OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Seed Science and Technology is 3. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Radicle emergence test for soybean vigour testing	49
Non-deep physiological dormancy in seeds of two endangered medicinal alpine species of Rhodiola from the Hengduan Mountains of southwest China	37
A process to enhance germination of a wild pennycress variety	35
Effect of Saline Treatment on Seed Germination of Adzuki Beans	31
Decision Support for Managing Conservation Seed Bank Collections: Comparing Germination and Viability	22
Relationship between seed germination physiological characteristics and germination percentages of direct-seeded hybrid Indica rice under low-temperature and anaerobic interaction	21
Effect of Prechilling and Exogenous Gibberellin on Seed Germination of Primulina Eburnea: A Calcium-Rich Vegetable	20
Physiological and biochemical responses of a wide range of quinoa accessions to accelerated ageing conditions	19
From filler to pelleted seed germination: a data-driven approach using multiple linear regression models for seed optimisation	18
Climate Change Impacts on Seed Production and Quality: Current Knowledge, Implications, and Mitigation Strategies	11
Effects of various pre-treatments on dormancy-break and seed germination of Saussurea veitchiana (Asteraceae), an endemic medicinal herb of southwest China	11
Correlation between the quality and health of maize (Zea mays) seeds with flint and floury endosperms produced in the Central Highland Valley of Mexico	10
Digital image analysis for automated seed germination assessment in genebank viability testing	10
Effect of rainproof and open-air treatments after shedding on the seed viability of Metasequoia glyptostroboides	9
Change in the Germination Performance of Tamarix Ramosissima Seeds Following Storage	8
Seed priming with Aloe vera and Trichoderma asperellum improves germination in chickpea under osmotic and temperature stress	8
Potential of two hydration treatments for improvement of sunflower seed vigour	8
Hormone type, soaking duration and seed coating affect dormancy and germination of pennycress (Thlaspi arvense) lines	7
Genetic purity identification of wax gourd (Benincasa hispida) hybrids through InDel markers linked to seed size and shape genes	7
Derivation of seed viability constants (K_E and C_W) and prediction of longevity of Solanum aethiopicum seeds	7
Priming enhances germination and reserve mobilisation in quinoa seeds under salt stress	6
Microbial communities of vegetable seeds and biocontrol microbes for seed treatment	6
Seed soaking treatments differently effect seed germination and seedling phenology for different populations of Vitex doniana Sweet	6
Breaking seed dormancy in Mediterranean Brassica rapa wild populations: is cold plasma treatment efficient?	6
Seed priming with nanoparticles enhances the physio-biochemical traits of Oryza sativa and reduces aflatoxins production	6

Seed germination and salinity tolerance of habitat-indifferent halophytes as associated with geographical distribution	6
Tetrazolium viability test method for micro-seeds of the endangered plant Deinanthe caerulea	6
Assessment of physiological quality of commercial maize-seed lots for quality a ssurance in the Nigerian seed industry	5
Germination characteristics of plump and shriveled seeds of Tamarix ramosissima matured in different seasons	5
Machine learning applied to electrical conductivity data quickly predicts percentage germination of soybean seed lots	5
Seed Science and Technology. Volume 50 Issue 1 (2022)	4
Mimicking the natural thermal environments experienced by seeds to break physiological dormancy to enhance seed testing and seedling production	4
Seed Science and Technology. Volume 51 Issue 2 (2023)	4
Gelatin capsules as a delivery system for tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) seed enhancements	4
Influence of seed physiological rupture on the physiological quality and storage of soybean seeds	4
Divergent germination responses to fire-related cues of Suaeda glauca dimorphic seeds under salinity stress	4
Machine vision-based detection of appearance defects in rice seeds	4
A germination and micropropagation protocol for an endangered grass, Gymnopogon doellii, for ex situ conservation	4
Seed traits inform the germination niche for biodiverse ecological restoration	4
Optimisation of the germination test protocol for viability monitoring of Chamaecytisus proliferus seeds in genebank collections	4
Determination of hybrid-seed genetic purity in wax gourd using newly developed InDel markers based on whole-genome resequencing	3
Polyembryony and morpho-genetic characterisation of zygotic seedlings through microsatellite markers in ten polyembryonic citrus rootstocks	3
How precisely can x-ray predict the viability of wild flower plant seeds?	3
Seed Science and Technology. Volume 51 Issue 1 (2023)	3
The radicle emergence test and storage longevity of cucurbit rootstock seed lots	3
The effect of biostimulants on parsnip seed germination and initial growth	3
Management of seed borne inoculum of Xanthomonas cucurbiate causing bacterial leaf spot of pumpkin and bottle gourd	3
Seed Science and Technology. Volume 52 Issue 1 (2024)	3
Analytical aspects of seed quality in relation to weed seeds associated with commercial rice seed production in Nigeria	3
Seed Science and Technology. Volume 51 Issue 3 (2023)	3
Seed germination characteristics and drought resistance of six native trees from the dry-hot valley of Yunnan Province	3
Interpopulation variation in seed dormancy of Dipterygium glaucum	3
Dormancy release in diaspores of Butia yatay (Arecaceae) using scarification and warm stratification	3