OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Seed Science Research 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Evaluating seed longevity: use of RNA integrity to characterize variation within species of legume grains	85
The role of polyploidy in improving seed traits, growth kinetics, and embryo development in Cuminum cyminum L.	31
Vernalization enforces seed dormancy in the agricultural weed Alopecurus myosuroides (Huds.)	30
Stimulatory and inhibitory effects of light on Cereus repandus (Cactaceae) seed germination are strongly dependent on spectral quality	22
Maternal environmental control of progeny seed physiology: a review of concepts, evidence and mechanism	22
Seed germination of Cistanche armena (Orobanchaceae), a rare endangered holoparasitic species endemic to Armenia	19
Width of the temperature range for seed germination of herbaceous plant species in temperate eastern North America: life cycles, seasons and temperature variation and implication for climate warming	10
Seed longevity: analysing post-storage germination data in R to fit the viability equation	9
Deciphering seed development and germination in the single-cell era	9
Seed persistence and germination strategies of Carajasia cangae (Rubiaceae): an endemic forb from the Amazon ironstone outcrop	9
Seed permeability: an essential trait for classifying seed dormancy type	8
Correlated evolution of seed mass and genome size varies among life forms in flowering plants	8
Oxidant system and ABA drive germination in seeds of palm species with differences in desiccation tolerance	8
The J. Derek Bewley Career Lecture. Seeds–plants–crops–biodiversity–environment–people: illustrating understanding and ideas	6
Beetroot and spinach seed microbiomes can suppress Pythium ultimum infection: results from a large-scale screening	6
Serotiny in Melocactus matanzanus (Cactaceae) and role of cephalium in dispersal of seeds after the individual's death	5
Syringaldehyde is a novel smoke-derived germination cue for the native fire-chasing tobacco, Nicotiana attenuata	5
Dry storage alters intraspecific variation in phenotypic traits at early life stages: evidence from a dominant alpine meadow species	5
Seed mass, dormancy and germinability variation among maternal plants of four Arabian halophytes	5
Seed biopriming and long-term air-dry storage effects on Pseudomonas fluorescens viability and Brassica napus germination	5
Proteomic characterization of the different stages of seed germination in Cupressus gigantea	5
Characterization and diversity of seed endophytic bacteria of the endemic holoparasitic plant Cistanche armena (Orobanchaceae) from a semi-desert area in Armenia	5
Insects and mycorrhizal fungi influence maternal seed provisioning in Senecio vulgaris	5
Effects of light and temperature on seed germination of eight Cistus species	5
Oxidative phosphorylation is regulated by ubiquitination under slow-cooling treatment in hydrated lettuce (Lactuca sativa) seeds	5

Non-deep simple and deep simple morphophysiological dormancy in seeds of three species of Ilex from subtropical and tropical regions of Taiwan	5
Effects of Korean water deer (Hydropotes inermis argyropus) feces on seed germination and early seedling growth: insights into their contribution to seed dispersal	4
Rice seed longevity in the context of seed moisture contents and hypoxic conditions in the storage environment	4
Population size is not a reliable indicator of seed germination	4
Seed germination, initial growth and leaf anatomy of seedlings of four tree species grown in mine tailings in Brazil	4
How regional climate and seed traits interact in shaping stress–tolerance of savanna seeds?	4
Contrasting seed moisture sorption behaviour between two species and the implication for seed longevity	4
From germination to seedling development: the effects of smoke on a native and an invasive grass species of the Cerrado	4
Overcoming major barriers in seed ecology research in developing countries	4
Development of an extraction method for the identification of peptides in the spermosphere of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)	3
In Memoriam: Yitzchak Gutterman (28 January 1936–17 October 2022)	3
Seed germination ecology of the medicinal plant motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)	3
Interactions between seed functional traits and environmental factors and their influence on germination performance of Australian native species	3
Advances in seed science and technology for more sustainable crop production Julia Buitink and Olivier Leprince (Eds.) Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK. Series in Agricultural Science	3
Editorial	3
Can alpine species take the heat? Impacts of increased temperatures on early life stages	3
Seed ecology of post-fire flowering species from the Cerrado	3
Dry and warm: a modified open-top chamber for seed ecology research	2
Phylogenetic trends in TZ staining analysis of six deep dormancy seeds	2
Redox imbalance accompanies loss of viability in seeds of two cacti species buried in situ	2
Fruiting traits and seedling regeneration of the relict mangrove plant Nypa fruticans Wurmb in China	2
Germination niche of a pioneer woody species (Manihot grahamii hook.): a strategy of seed heat stimulation to cope with disturbance in dry subtropical forests	2
Intra-specific variation in relative embryo length and germination of wild Daucus carota across climate gradients in North America and Europe	2
Seed recovery and germination rate after gut passage by Korean water deer (Hydropotes inermis argyropus)	2
Germination responses in Zephyranthes tubispatha seeds exposed to different thermal conditions and the role of antioxidant metabolism and several phytohormones in their control	2
Emergence speed comparison by non-linear regression and approached by time-to-event models for censored data	2