OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Functional Plant Biology is 6. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Ultra-HPLC-MS pseudo-targeted metabolomic profiling reveals metabolites and associated metabolic pathway alterations in Asian plum (Prunus salicina) fruits in response to gummosis disease	52
Assembly and comparative analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of Pinellia ternata	42
Functional and transcriptional regulation of the anthocyanidin acyl modifier gene Gs5AT of Gentiana sino-ornata	40
Salt tolerance in Brassicaceae crops: physiological responses and molecular mechanisms	35
Impact of foliar applications of MeJA and MgO-NPs on secondary metabolites and essential oil of Rosa damascena Mill.	34
Augmenting the basis of lodging tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum) under natural and simulated conditions	33
Sunlight-induced repair of photosystem II in moss Semibarbula orientalis under submergence stress	32
MicroRNA regulatory networks in plant responses to combined heat and drought	30
Reducing drought stress in rice (Oryza sativa L.) through silicon-induced improvements in photosynthetic pigments, leaf gas exchange, biomass, and antioxidant activities	28
Computational analysis and expression profiling of two-component system (TCS) gene family members in mango (Mangifera indica) indicated their roles in stress response	28
Pan-genome analysis and functional characterisation of the terpene synthase (TPS) gene family in five varieties of yellowhorn (Xanthoceras sorbifolium)	24
Differential modulation of photosystem II photochemical efficiency in six C4 xero-halophytes	24
An overview of cytoplasmic male sterility in Brassica napus	24
Identifying conserved genes involved in crop tolerance to cold stress	23
Interaction between UV-B and plant anthocyanins	21
Exogenous Streptomyces spp. enhance the drought resistance of naked oat (Avena nuda) seedlings by augmenting both the osmoregulation mechanisms and antioxidant capacities	20
Assessing genetic diversity and population structure of Iranian melons (Cucumis melo) collection using primer pair markers in association with resistance to Fusarium wilt	20
Biomass partitioning and ionomics of Macadamia with high manganese and low phosphorus concentrations	19
Leaf manganese and phenolics as proxies of soil acidification and phosphorus acquisition mechanisms in lentil cultivars on alkaline soil	18
Salicylic acid-functionalised chitosan nanoparticles restore impaired sucrose metabolism in the developing anther of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) under heat stress	18
Advanced technologies in studying plant photosynthesis: principles and applications	18
Root photosynthesis prevents hypoxia in the epiphytic orchid Phalaenopsis	17
Canola (Brassica napus) enhances sodium chloride and sodium ion tolerance by maintaining ion homeostasis, higher antioxidant enzyme activity and photosynthetic capacity fluorescence parameters	16
Physiological and cannabinoid responses of hemp (Cannabis sativa) to rock phosphate dust under tropical conditions	16
NtDHS regulates leaf senescence by modulating gene translation in Nicotiana tabacum	16

Leaf water relations and osmotic adjustment of Canada Western Red Spring wheat cultivars subjected to drought	16
Transcriptome analysis reveals wax and phytohormone metabolism potentially involved in shooting shrivelling of apple branches overwinter	15
Plant Specialised Glycosides (PSGs): their biosynthetic enzymatic machinery, physiological functions and commercial potential	15
Alteration in certain growth, biochemical, and anatomical indices of grapevine (Vitis vinifera) in response to the foliar application of auxin under water deficit	15
Role of non-structural carbohydrates in the sustainable production of apples (Malus domestica)	15
Hypergravity – an evolutionarily novel environment, enhances the resilience of wheat to simulated drought and salinity stress	15
Upregulation of TaHSP90A transcripts enhances heat tolerance and increases grain yield in wheat under changing climate conditions	14
Short daily ultraviolet exposure enhances intrinsic water-use efficiency and delays senescence in Micro-Tom tomato plants	14
Effect of drought stress and subsequent re-watering on the physiology and nutrition of Pistacia vera and Pistacia atlantica	14
Evaluation of reference genes and expression patterns of CONSTANS-LIKE genes in Tetrastigma hemsleyanum under different photoperiods	13
High-throughput phenotyping of soybean (Glycine max) transpiration response curves to rising atmospheric drying in a mapping population	13
Comparative transcript abundance of gibberellin oxidases genes in two barley (Hordeum vulgare) genotypes with contrasting lodging resistance under different regimes of water deficit	13
Heliotropium thermophilum adapts to high soil temperature in natural conditions due to its highly active antioxidant system protecting its photosynthetic machinery	12
Gall-inducing Dasineura sp. remodels the lipid profile and enhances the phytotoxic potential of Peumus boldus stems	12
Nitrate supply decreases fermentation and alleviates oxidative and ionic stress in nitrogen-fixing soybean exposed to saline waterlogging	12
Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) agroforestry systems: intraspecific differences in water relations and hydraulic architecture	12
Legume crops exhibited high P-acquisition capacity under low soil phosphorus conditions	12
Glycoside hydrolases reveals their differential role in response to drought and salt stress in potato (Solanum tuberosum)	11
Shrub leaf area and leaf vein trait trade-offs in response to the light environment in a vegetation transitional zone	11
Detection and validation of	11
Boosting underwater germination in Echinochloa colona seeds: the impact of high amplitude alternating temperatures and potassium nitrate osmopriming	11
Quantitative phosphoproteomic analysis of chitin-triggered immune responses in the plasma membrane of Arabidopsis	11
Nanoparticles and plant adaptations to abiotic stresses	11
Phytochrome A in etiolated wild-type and albino barley seedlings: a far-red pulse induces interconversion between the two physicochemically and functionally distinct phyA types – phyA′ into phyA″	11
Challenges to optimal macadamia (Macadamia spp.) kernel quality in a changing climate	10
A meta-analysis of plant tissue O2 dynamics	10
Evaluation of functional kompetitive allele-specific PCR (KASP) markers for selection of drought-tolerant wheat (Triticum aestivum) genotypes	10
Artemisinin and Ambrosia trifida extract aggravate the effects of short freeze–thaw stress in winter rye (Secale cereale) seedlings	10
The genetic control of herkogamy	10
Past trauma, better future: how stress memory shapes plant adaptation to drought	10
Exogenous γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) enhances rye (Secale cereale) seedling resistance to combined freeze-thaw and cadmium stress	10
Genetic manipulation of protein phosphatase 2A affects multiple agronomic traits and physiological parameters in potato (Solanum tuberosum)	10
Response of waxy maize (Zea mays L. var. ceratina Kulesh) leaf photosynthesis to low temperature during the grain-filling stage	10
Exogenous zinc application mitigates negative effects of salinity on barley (Hordeum vulgare) growth by improving root ionic homeostasis	10
Zinc and nano zinc mediated alleviation of heavy metals and metalloids in plants: an overview	10
Corrigendum to : Salt tolerance in Brassicaceae crops: physiological responses and molecular mechanisms	10
The comprehensive effect of copper oxide nanoparticles on the physiology of the diatom microalga Thalassiosira weissflogii	10
Perspectives on deciphering thermotolerance mechanisms in Heliotropium thermophilum: integrating biochemical responses and gene expression patterns	9
Regulatory role of AGC genes in heat stress adaptation in maize (Zea mays)	9
BrRD20 improves abiotic stress resistance in chrysanthemum	9
Use of untargeted metabolomics to profile the foliar metabolome of Mitragyna speciosa under varying light and water conditions	9
Light-driven modulation of plant response to water deficit. A review	9
Characterisation of internal oxygen concentration of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) and blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)	9
Morpho-physiological adaptations to weed competition impair green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) ability to overcome moderate salt stress	9
Untargeted metabolomic analysis of the metabolites in roots of Pugionium cornutum seedlings under drought stress	9
Functional analysis of the CCoAOMT gene in Populus deltoides for enhancing tolerance to Alternaria burnsii	9
Genome editing for improvement of biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in cereals	9
Potassium accumulation characteristics and expression of related genes involved in potassium metabolism in a high-potassium variety: tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) as a model	8
Arabidopsis plasma membrane intrinsic protein (AtPIP2;1) is implicated in a salinity conditional influence on seed germination	8
Nitric oxide overcomes copper and copper oxide nanoparticle-induced toxicity in Sorghum vulgare seedlings through regulation of ROS and proline metabolism	8

Specific physiological responses to alkaline carbonate stress in rice (Oryza sativa) seedlings: organic acid metabolism and hormone signalling	8
Mitigation strategy of saline stress in Fragaria vesca using natural and synthetic brassinosteroids as biostimulants	8
Acclimation mechanism of microalgal photosynthetic apparatus under low atmospheric pressures – new astrobiological perspectives in a Mars-like atmosphere	8
Investigating the effect of drought stress and methanol spraying on the influential genes in the Calvin cycle and photorespiration of rapeseed (Brassica napus)	8
Parental drought priming enhances tolerance to low temperature in wheat (Triticum aestivum) offspring	8
Comparative analysis of waterlogging and drought stress regulatory networks in barley (Hordeum vulgare)	7
Modulation of ion transporter genes of salt-stressed sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) by foliar application of digitoxin	7
How the vertical gradient of light in the understorey and water seasonality affect leaf traits of Vanilla phaeantha (Orchidaceae), a crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) hemiephyte	7
Combinatorial transcriptomics and metabolomics analysis reveals the effects of the harvesting stages on the accumulation of phenylpropanoid metabolites in Lonicera japonica	7
Overexpression of AtNHX1 increases leaf potassium content by improving enrichment capacity in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) roots	7
Cassava mosaic disease impairs photosynthesis and sugar metabolism: varietal susceptibility and key metabolic disruptions	7
Elucidating the growth dynamics of Triticum aestivum through quantitative analysis of chlorophyll fluorescence	7
Genome-wide association studies identifies genetic loci related to fatty acid and branched-chain amino acid metabolism and histone modifications under varying nitrogen treatments in safflower (Cartham	7
Genome-wide identification of bHLH gene family and screening of genes related to prickle development in Zanthoxylum armatum	7
The relationship between GABA content and desiccation tolerance at five developmental stages of wheat (Triticum durum) seeds	7
The role of nuclear factor-Y (NF-Y) transcription factor in plant growth and development	6
Effect of CO2 content in air on functioning of Arabidopsis thaliana photosynthetic electron transport chain	6
Silver nanoparticles affect wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) germination, seedling blight and yield	6
Corrigendum to: Trichome mediated external water transport may compensate for reduced vascular efficiency in atmospheric epiphytic Bromeliaceae	6
Corrigendum to: Physiological and biochemical assortment in different wheat genotypes (Triticum aestivum L.) under rain fed conditions	6
Facile one-step synthesis of gold nanoparticles using Viscum album and evaluation of their antibacterial potential	6
Mechanistic insights into the role of nano-fertilizers in enhancing maize drought resilience via antioxidant and physiological pathways	6
Certain calcium channel inhibitors exhibit a number of secondary effects on the physiological properties in Nitellopsis obtusa: a voltage clamp approach	6
OsFWL5 limits cadmium accumulation in rice through a proposed vascular-dependent interception and retrieval mechanism	6
Activity of SDH, QDH, and PAL in species, accumulating different types of tannins	6
Effects of sulfate on the photosynthetic physiology characteristics of Hydrocotyle vulgaris under zinc stress	6
Green-synthesized ZnO and MgO nanoparticles modulate physiology and antioxidant defense in maize under alkaline stress	6
Tolerance and adaptation mechanism of Solanaceous crops under salinity stress	6
Effects of cold and methyl jasmonate on the expression of miRNAs and target genes in response to vernalisation in two wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L.)	6
Metabolomic analysis reveals key metabolites and metabolic pathways in Suaeda salsa under salt and drought stress	6
Unveiling root morpho-anatomical traits driving tolerance to waterlogging, salinity, and their combination in Festuca arundinacea	6
Overexpression of ClRAP2.4 in Chrysanthemum enhances tolerance to cold stress	6
The role of the chloroplast localised phosphate transporter GmPHT4;10 gene in plant growth, photosynthesis and drought resistance	6