OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Grassland Science is 0. 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
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The combination of sulfur and nitrogen fertilization has a direct impact on the recovery process of degraded pastures in tropical climates	12
Management of Azospirillum brasilense as a strategy for hydroponic green fodder production	9
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Effects of litter placement, soil moisture and temperature on soil carbon dioxide emissions in a sandy grassland soil	7
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Effects of climate, topography and grazing disturbance on ecosystem services of temperate grasslands in Inner Mongolia	6
Hybrid brachiariagrass (Urochloa spp.) establishment with annual sorghum sudangrass (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) and sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) mixtur	6
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Radiocesium transfer from soil is lower in tall fescue than orchardgrass under conditions of lower soil exchangeable potassium	4
Nutritional quality evaluation and proteome profile of forage species of Western Himalaya	4
Quantitative trait locus mapping of five significant quality traits such as crude protein content of tetraploid hybrid crested wheatgrass in multiple environments	4
Impact of precipitation on the two‐stage grassland eco‐subsidy policy effect on stocking reduction in Inner Mongolia, China	4
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The relative importance of plant‐pollinator network parameters in maintaining seed productivity varies between years	4
Increasing Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) regrowth via inoculation with an ammonia‐oxidizing bacterial strain	4
Restoring ecosystems in the southeastern United States by interseeding alfalfa in existing cool‐season grass pastures	3
Effect of nitrogen topdressing on planting density response of grain yield in maize with different planting pattern cultivation	3
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Detecting reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea L.) patches from UAV‐based digital surface model images—A case study in a timothy (Phleum pretense L.) meadow field	2
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Intensive grazing confounds the patterns of plant compositional change along a soil pH gradient, not an aridity gradient, in the Mongolian steppe	2
Influences of no‐tillage on the yield and silage fermentation quality of Italian ryegrass	2

Ensilage potential and nutritional value of Columbus grass (Sorghum almum Parodi) at different phenology and storage duration in the derived savanna zone of Nigeria	2
Panicum maximum cultivars for use in integrated agricultural production systems in Cerrado biome soils	2
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Drought intensity–responsive changes in photosynthesis‐related proteins, carbohydrate pools and forage quality in Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.)	2
Construction of high density genetic map and quantitative trait locus mapping in a sorghum Tx623A × sudangrass S722 population	2
Variations in the yield and moisture content of ears of forage corn varieties with different relative maturity	1
Effects of cropland and cultivars on phyllosphere bacterial communities in forage crops in Southwest China	1
Genetic relationship and diversity of cultivars and breeding lines of tetraploid Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) and its hybrids with Lolium‐Festuca complex based on ge	1
Positive effects of biomass of unpalatable neighborhoods on palatable plants in a grassland community under heavy grazing pressure by sika deer	1
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Nutrient intakes, growth performance and digestive organ weight of raising Japanese Black steers fed oat hay or whole crop corn silage as roughage	1
Effects of saline‐alkali stress on the functional traits and physiological characteristics of Leymus chinensis leaves	1
Effects of fumaric and maleic acids on the fermentation, nutrient composition, proteolysis and in vitro ruminal gas of corn silage	1
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Research on deep learning method recognition and a classification model of grassland grass species based on unmanned aerial vehicle hyperspectral remote sensing	1
Effects of drought stress on the functional traits and rhizosphere microbial community structure of Cyperus esculentus	1
Promoting vegetation coverage using fertilization treatments in abandoned farmland in Mongolia	1
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Physical and biochemical characteristics of tropical grass and legume pastures grazed by lambs	1
Effects of harvesting on the herbage yield, underground biomass and medicinal active ingredients of cultivated licorice	1
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Effects of foliar spraying of selenate at different time points on selenium concentration in wheat grains during grain filling period	1
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Understanding the impacts of intensity and harvest frequency on Tithonia diversifolia for use in tropical silvopastoral systems	1
Synthetic strigolactone (rac‐GR24) alleviates the photosynthetic inhibition and oxidative damage in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) under salt stress	1
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Effect of soil acidification on regrowth of orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata) under application of grazing cattle dung, cattle manure compost, and chemical fertilizer	0
Assessment of genetic diversity and population structure of the genus Vicia (Vicia L.) using simple sequence repeat markers	0
Response of plant communities and soil characteristics to topography in three meadow habitats in a basin unit of the Yellow River source zone	0
QTL analysis of regrowth ability in bmr sorghum (Sorghum bicolor [L.] Moench) × sudangrass (S. bicolor subsp. drummondii) populations	0
The response of alfalfa cultivars to mobile aluminum toxicity	0
Adding an appropriate proportion of exogenous Lactobacillus buchneri can effectively preserve the nutritional quality of Dactylis glomerata and improve its aerobic stability	0
Selenite uptake by Medicago sativa L. roots	0
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Physiological changes associated with enhanced cold resistance during Medicago ruthenica germination and seedling growth in response to exogenous γ‐aminobutyric acid	0
Nutritional value and fermentability of sorghum silages grown in the Amazon biome	0
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Chemical composition, lipid peroxidation and in vitro ruminal fermentation of crown vetch (Coronilla varia L.) herbage and silage	0
The effect of cutting regime and genotype on growth, seed yield, seed quality and herbage yield of seven Urochloa (syn. Brachiaria) grass genotypes in the Adamawa region of Camero	0
The effect of the combined application of agricultural waste‐ and manure‐based biochar on soil properties, microbial abundance, CO₂ emissions and grass growth	0
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The effect of increasing canola oil and soybean oil addition to beef cattle rations based on corn silage and barley grain on the in vitro ruminal gas production and rumen fermentation	0
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Setting up a baseline for long‐term ecological monitoring of Kashmir Himalayan grasslands	0
Summer‐survival cultivars of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) potentially contain Festuca genome fragments	0
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The expression of lignin biosynthesis genes during plant development and effects of downregulated cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD) gene in bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flü	0
Effects of low temperature on distribution and metabolism enzyme activity of carbon and nitrogen of Medicago ruthenica (L.)	0

Forage capacity of sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor var. saccharatum [L.] Mohlenbr.) under semi‐arid conditions and relationships between characteristics	0
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Methods for prediction of morphophysiological variables of Brachiaria decumbens grass	0
Relationship between orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata) dominance and the soil chemical characteristics of nonallophanic Andosol under cutting and cattle grazing	0
Cloning and expression analysis of ZjHSP18.9 from Zoysia japonica	0
Nutrient utilization of native herbage and oat forage as feed for Tibetan sheep (Ovis aries)	0
Differences of morphological and physiological responses of sainfoin varieties/lines under simulated drought stresses	0
Effect of grazing on soil enzyme activities in grassland ecosystems: A meta‐analysis	0
Ticktrefoil (Desmodium) species as a nutraceutical forage resource for animals	0
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Fermentation quality, nutritive value and in vitro ruminal digestion of Napier grass, sugarcane top and their mixed silages prepared using lactic acid bacteria and formic acid	0
Root architecture characteristics of five natural homogeneous grasslands in riparian buffers from lower reaches of Yellow River	0
Spatiotemporal variation in aboveground biomass in a tropical grass pasture over a 22‐year period	0
Fermentation quality and protein fractions of four Pennisetum grass silages	0
Effect of fertilization and plant protection treatments on seed yield and seed quality of orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.)	0
Effects of precipitation changes on the stoichiometry and photosynthetic characteristics of Stipa bungeana Trin. at different growth stages in the Loess Plateau, China	0
Nutrient analysis of different varieties of meadow fescue (Festuca pratensis Huds.): Calcium contents and molecular mechanisms	0
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Scanning sympatric sika deer and Japanese serows using drones: A methodological trial in Mt. Asama, Central Japan	0
Estimation of in vitro digestibility and fermentation of elephant grass by near infrared spectroscopy	0
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Agrobacterium‐mediated transformation via establishment of stable tissue culture system inZoysia matrella(L.) Merrill ‘Wakaba’	0
Moderate grazing intensities modulate canopy structure that influences short‐term intake rate of heifers grazing a natural grassland	0
Monthly mowing frequency does not affect soil CO₂ emissions of fertilized Bromus erectus‐dominated grasslands	0
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Cattle dung detection in pastures from drone images using YOLOv5	0
Spatial variation in grassland vegetation and herbage mass in the Ejina oasis along the Heihe River in the southern Gobi Desert, China	0
NIR spectroscopy: Developing predictive models for chemical attributes and in vitro dry matter digestibility of Megathyrsus maximus cv. Tanzania	0
Evaluation of genetic diversity and production adaptability in different germplasms of Paspalum dilatatum	0
Whole crop maize yield modeling based on regional climatic data considering cultivar maturity grouping	0
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Phylogenomic identification and overexpression of plant size–related genes in Setaria viridis and rice	0
Latest potential sowing time of galega (Galega orientalis Lam.) for successful cultivation in the extreme winter conditions of northern Japan	0
Genetic variation in seed shattering in Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) and its feasibility for breeding	0
Potassium fertilization and defoliation intensity effects on forage characteristics of “BRS Zuri” guineagrass	0
Plant community characteristics, soil nutrients and their interactions in artificial grassland with different establishment years in the Three Rivers Headwater Region	0
Parental‐progeny‐based best linear unbiased prediction for determining maize single‐cross performance and resistance to Pythium root and stalk rot	0
The effects of self‐regenerating annual clovers on plant species composition and heifer performance in an irrigated pasture in western Oregon, USA	0
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Fumonisin reduction using fungicides in forage corn cultivation	0
Effects of land use and yak grazing on behavior and body mass of plateau pika in Tibetan plateau rangelands	0
A transcriptome‐based study using PEG‐induced drought simulation in Allium mongolicum seeds	0
Genetic diversity and structure of diploid Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) cultivars and breeding materials in Japan based on genome‐wide allele frequency	0
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GR24 alleviates the adverse effects of drought stress on physiology and photosystem II function in alfalfa (Medicago Sativa L.)	0