OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science is 4. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
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Saline stress affects the growth of Saccharum complex genotypes	62
Effects of nitrogen and water stress on the rehydration, endogenous hormonal regulation and yield of maize	52
Performance Assessment of F₂_:3 Testcrosses of Maize (Zea mays L.) for Physiological Traits Vis‐a‐Vis Grain Yield Under Heat Stress and Drought Conditions	48
Enhancing Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) Productivity and Biochemical Traits: A Comparison of Straw Mulch and Polythene Mulch Under Prolonged Salinity Stress	48
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Distinct contributions of drought avoidance and drought tolerance to yield improvement in dryland wheat cropping	33
Drought stress in sorghum: Mitigation strategies, breeding methods and technologies—A review	28
Do Decision Support Tools Allow Farmers to be Better Advised on Nitrogen Fertilisation in Wheat—Rapeseed Crops Succession in Northern France?	25
Halo‐hydromorphism alters nitrogen fertilization responses of tall wheatgrass pastures: Capture and use of resources, tiller dynamics and forage production	24
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Yield and Forage Quality of the New Forage Perennial Legume Bituminaria bituminosa var. albomarginata cv. Lanza in Response to Rainfall Reduction and Competition	22
Impacts of saline stress on the physiology of Saccharum complex genotypes	19
The effect of drought stress on nodulation, plant growth, and nitrogen fixation in soybean during early plant growth	19
Selection of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Genotypes Using Yield Components, Water Use Efficiency and Major Metabolites Under Drought Stress	18
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Tolerance of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) Genotypes to Drought Stress During Vegetative and Reproductive Stages	15
Comprehensive evaluation and screening identification indexes of heat‐resistance indices in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)	15
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Contribution of climate models and APSIM phenological parameters to uncertainties in spring wheat simulations: Application of SUFI‐2 algorithm in northeast Australia	14
24‐Epibrassinolide promotes activation of physiological compensation mechanisms in response to drought stress and rehydration and improves yield in soybean	14
Improving Jarvis Canopy Resistance Model by Modifying the Effective Leaf Area Index in a Venlo‐Type Greenhouse	13
Effect of KNO₃‐Priming on Agronomic, Physicochemical and Fibre Attributes of Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Under Saline Conditions	13

Synergistic Effects of Irrigation and Nitrogen Fertilisation on Maize Photosynthetic Performance and Yield of Rainfed Systems in Drought‐Prone Environments	12
Salinity effects on the activities of ROS scavenging enzymes in leaves of two sweet potato clones	12
Biotechnological and Sustainable Approaches to Climate‐Resilient Agriculture	12
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Waterlogging‐Induced Changes in ABA, Carbohydrates and CBF6 Modify Freezing Tolerance in Prehardened Festuca pratensis	12
Small Stomates and Xylem Vessels Associated With Freeze Tolerance in Winter Barley	12
The complex stress of waterlogging and high temperature accelerated maize leaf senescence and decreased photosynthetic performance at different growth stages	12
Response of Durum Wheat Cultivars to Climate Change in a Mediterranean Environment: Trends of Weather and Crop Variables at the Turn of 21st Century	12
Unravelling Morpho‐Physiological Mechanism and Candidate Genes Associated With Salinity Tolerance in Superior Haplotypes of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)	12
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Guard Cell‐Specific Metabolic Responses to Drought Stress in Maize	11
Exogenous Melatonin Enhances Pollen Fertility of Drought‐Stressed Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) by Improving Antioxidant Metabolism	10
Correction to “Effect of Severe Salt Stress on Respiratory and Biochemical Parameters in Legumes With Differential Nodulation Form”	9
Effect of Shading on Leaf Anatomical Structure, Photosynthesis Characteristics and Chlorophyll Fluorescence of Soybean (Glycine max)	9
Enhancing Heat Tolerance in Maize Hybrids Using Bacterial Consortium: Modulation of Morpho‐Physiological Traits and Antioxidant Mechanisms	9
Evaluation of High Potential‐Yielding of Naked Barley Genotypes Under Saline‐Alkaline Soil Condition	9
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Severe Preharvest Drought Elevates Respiration and Storage Rot in Postharvest Sugarbeet Roots	8
Silicon, An Emergent Strategy to Lighten the Effects of (A)Biotic Stresses on Crops: A Review	8
Interactive effect of elevated [CO₂] and temperature on the photosynthetic process, anti‐oxidative properties, and grain yield of rice	8
Climate stressors modulate interannual olive yield at province level in Italy: A composite index approach to support crop management	8
Separate or combined effects of soil compaction and/or drought on gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence and physiological traits of maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids	8
Saving the Vietnamese Mekong River Delta—People's attitudes, opinions and willingness to help	8
The Role of Trehalose in Improving Drought Tolerance in Wheat	7
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Evaluating Drought Tolerance and Yield Stability of Sorghum Genotypes for Sustainable Agriculture in Sohag, Egypt	7
Low Light at Specific Growth Stage Affects Photoassimilates Transportation, Seed Quality and Yield in Brassica napus L.	7
Association of Yield and Yield Components Among Selected Bread Wheat Genotypes Under Silicon Fertilisation and Drought Conditions	7
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Elucidating the Process of Decline in NERICA Upland Rice Production Caused by Water Shortage to Identify Effective Water Use Functions to Sustain Production	7
Responses of Leaf Expansion, Plant Transpiration and Leaf Senescence of Different Soybean (Glycine max. (L.) Merr.) Genotypes to Soil Water Deficit	7
CO₂ elevation and N fertilizer supply modulate leaf physiology, crop growth and water use efficiency of maize in response to progressive soil drought	7
Correction to “Optimising Potassium Levels Improved the Lodging Resistance Index and Soybean Yield in Maize‐Soybean Intercropping by Enhanced Stem Diameter and Lignin Synthesis Enzyme Activity”	7
Gypsum amendment influences performance and mineral absorption in wheat cultivars grown in normal and saline‐sodic soils	6
Rice–weed competition in response to nitrogen form under high and low transpirational demand	6
Effect of Severe Salt Stress on Respiratory and Biochemical Parameters in Legumes With Differential Nodulation Form	6
Can intercropping be an adaptation to drought? A model‐based analysis for pearl millet–cowpea	6
Impact of Soil Moisture Depletion on Various Yield Components and Water Usage to Trigger Pods in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Desi Genotypes	6
Liquid Mulch Can Improve the Yield and Water Use Efficiency of Summer Maize (Zea mays L.) Planted in Furrow‐Ridge Rainwater Harvesting Systems	6
Identifying the Numerical Components Affecting Soybean (Glycine max) Yield Under Waterlogging at Reproductive Stages	6
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Functional contribution of two perennial grasses to enhance pasture production and drought resistance under a leaf regrowth stage defoliation criterion	6
Drought Resilience of Wheat Genotypes Through Microbial Biostimulants Under Water Deficit Regimes	6
Assessing Salinity, Drought and High Temperature Stress in Maize (Zea mays L.) and Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Varieties: Theoretical Combination as Multifactorial Stress	6
Effect of Low Temperature and Weak Light Combined Stress During Panicle Differentiation on Grain Yield and Physiological Property in Rice	6
Mungbean Response to Regulated Deficit Irrigation: A Trade‐Off Between Productivity and Adaptability?	6
Modulation of photosynthesis under salinity and the role of mineral nutrients in Jatropha curcas L.	6
Response of Antioxidant Enzymes of Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to Shallow and Saline Groundwater Depths	5
24‐Epibrassinolide Improves Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Tolerance to Alkaline Salt Stress by Regulating Antioxidant Defence and Photosynthetic Properties	5

Combining Desulfurisation Gypsum and Polyacrylamide to Reduce Soil Salinity and Promote Buckwheat Photosynthesis	5
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Effects of temperature and light conditions during the late growth stage on delayed stem senescence and cytokinin levels in the xylem exudate of soybean	5
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Role of Smart Agriculture Techniques in Food Security: A Systematic Review	5
Photosynthesis and salt cations adsorption response of spring maize (Zea mays L.) to salinity stress caused by different drip irrigation regimes in an arid saline area, Northwest China	5
Water dynamics of cover crops: No evidence for relevant water input through occult precipitation	5
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Metabolic and film antitranspirants both reduce drought damage to wheat yield despite having contrasting effects on leaf ABA	5
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Improving the estimation of soil water evaporation based on days after wetting	5
Varietal effects on Greenhouse Gas emissions from rice production systems under different water management in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta	5
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Identifying Genetic Loci Determining Grain Yield Under Drought Stress in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)	5
The effect of silicon fertilizers on agronomic performance of bread wheat under drought stress and non‐stress conditions	4
Effect of waterlogging stress on grain nutritional quality and pod yield of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)	4
Root system growth and anatomy of cotton seedlings under suboptimal temperature	4
Gluten subfractions of wheat storage proteins are affected by high night temperature during grain formation	4
Evaluating the Potential of Rhizobacterial Isolates Enhancing Sorghum's Abiotic Stress Tolerance: A Focus on Ethiopian Soil Isolates From Sorghum Root	4
Soil water depletion of peanut subspecies as influenced by water‐use traits and soil water availability	4
Photosynthetic activity and water use efficiency of Salvia verbenaca L. under elevated CO₂ and water‐deficit conditions	4
Late‐sown stress afflict post‐anthesis dry matter and nutrient partitioning and their remobilization in aestivum wheat genotypes	4
Barley miRNAs and Their Targets Regulation in Response to Heat Stress at the Early Stage of Development	4
Diurnal and Seasonal Variations of Water Use Efficiency of Rice–Wheat Rotation Cropland in the Jianghuai River Basin of China	4
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Effects of elevated CO₂ on grain yield and quality in five wheat cultivars	4
Dilemma between yield and quality: Multigenerational effect of elevated CO₂ and nitrogen supply on wheat cultivars	4
Soil drought duration and severity affect cotton boll biomass by altering recovery times and carbon dynamics of subtending leaf	4
Impact of Heat Stress on Growth and Fodder Yield of C3 (Cowpea) and C4 (Pearl Millet) Crops: Insights From Field and Modelling Experiments	4
From Stress to Success: Strategies for Improving Heat Tolerance in Wheat	4