OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Plant Production 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Genetic identification of the local mukodamashi varieties of foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv) in Japan	19
Contribution of genes related to grain number (Gn1a and WFP) introgressed into NERICA 1 to grain yield under tropical highland conditions in central Kenya	19
Adaptive responses to flooding in wild rice species with various genomes other than AA	15
Hypoxia tolerance of four millet species is attributable to constitutive aerenchyma formation and root hair development of adventitious roots	15
Effect of leaf thinning on shoot growth and tuber yield of white Guinea yam	13
Early ground rolling is highly effective in delaying spikelet initiation in early-sown spring wheat	13
Predicting rice (Oryza sativaL.) canopy temperature difference and estimating its environmental response in two rice cultivars, ‘Koshihikari’ and ‘Takanari’, based on a neural network	12
Comparison of root dry matter content and root dry matter weight in sweet potato genotypes cultivated by transplanting and direct planting	11
Improving efficiency of ground-truth data collection for UAV-based rice growth estimation models: investigating the effect of sampling size on model accuracy	10
Evaluation of root distribution and nitrate leaching in sugarcane,Erianthus, and their intergeneric hybrid at new planting	9
Effect of nitrogen fixation enhancing type SEN1 gene on soybean growth	9
Growth and yield-related traits of near-isogenic wheat lines carrying different alleles at the Vrn-D1 locus	9
Deepwater response in the African cultivated rice Oryza glaberrima	8
Comparison of soybean crop performance under tropical environment between tropical and temperate cultivars with adjusted growth duration	8
Harnessing genetic diversity in cotton for enhanced resilience against salt stress by using agro-physiological characters	8
Effect of Nano silicon particles spraying on carnation ( Dianthus c aryophyllus L.) plants grown in soilless culture and irrigated with sa	8
History and progress in rice research and its future perspective in Cambodia	7
Effect of flood and drip irrigation and difference of previous crop residue input on morphological and physiological traits in rice root	6
Impact assessment of main stem elongation and wind speed on lodging of soybean cultivar ‘Miyagishirome’	6
Genotype by Environment Interaction and Yield Stability of Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) Genotypes Evaluated in Western Ethiopia	6
Growth and salt accumulation capacity of the common ice plant in the tsunami-affected soil	5
Effect of breeding parents on the frequency distribution of cyanidin dominant progenies in purple-fleshed sweetpotato	5
On-farm agronomic manipulations to improve rice (Oryza sativa L.) production in the saline coastal zone of the Red River Delta in Vietnam	5
Promotion of potato yield under moderate water deficiency at the seedling stage by modifying sink-source relationship	5
Physiological and morphological factors affecting leaf sheath reinforcement and their contribution to lodging resistance in rice	5

Evaluation of the susceptibility to green stem disorder in soybeans [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] with vegetative storage protein accumulation	5
Effects of maize plant type and row spacing on the field microclimate and yield of intercropping ginger	5
Comparison of anthocyanin and polyphenolics in purple sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas Lam.) grown in different locations in Japan	5
Close mixed-planting with paddy rice reduced the flooding stress for upland soybean	5
Solute contributions to osmotic adjustment in leaf segments of wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) exposed to polyethylene glycol-induced water deficit	5
Rice plants exhibit increased chilling tolerance and oligosaccharide production after acclimation	4
A near-isogenic line for spikelet number in rice with a genetic background of IR64 under various fertilizer conditions	4
Cross-locational experiments to reveal yield potential and yield-determining factors of the rice cultivar ‘Hokuriku 193’ and climatic factors to achieve high brown rice yield over 1.2kg m	4