OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Crop & Pasture Science is 5. 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Biomass harvesting leads to soil acidification: a study of mixed crop–livestock farming systems in Madagascar	28
Tracking the diverse pathways to value for digital agriculture	28
Genetic analysis of boron tolerance in burr medic (	25
An improved method for biometric analysis of soil test – crop response data sets	24
Effect of Zn and sucrose supply on grain Zn, Fe and protein contents within wheat spike under detached-ear culture	22
Black oat (	19
Table of Contents	19
Yield and quality improvements in	19
The Australian digital Online Farm Trials database increases the quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses in grains crop research	18
Characterisation of nodulation capacity with native rhizobia in germplasm of the under-utilised forage species Macroptilium	17
Crop and stubble effects on seedling emergence of sourgrass, palmer amaranth, wild radish and fleabane	17
Long-term rundown of plant-available potassium in Western Australia requires a re-evaluation of potassium management for grain production: a review	16
Genome-wide identification and expression profile analysis of the	15
Combined use of foliar zinc fertilisation, thiamethoxam and propiconazole does not reduce their effectiveness for enriching zinc in wheat grains and controlling insects and disease	15
Health benefits of oat (Avena sativa) and nutritional improvement through plant breeding interventions	14
Nitrogen fertilisation affected zinc and selenium biofortification in silage maize	13
Graincast™: monitoring crop production across the Australian grainbelt	13
Iron-deficiency response and differential expression of iron homeostasis related genes in spring wheat (	12
Modelling spatial and temporal correlation in multi-assessment perennial crop variety selection trials using a multivariate autoregressive model	12
Identification of quantitative trait loci governing biosynthesis of phospholipids in soybean	12
Grazing management of Panicum maximum cvv. Mombaça and Tanzania pastures for beef cattle: a meta-analytic study	12
Siphoning novel sources of seedling salinity tolerance from the diverse chickpea landraces	11
The critical period for grain yield in chia (	11
Zinc interception and absorption in wheat spikes contribute significantly to grain zinc biofortification	11
Allelochemicals extract of star fruit (Averrhoa carambola L.) modulates wheat growth through alterations in anatomical architecture	11

Mapping variability of pasture sward height, dry matter availability and disappearance during grazing	10
Water use efficiency in Western Australian cropping systems	10
Risk assessment of using phosphate and calcium fertilisers for continuously flooded rice cultivation in a soil co-contaminated with cadmium and antimony	10
Canopy and reproductive development in mungbean (	10
Evaluation of strategies to improve the quality of Tanzania grass (Megathyrsus maximum) silage with increasing levels of mata-pasto hay (Senna obtusifolia)	10
The spatial distribution of soil nitrogen determines responses of Sorghum bicolor to banded phosphorus fertiliser	10
Development of improved genotypes for extra early maturity, higher yield and Mungbean Yellow Mosaic India Virus (MYMIV) resistance in soybean (Glycine max)	10
Potassium management effects on yield and quality of cassava varieties in tropical sandy soils	10
Use of morpho-physiological and biochemical traits to identify sources of drought and heat tolerance in chickpea (	10
Transcriptome analysis of maize pollen grains under drought stress during flowering	10
Comparing adaptive responses of new and old lucerne (	10
Identification of superior genotypes for leaf architecture traits in Sorghum bicolor through GGE biplot analysis	10
Effects of cyanogenesis on morphology and estimated leaf flavonoid content in 51 white clover accessions	9
Differential responses of yield and shoot traits of five tropical grasses to nitrogen and distance to trees in silvopastoral systems	9
Seed row placement relative to the previous crop stubble row can harness systems benefits on water repellent sands	9
Genotype-dependent responses of Andean and Coastal quinoa to plant population density for yield and its physiological determinants in Northwest Argentina	9
Validation of critical soil-test phosphorus values from the Better Fertiliser Decisions for Pastures meta-analysis	9
Role of small RNAs in plant stress response and their potential to improve crops	9
Productivity assessment of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) germplasm from Serbia	9
Development of methods to overcome physiological seed dormancy of temperate annual pasture legumes to assist speed breeding	9
The effect of Tithonia diversifolia in a silvopastoral system with Urochloa brizantha cv. Xaraés	8
Improved soil fertility, plant nutrition and grain yield of soybean and millet following maize intercropped with forage grasses and crotalaria in the Brazilian savanna	8
A novel Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli quantitative LAMP-based diagnostic correlated with sugarcane ratoon stunting disease rating	8
Inoculation of halotolerant plant-growth-promoting bacteria improved the growth of chia (Salvia hispanica L.) in saline and nonsaline soils	8
Microbial genes highlight different trends in short term for N cycling in historical alpine pastures	8
Does tillering affect the grain yield of maize (Zea mays)? A quantitative review	8
Seed priming with boron and	8
Effects of Italian ryegrass desiccation timing on corn performance: is growth inhibition due to the release of plant allelochemicals or nitrogen immobilization?	8
Digital agriculture in Europe and in France: which organisations can boost adoption levels?	8
Random regression models for multi-environment, multi-time data from crop breeding selection trials	8
Characterisation of biochar produced from two types of chestnut shells for use in remediation of cadmium- and lead-contaminated soil	7
Grain micronutrient evaluation of wheat (	7
Overexpression of the autophagy-related gene	7
Silicon-mediated improvement of biomass yield and physio-biochemical attributes in heat-stressed spinach (	7
Grazing strategies for resilience of ryegrass (	7
Evaluating the Agricultural Production Systems sIMulator (APSIM) wheat module for California	7
RNA-Seq analysis of resistant and susceptible soybean genotypes in response to stress from soybean cyst nematode (	7
Sequential infections by 32 isolates of	7
Improving heat tolerance in betel palm (Areca catechu) by characterisation and expression analyses of heat shock proteins under thermal stress	7
Assessing the population structure and genetic diversity of wheat germplasm with the iPBS-retrotransposons marker system	7
Potential expansion of Hass avocado cultivation under climate change scenarios threatens Mexican mountain ecosystems	7
Australian Grassland Association research symposium 2023: pasture legumes for sustainable productive systems	7
Increasing plant density increased rice (Oryza sativa) yield but decreased lodging resistance when grown under wheat (Triticum aestivum) straw using unmanned aerial seeding technology	7
Ground pearls (Hemiptera: Margarodidae) in crops and pastures: biology and options for management	7
Zeolite alleviates potassium deficiency and improves lodging-related stem morphological characteristics and grain yield in rice	7
Profiling the omega-3 content of annual and perennial forages during growth and development and the relationship with other quality parameters	7
Field screening for heat-stress tolerance of floret fertility in wheat (Triticum aestivum and T. durum)	6
Ability of wheat genotypes to form large rhizosheaths may enhance survival of false-break events in rainfed production	6
Genetic analysis and identification of QTLs associated with yield-enhancing traits in Oryza sativa IR64 × Oryza glaberrima interspecific backcross populations	6
Phenotypic, genotypic and nutritional divergence in cowpea and implications for drought tolerance breeding: a review	6

Intraspecific genetic variation among	6
Development and application of a duplex simple sequence repeat panel for outcrossing fertility evaluation in red clover (Trifolium pratense) under open-pollination conditions†	6
Identification of important genes involved in priming induced drought tolerance in barley through transcriptomic data mining	6
Time of sowing influences wheat responses to applied phosphorus in alkaline calcareous soils in a temperate climate	6
Light competition is the key factor determining spatio-temporal variability in legume proportion within Marandu palisadegrass–forage peanut mixed pastures	6
Tagasaste silvopastures in steep-hill country. 1. Tagasaste edible dry-matter production and nutritive value	6
Soil physicochemical characteristics and leaf nutrient contents on banana farms of North Queensland, Australia	6
Improvement of grain yield under moisture and heat stress conditions through marker-assisted pedigree breeding in rice (	6
Harvest weed seed control: impact on weed management in Australian grain production systems and potential role in global cropping systems	6
Soil salinity indicators and salinity build-up on saline water irrigation in seed spices	6
Fate of fertiliser nitrogen in a ryegrass–kikuyu dairy pasture system	6
Impact of water stress during reproductive development on seed dormancy in Bromus diandrus Roth and Lolium rigidum Gaudin	6
Warmer nights during early stages affect wheat development without grain yield penalty	6
Forage brassicas can enhance the feed base and mitigate feed gaps across diverse environments	6
Agronomic responses and herbage nutritive value of elephant grass (Cenchrus purpureus) genotypes grown as monocrops and mixed with butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea)	6
Identification of resistance sources in common bean (	6
Genetic monitoring of Indian rice (Oryza sativa) cultivars over decadal periods employing gene-specific markers and yield component traits	6
Validation and genetic characterisation of a seed weight quantitative trait locus, qSW17.1, in progenies of cultivated and wild soybean	6
Decreased night temperature affects development and grain yield only in cold-susceptible rice (	5
Potential of increasing yield of spring Brassica napus canola by using Brassica rapa gene pool with emphasis on yellow sarson	5
Tussock and tiller population dynamics on rotationally stocked Piatã palisadegrass (	5
Genetic variation in growth, ionic accumulation and salt tolerance indices under long-term salt stress in halophytic Tunisian sea barley (Hordeum marinum ssp. marinum)	5
Genetic interaction and inheritance of important traits in durum (	5
Biochar and fertiliser interactions in crop and pasture production	5
Organic amendments for crop production, phosphorus bioavailability and heavy metal immobilisation: a review	5
Long-term ditch-buried straw return alters soil carbon sequestration, nitrogen availability and grain production in a rice–wheat rotation system	5
Single and co-inoculation of biofilm-forming rhizobacteria with macroalgae extract increase barley productivity in organic matter-limited soil	5
Forage crops: a repository of functional trait diversity for current and future climate adaptation	5
Effects of infection with the viral complex alfalfa dwarf disease on productivity traits and coumestrol production in alfalfa plants	5
Forage accumulation and nutritive value in extensive, intensive, and integrated pasture-based beef cattle production systems	5
A quantitative revision of the waterlogging tolerance of perennial forage grasses	5
Synchronisation of zinc application rates with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and phosphorus to maximise wheat growth and yield in zinc-deficient soil	5
Identification and prediction of functions for drought-responsive microRNAs in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris)	5
<i>Corrigendum to</i>: Forage crops: a repository of functional trait diversity for current and future climate adaptation	5
Wild banana (genus Ensete) – an underutilised plant as source of food, fodder, fibre and medicine and need for biotechnological interventions	5
Remote detection of Fusarium crown rot in broadacre bread wheat and durum wheat through use of aerial imagery	5
Genotypic and seasonal variation in root depth development during establishment of C	5
Beneficial invertebrates of dairy pastures in south-eastern Australia	5