OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Breeding 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Challenges to design-oriented breeding of root system architecture adapted to climate change	50
A barrier to radial oxygen loss helps the root system cope with waterlogging-induced hypoxia	35
Root phenotyping: important and minimum information required for root modeling in crop plants	32
High-throughput field crop phenotyping: current status and challenges	27
3D modeling and reconstruction of plants and trees: A cross-cutting review across computer graphics, vision, and plant phenotyping	26
Climate-smart crops: key root anatomical traits that confer flooding tolerance	26
Chromosome-level <i>de novo</i> genome assemblies of over 100 plant species	20
Molecular mapping of quantitative trait loci for ascochyta blight and botrytis grey mould resistance in an inter-specific cross in chickpea (<i>Cicer arietinum</i> L.) using genotyping by	18
Genetic basis controlling rice plant architecture and its modification for breeding	18
Genetic regulation of root traits for soil flooding tolerance in genus <i>Zea</i>	18
Importance of individual root traits to understand crop root system in agronomic and environmental contexts	15
Targeted genome modifications in cereal crops	15
Strawberry fruit shape: quantification by image analysis and QTL detection by genome-wide association analysis	13
Functions and structure of roots and their contributions to salinity tolerance in plants	13
Recent applications of metabolomics in plant breeding	12
Substitution mapping and characterization of brown planthopper resistance genes from <i>indica</i> rice variety, ‘PTB33’ (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.)	12
Morpho-physiological and molecular mechanisms of phenotypic root plasticity for rice adaptation to water stress conditions	12
Genomic markers analysis associated with resistance to <i>Alternaria alternata</i> (fr.) keissler—tomato pathotype, <i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> L.	11
Genetic diversity and structure of landrace of lablab (<i>Lablab purpureus</i> (L.) Sweet) cultivars in Thailand revealed by SSR markers	10
Genetic relationship analysis and molecular fingerprint identification of the tea germplasms from Guangxi Province, China	9
Diversity of Na<sup>+</sup> allocation in salt-tolerant species of the genus <i>Vigna</i>	9
Genetic diversity of a global collection of maize genetic resources in relation to their subspecies assignments, geographic origin, and drought tolerance	8
Diversity of tomato leaf form provides novel insights into breeding	8
Potential application of simple easy-to-use insertion-deletion (InDel) markers in citrus cultivar identification	8
Model-based plant phenomics on morphological traits using morphometric descriptors	8

Molecular mechanism of internode elongation in rice	8
Improvement of diagnostic markers for resistance to <i>Globodera pallida</i> and application for selection of resistant germplasms in potato breeding	8
Genetic region responsible for the differences of starch properties in two glutinous rice cultivars in Hokkaido, Japan	8
Translation of continuous artificial selection on phenotype into genotype during rice breeding programs	8
A fresh weight-based method for evaluating soybean resistance to red crown rot	8
Genetic variation in drought resilience-related traits among wheat multiple synthetic derivative lines: insights for climate resilience breeding	8
Improving the efficiency of plant root system phenotyping through digitization and automation	7
Detection of a major QTL related to smut disease resistance inherited from a Japanese wild sugarcane using GRAS-Di technology	7
Expression of seed storage proteins responsible for maintaining kernel traits and wheat flour quality in common wheat under heat stress conditions	7
Development of an SSR marker set for efficient selection for resistance to black spot disease in pear breeding	7
Genetic control of morphological traits useful for improving sorghum	7
Sat-BSA: an NGS-based method using local <i>de novo</i> assembly of long reads for rapid identification of genomic structural variations associated with agronomic traits	7
Allelic variation and genetic diversity of HMW glutenin subunits in Chinese wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) landraces and commercial cultivars	6
Identification and fine mapping of lesion mimic mutant <i>spl36</i> in rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.)	6
The <i>temperature sensitive hybrid breakdown 1</i> induces low temperature-dependent intrasubspecific hybrid breakdown in rice	6
<i>De novo</i> genome assembly of the partial homozygous dihaploid potato identified PVY resistance gene (<i>Ry<sub>chc</sub></i>) derived from <i>Solanum cha	6
DNA marker for resistance to <i>Puccinia horiana</i> in chrysanthemum (<i>Chrysanthemum morifolium</i> Ramat.) “Southern Pegasus”	6
RAD-R scripts: R pipeline for RAD-seq from FASTQ files to linkage maps construction and run R/QTL, operating only at copying and pasting scripts into R console	6
Elucidation of genetic variation and population structure of melon genetic resources in the NARO Genebank, and construction of the World Melon Core Collection	5
Collection, preservation and distribution of <i>Oryza</i> genetic resources by the National Bioresource Project RICE (NBRP-RICE)	5
Transcriptomic analysis of developing seeds in a wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) mutant RSD32 with reduced seed dormancy	5
Mapping of QTLs controlling epicotyl length in adzuki bean (<i>Vigna angularis</i>)	5
Transcriptome-based approaches for clarification of nutritional responses and improvement of crop production	5
Allelic variation of a clubroot resistance gene (<i>Crr1a</i>) in Japanese cultivars of Chinese cabbage (<i>Brassica rapa</i> L.)	5
Effects of tall alleles <i>SD1-in</i> and <i>SD1-ja</i> to the dwarfing allele <i>sd1-d</i> originating from ‘Dee-geo-woo-gen’ on yield and related traits on the ge	5
Distribution of two groups of melon landraces and inter-group hybridization enhanced genetic diversity in Vietnam	5
All-around 3D plant modeling system using multiple images and its composition	5
Development of novel clubroot resistant rapeseed lines (<i>Brassica napus</i> L.) effective against Japanese field isolates by marker assisted selection	5
Modulation of plant root traits by nitrogen and phosphate: transporters, long-distance signaling proteins and peptides, and potential artificial traps	5
ITRAQ-based quantitative proteomic analysis of <i>japonica</i> rice seedling during cold stress	5
A pubescence color gene enhances tolerance to cold-induced seed cracking in yellow soybean	4
<i>Wheat yellow mosaic virus</i> resistant line, ‘Kitami-94’, developed by introgression of two resistance genes from the cultivar ‘Madsen’	4
Loss-of-function of <i>Nicotiana tabacum</i> L. eukaryotic translation initiation factors eIF4E1-S and eIF(iso)4E-T synergistically confers high-level resistance to both <i>Potato vi	4
Allelic variations of <i>Vrn-1</i> and <i>Ppd-1</i> genes in Japanese wheat varieties reveal the genotype-environment interaction for heading time	4
Identification of a unique allele in the quantitative trait locus for crown root number in <i>japonica</i> rice from Japan using genome-wide association studies	4
Contribution of the grain size QTL <i>GS3</i> to yield properties and physiological nitrogen-use efficiency in the large-grain rice cultivar ‘Akita 63’	4
Development and characterization of chromosome segment substitution lines derived from backcross between <i>japonica</i> donor rice cultivar Yukihikari and <i>japonica</i> reci	4
Utility of a GFP-expressing <i>Barley yellow mosaic virus</i> for analyzing disease resistance genes	4
Automatic detection of alien plant species in action camera images using the chopped picture method and the potential of citizen science	4
Analysis of genetic diversity and discrimination of Oil Palm DxP populations based on the origins of pisifera elite parents	4
<i>S</i> haplotype collection in Brassicaceae crops—an updated list of <i>S</i> haplotypes	3
Assessing streetscape greenery with deep neural network using Google Street View	3
QTL analysis for brown spot resistance in American rice cultivar ‘Dawn’	3
Domestication of azuki bean and soybean in Japan: From the insight of archeological and molecular evidence	3
Transcriptome sequencing and gene expression profiling of <i>Pinus sibirica</i> under different cold stresses	3
Whole-genome sequence analysis of mutations in rice plants regenerated from zygotes, mature embryos, and immature embryos	3
A target cultivar-specific identification system based on the chromatographic printed array strip method for eight prominent Japanese citrus cultivars	3
Parentage analysis of tea cultivars in Japan based on simple sequence repeat markers	3
Identification of quantitative trait loci for powdery mildew resistance in highly resistant cucumber (<i>Cucumis sativus</i> L.) using ddRAD-seq analysis	3
Linkage analysis of rice bacterial blight resistance gene <i>xa20</i> in XM6, a mutant line from IR24	3

Development of a plant conveyance system using an AGV and a self-designed plant-handling device: A case study of DIY plant phenotyping	3
Form follows function in Triticeae inflorescences	3
Optimal set of microsatellite markers required to detect illegitimate progenies in selected oil palm (<i>Elaeis guineensis</i> Jacq.) breeding crosses	3
Two dominant genes in barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i> L.) complementarily encode perfect resistance to <i>Japanese soil-borne wheat mosaic virus</i>	3
Developing core marker sets for effective genomic-assisted selection in wheat and barley breeding programs	3
V-primer: software for the efficient design of genome-wide InDel and SNP markers from multi-sample variant call format (VCF) genotyping data	3
Induction of 2n pollen with colchicine during microsporogenesis in <i>Phalaenopsis</i>	2
Transpiration response of two bread wheat lines differing in drought resilience and their backcross parent under dry-down conditions	2
<i>Colletotrichum orbiculare</i> strains distributed in Japan: race identification and evaluation of virulence to cucurbits	2
The induced mutant allele <i>flo4-303</i> confers floury characteristics on the japonica rice cultivar ‘Hoshinoko’	2
Breeding and characterization of the world’s first practical rice variety with resistance to brown spot (<i>Bipolaris oryzae</i>) bred using marker-assisted selection	2
Development of an SSR marker-based genetic linkage map and identification of a QTL associated with flowering time in <i>Eustoma</i>	2
Evolution of sex in crops: recurrent scrap and rebuild	2
Identifying quantitative trait loci for the general combining ability of yield-relevant traits in maize	2
Comparative QTL mapping for male sterility of cultivated strawberry (<i>Fragaria</i> × <i>ananassa</i> Duch.) using different reference genome sequences	2
NARO historical phenotype dataset from rice breeding	2
Characterization of a novel mutant with inhibition of storage root formation in sweet potato	2
Transferring of clubroot-resistant locus <i>CRd</i> from Chinese cabbage (<i>Brassica rapa</i>) to canola (<i>Brassica napus</i>) through interspecific hybridizatio	2
Development of pyramided lines carrying brown planthopper resistance genes in the genetic background of Indica Group rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.) variety ‘IR64’	2
Designing rice panicle architecture via developmental regulatory genes	2
<i>Flowering Date1</i>, a major photoperiod sensitivity gene in adzuki bean, is a soybean floral repressor <i>E1</i> ortholog	2
Near-isogenic lines for resistance to brown planthopper with the genetic background of Indica Group elite rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.) variety ‘IR64’	2
A novel mutant with triple the dietary fiber content in white rice	2
Scarless genome editing technology and its application to crop improvement	2
Exploring the landscape of public attitudes towards gene-edited foods in Japan	2
Genetic variation and genetic control of intraspikelet differences in grain weight and seed dormancy in wild and domesticated emmer wheats	2
Global regulatory trends of genome editing technology in agriculture and food	2
Development of 12 sets of chromosome segment substitution lines that enhance allele mining in Asian cultivated rice	2
The relations of broad nematode resistance to quality characteristics as a consequence of marker-assisted selection in potato breeding programs	2
Identification and characterization of stable QTLs for vascular bundle number at the panicle neck in rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.)	2
DNAMarkMaker: streamlining ARMS and CAPS marker development from resequencing data with NGS short reads	1
Development and characterization of near-isogenic lines for brown planthopper resistance genes in the genetic background of <i>japonica</i> rice ‘Sagabiyori’	1
Cas12a and MAD7, genome editing tools for breeding	1
Development of male sterile lines of CMS chilies (<i>Capsicum annuum</i> L.) from F<sub>1</sub> hybrids	1
Chromatographic printed array strip (C-PAS) method for cultivar-specific identification of sweetpotato cultivars ‘Beniharuka’ and ‘Fukumurasaki’	1
Classification of Southeast Asian mints (<i>Mentha</i> spp.) based on simple sequence repeat markers	1
Development of diagnostic molecular markers for marker-assisted breeding against bacterial wilt in tomato	1
Development and evaluation of pyramiding lines carrying early or late heading QTLs in the <i>indica</i> rice cultivar ‘IR64’	1
A large deletion within intron 20 sequence of single-copy <i>PolA1</i> gene as a useful marker for the speciation in <i>Oryza</i> AA-genome species	1
Development of a multicriteria decision-making model for evaluating hybrid offspring in the sweetpotato (<i>Ipomoea batatas</i> L.) breeding process	1
Allyl isothiocyanate and 6-(methylsulfinyl) hexyl isothiocyanate contents vary among wild and cultivated wasabi (<i>Eutrema japonium</i>)	1
Genomic traces of Japanese malting barley breeding in two modern high-quality cultivars, ‘Sukai Golden’ and ‘Sachiho Golden’	1
Breeding and brewing quality of the Canadian malting barley variety ‘CDC Goldstar’ lacking lipoxygenase-1	1
Quantitative trait loci (QTL) for low temperature tolerance at the young microspore stage in rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.) in Australian breeding material	1
Development and chromosomal characterization of interspecific hybrids between common buckwheat (<i>Fagopyrum esculentum</i>) and a related perennial species (<i>F. cymosum</i>)	1
Identification and validation of quantitative trait loci associated with seed yield in soybean	1
Root nodule organogenesis: a unique lateral organogenesis in legumes	1
Mutations within the miR172 target site of wheat <i>AP2</i> homoeologs regulate lodicule size and rachis internode length	1
Low asparagine wheat: Europe’s first field trial of genome edited wheat amid rapidly changing regulations on acrylamide in food and genome editing of crops	1
Estimation of pollen dispersal distance in Job’s tears (<i>Coix lacryma-jobi</i> L.) by using red leaf sheath as a morphological marker	1
Hybridization with <i>Fagopyrum cymosum</i> Meisn. as a way to make cultivated Tartary buckwheat (<i>F. tataricum</i> Gaertn.) with grain characteristics typical for common buc	1
Possibility of genome editing for melon breeding	1
<i>CsKDO</i> is a candidate gene regulating seed germination lethality in cucumber	1
Genome editing of <i>DWARF</i> and <i>SELF-PRUNING</i> rapidly confers traits suitable for plant factories while retaining useful traits in tomato	1
Development of a high-throughput field phenotyping rover optimized for size-limited breeding fields as open-source hardware	1
Mutagenic effects of nitrogen protoxide and oryzalin on “41 B” and “Fercal” grapevine rootstocks seedlings	1
Fine mapping of <i>Rf5</i> region for a sorghum fertility restorer gene and microsynteny analysis across grass species	1