OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Grassland 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Effects of LAB inoculant and cellulase on the fermentation quality and chemical composition of forage soybean silage prepared with corn stover	19
Discriminating Pennisetum alopecuoides plants in a grazed pasture from unmanned aerial vehicles using object‐based image analysis and random forest classifier	13
The effects of stage of maturity and lactic acid bacteria inoculants on the ensiling characteristics, aerobic stability and in vitro digestibility of whole‐crop oat silages	12
Fermentation and aerobic stability of Napier grass silage treated with different levels of citric acid residue	8
Intercropped maize‐soybean silage: Effects on forage yield, fermentation pattern and nutritional composition	8
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi promote plant growth of Leymus chinensis (Trin.) Tzvelev by increasing the metabolomics activity under nitrogen addition	7
Chemical composition and calorific value of elephant grass varieties and other feedstocks intended for direct combustion	7
EMS‐induced mutations in common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) and two mutants without anthocyanin accumulation showing increased cold tolerance	7
Research on deep learning method recognition and a classification model of grassland grass species based on unmanned aerial vehicle hyperspectral remote sensing	6
Response characteristics of grassland ecosystem biomass to grazing intensity in China	6
Effects of grassland converted to cropland on soil microbial biomass and community from agro‐pastoral ecotone in Northern China	6
Biomass production and nutritional characteristics of quinoa subjected to cutting and sowing date in the midwestern China	6
Nutritional quality evaluation and proteome profile of forage species of Western Himalaya	5
Nitrous oxide emissions and forage accumulation in the Brazilian Amazon forage‐livestock systems submitted to N input strategies	5
Genetic diversity and structure of diploid Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) cultivars and breeding materials in Japan based on genome‐wide allele frequency	5
Root architecture characteristics of five natural homogeneous grasslands in riparian buffers from lower reaches of Yellow River	4
GR24 alleviates the adverse effects of drought stress on physiology and photosystem II function in alfalfa (Medicago Sativa L.)	4
Effects of mowing regimes on forage yield and crude protein of Leymus chinensis (Trin.) Tzvel in Songnen grassland	4
Grazing by large herbivores improves soil microbial metabolic activity in a meadow steppe	4
Short‐term grazing exclusion does not effectively restore degraded rangeland in the Junggar desert of Xinjiang, China	4
Cool‐season grass productivity estimation model evaluating the effects of global warming and climate adaptation strategies	4
Counting of Pennisetum alopecuroides at heading stage in a grazed pasture using images from an unmanned aerial vehicle	4
Variability of radiation use efficiency in mixed pastures under varying resource availability, defoliation and time scale	3
Spraying sugars, growth temperatures and N application levels change epiphytic lactic acid bacteria composition on Italian ryegrass	3
Economic potential of milk production strategies with restrictive use of concentrated feed—An experiment on 36 family farms in the pre‐alpine region	3

Amelioration of salt‐induced damage on alfalfa by exogenous application of silicon	3
Interactive effects of growth stage and nitrogen fertilization on herbage characteristics and nutritive value of Paspalum atratum	3
Evaluation of agronomic performance and exploratory genome‐wide association study of a diverse oat panel for forage use in Taiwan	3
The optimum seeding and harvesting dates of sorghum–sudangrass hybrid (Sorghum bicolor L.) via optimum moving response surface methodology	3
Nutritive value and herbage mass in hybrids of Paspalum plicatulum × Paspalum guenoarum fertilized with nitrogen or in mixture with temperate legumes	3
Assessment of genetic diversity and population structure of the genus Vicia (Vicia L.) using simple sequence repeat markers	3
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Changes of photosynthetic pigments and phytol content at different levels of nitrogen fertilizer in Italian ryegrass fresh herbage and hay	2
Effect of nitrogen topdressing on planting density response of grain yield in maize with different planting pattern cultivation	2
Effects of wheat‐legume cultures on the fermentation quality and protein degradation of silage	2
Color assessment of selected lawn grass mixtures	2
Effects of rhizosphere soil nitrification on the compensatory growth of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam) based on root‐produced cytokinin	2
Intermittent stocking strategies for the management of Marandu palisade grass in the Brazilian Cerrado biome	2
DNA marker analysis of flowering time, semi‐dwarf, fertility restorer, and brown midrib genes in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor [L.] Moench)	2
Production of dallisgrass in response to NPK fertilizer in southwest China and its implications for cultivation	2
Agrobacterium‐mediated transformation via establishment of stable tissue culture system in Zoysia matrella (L.) Merrill ‘Wakaba’	2
Differences in grain yield responses to planting density in twin and narrow row cultivation between early and late maize cultivars	2
Physical characteristics of Erianthus arundinaceus as a bedding material for broiler	2
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	2
Physiological effects of cutting on Secale cereale L. seedlings under freeze–thaw and alkaline salt stress	2
Potential impact of botanically diverse pasture on the nutritional, physiological, and immunological status of grazing cows	2
Cutting height and interval effects on yield of palisadegrass cv. MG5 in temperate zone	2
Selenite uptake by Medicago sativa L. roots	2
Effects of plant spacing on seed yield and seed quality in new Urochloa cultivars	2
Challenging sheep grazing in orchards: Changes in nutrition, performance, and the health of animals and the effects on the vegetation and soil	2
Effect of pasture cover and height on nutrient concentrations in diverse swards in the UK	2
Impact of precipitation on the two‐stage grassland eco‐subsidy policy effect on stocking reduction in Inner Mongolia, China	2
Increasing Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) regrowth via inoculation with an ammonia‐oxidizing bacterial strain	2
Physiological responses and forage accumulation of Marandu palisadegrass and Mombaça guineagrass to nitrogen fertilizer in the Brazilian forage‐based systems	2
Analysis of the maternal genome of Elymus nutans from the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau based on chloroplast genomes	2
Molecular characterization of Algerian populations of cocksfoot and tall fescue: Ploidy level determination and genetic diversity analysis	2
Effects of fumaric and maleic acids on the fermentation, nutrient composition, proteolysis and in vitro ruminal gas of corn silage	2
Forage yield and quality of buffel ‘H‐17’ and Urochloa hybrids at different regrowth ages under semi‐arid conditions	1
Growth response of alfalfa to Azomite composite micronutrient fertilizer on four lime‐amended Virginia soils	1
Osmolyte accumulation in leaves and Na⁺ exclusion by roots in two salt–treated forage grasses	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
Season‐long, mixed stocking of a cool‐temperate pasture	1
Reproductive effort of Caragana microphylla under long‐term grazing exclusion in a semi‐arid grassland	1
Effect of intercropping and nitrogen fertilization on production characteristics of Stylosanthes cv. Campo Grande and Xaraés grass	1
Summer‐survival cultivars of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) potentially contain Festuca genome fragments	1
Common response of dominant plants in typical grassland of Inner Mongolia to long‐term overgrazing revealed by transcriptome analysis	1
Nutritive value, fermentation profile and effluent loss in sweet potato vine silage, with or without microbial inoculant	1
Effects of foliar spraying of selenate at different time points on selenium concentration in wheat grains during grain filling period	1
Effect of soil acidification on regrowth of orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata) under application of grazing cattle dung, cattle manure compost, and chemical fertilizer	1
Does manipulating harvest regime of single‐cut 'Fahl' berseem clover compensate for reduced seeding rate?	1
Quantitative trait locus mapping of five significant quality traits such as crude protein content of tetraploid hybrid crested wheatgrass in multiple environments	1
Fermentation quality and protein fractions of four Pennisetum grass silages	1
Composite effects of temperature increase and snow cover change on litter decomposition and microbial community in cool‐temperate grassland	1
Parental‐progeny‐based best linear unbiased prediction for determining maize single‐cross performance and resistance to Pythium root and stalk rot	1
Effects of low temperature on distribution and metabolism enzyme activity of carbon and nitrogen of Medicago ruthenica (L.)	1

The response of alfalfa cultivars to mobile aluminum toxicity	1
Fertilizer application increases nitrate nitrogen concentration in Urochloa brizantha cv. MG5 as annual summer grass in temperate zone	1
Seed germination and biochemical responses of two Elytrigia elongata accessions exposed to abiotic stresses	1
Variations in ion transportation and accumulation in alfalfa plants under NaCl and Na₂HCO₃ stresses with different pH levels	1
Estimation of in vitro digestibility and fermentation of elephant grass by near infrared spectroscopy	1
The effects of self‐regenerating annual clovers on plant species composition and heifer performance in an irrigated pasture in western Oregon, USA	1
Relationship between orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata) dominance and the soil chemical characteristics of nonallophanic Andosol under cutting and cattle grazing	1