soil nitrous oxide emissions by a high lipid genetically modified perennial ryegrass line compared to its wild type	4
Sustainable intensification of livestock systems using forage legumes in the Anthropocene	4
Grasses of Saudi Arabia: A Review	4
Multi‐Species Seed Mixtures for Sustainable Grazing in Europe? Exploring Livestock Farmers' Intention	4
Herbage and sheep production from simple, diverse, and legume pastures established in an agrivoltaic production system	4
Toward Standardisation of Methodologies and Biodiversity Measures for Describing the Microbiome Structure and Diversity of Silages	4
The Inclusion of Ribwort Plantain ( Plantago lanceolata L ) Into Perennial Ryegrass ( Lolium perenne L ) S	4
Evaluation of chromosome diversity of Elymus nutans on the Qinghai‐Tibet plateau by FISH	4

In Vitro Fermentation Characteristics of Seven Commonly Used Dairy Roughages With Relatively High and Low Nutritive Values	4
Canopy leaf area and leaf mass in the upper stratum of Urochloa hybrid ‘Mavuno’ grass subjected to nitrogen fertilisation	3
Mixtures of grasses: An alternative to traditional pasture monocultures in the tropics	3
Annual Forage Accumulation and Nutritive Value of Juncao Grass (Cenchrus fungigraminus) Under Increasing Pre‐Harvest Canopy Heights	3
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Reseeding of a Long‐Term Permanent Grassland With a Multi‐Species Sward: 3. Mineral Concentration Effects	3
Effects of nitrogen fertilization rate and seeding density on the forage yield and quality of autumn‐sown triticale in an alpine grazing area of the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau, China	3
Screening of and Mechanistic Insights Into the Enteric Methane Mitigation Potential of European Native and Non‐Native Forage Trees, Shrubs, and Herbs Using In Vitro Batch Culture	3
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Nitrogen fertilization value of compost and dried dung in soils with contrasting synthetic nitrogen fertilization histories	3
What Can We Do to Improve the Contribution of European Grassland to Net Food Security?	3
Agronomic Performance of Perennial Ryegrass ( Lolium perenne L)—Ribwort Plantain (	3
Modelling pasture management practices for soil organic carbon gain in livestock systems	3
Review: Could Molinia caerulea Be an Alternative Forage Feed for Horses?	3
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Association Between Morphological Characteristics and Agronomic Performance of Different Leaf Sized White Clover Varieties	3
Phenotyping of Urochloa humidicola grass hybrids for agronomic and environmental performance in the Piedmont region of the Orinoquian savannas of Colombia	3
Ensilibility and protein degradation characteristics of forage from mountain grasslands containing tanniferous species	3
Efficacy of adding chemical and microbial additives to silage on beef cattle performance: Systematic review and meta‐analysis	3
Different Grazing Frequencies Modify the Structure, Production, and Nutritional Value of ‘Zuri’ Guineagrass in the Brazilian Cerrado	3
Parameters of nitrogen use efficiency of Kentucky bluegrass cultivars at different N levels under deficit irrigation	3
Factors Influencing Protein Utilisation in Legume Silage and Hay for Ruminants	2
Effect of Harvest Stage and Ensiling on Contents of Crude Nutrients, Amino Acids, Riboflavin and Secondary Plant Metabolites of Winter Catch‐Crops Vi	2
Grassland Yield Gaps and Their Impact on the Contribution to Food Security of Walloon Dairy Farms	2
Physiological, Morphological and Genetic Mechanisms of Desert Plants to Drought and Salt Stress	2
Grassland, forage, and turfgrass science in China	2
Mixed ensiling of drought‐impaired grass with agro‐industrial by‐products and silage additives improves the nutritive value and shapes the microbial community of silages	2
Net Mixture Effects on Nutritive Value in Lucerne‐Grass Swards of Varied Composition and Diversity	2
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Growth responses to waterlogging stress among cool‐season grass species	2
High Ca and P homeostasis ensure stable forage Ca:P following historical nitrogen inputs in a temperate steppe	2
Multifunctionality and diversity of livestock grazing systems for sustainable food systems throughout the world: Are there learning opportunities for Europe?	2
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Herbage Accumulation, Persistence and Nutritive Value of C ₄ Grasses Gro	2
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Zoysiagrass (Zoysia spp.) accessions differ in nitrogen cycling during a simulated seasonal senescence	2
Increasing Nitrogen Deposition Promotes Recruitment of Beneficial Rhizosphere Microbes to Help Grass Species Dominate Plant Community of Alpine Meadow on Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau	2
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Forage accumulation, nutritive value, and grazing efficiency on rotationally stocked ‘Zuri’ guineagrass pastures as affected by pre‐graze canopy height and N rate	2
Short‐Term Relocation of Whole‐Plant Corn Silage Does Not Alter Performance and Digestibility in Lambs	2
Higher density swards have a higher load bearing capacity	2
A cytochrome P450 gene, LpCYP72A15, confers drought tolerance in perennial ryegrass	2
Examining the role of ruminants in sustainable food systems	2
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The importance of multi‐species grassland leys to enhance ecosystem services in crop rotations	1
Functional Plant Species Traits That Shape Canopy Light Interception and Agronomic Performance of Perennial Forage Grasses Cultivated in Monoculture and Association	1
Effect of Chemical Additives on Maize Silage Fermentation and Aerobic Stability and on Preference and Short‐Term Intake by Goats	1
Topics from the 2023 EGF Symposium: The future role of ley‐farming in cropping systems, and other recent grassland events	1
Estimation of Plant Alpha Diversity by Hyperspectral Data in Grassland	1
Forage type and additive effects on fermentation quality and biorefinery performance of silages	1
Chemical Composition, Fermentation Parameters and Losses of Silages From Different Hybrids of Biomass Sorghum	1
Guest Editorial. Topics at EGF2024	1
Late Stages of Tropical Silvopastoral System: An Opportunity to Maximise Forage and Animal Production	1
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Annual and seasonal dry matter production, botanical species composition, and nutritive value of multispecies, permanent pasture, and perennial ryegrass swards managed under grazing	1
Enhancing Forage Efficiency: Insights From Cultivar, Nitrogen and Cutting Strategies in Pearl Millet	1
Intercropping of orchardgrass and alfalfa improves soil fertility, forage yield, feeding values and land use efficiency while limiting ruminal greenhouse gas emissions	1
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Stocking method effects on forage accumulation, canopy attributes, and nutritive value of grazed Mulato II brachiariagrass pastures	1
Convergence points of optimal herbage accumulation and intake rate by sheep grazing tall fescue	1
Characterisation of Silage Production and Utilisation Practices on Dairy Farms in Southeastern Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	1
Herbage and animal responses on continuously stocked ‘Ipyporã’ and ‘Mulato II’ brachiariagrasses	1
Does the inclusion of crop and forestry components in forage‐based systems affect the ruminal fermentation and methane production of Marandu palisadegrass?	1
Efficacy of six lactic acid bacteria strains as silage inoculants in forages with different dry matter and water‐soluble carbohydrate content	1
White clover (Trifolium repens) population dynamics are partly dependent on timing of seminal taproot death	1
Exploring Clover‐Based Nurse Cropping for Birdsfoot Trefoil Establishment and Yield	1
Drought stress impact on the performance of deep convolutional neural networks for weed detection in Bahiagrass	1
Effect of slurry application techniques on nitrous oxide emission from temperate grassland under varying soil and climatic conditions	1
Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum CV. Inia Sepé) responses to defoliation intensities	1
Forage potential of Thinopyrum intermedium through near‐infrared spectrometry and grown in mixture with various legumes	1
Species dynamics in forage seed mixtures exposed to different lengths of growing season	1
Utilizing treated wastewater for pasture irrigation: Effects on productivity, plant community structure and soil properties	1
Chemical Characterisation and Biorefinery Efficiency of Timothy Grass and Pulp Silages	1
Improving the accuracy of models to map alpine grassland above‐ground biomass using Google earth engine	1
Defoliation Intensity Affects Bahiagrass Nutritive Value Through Increases in Proportion of Non‐Degraded Leaf Tissue Components	1