OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Botany 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Transgene silencing in the moss, Physcomitrella (Physcomitrium patens)	31
Moss regeneration for lithium mine waste rock revegetation in Québec, Canada	18
Perspectives on the reclassification of taxa in the Arceuthobium campylopodum complex (Viscaceae)	13
Calea ternifolia Kunth, the Mexican “dream herb”, a concise review	10
Patterns of rare moss diversity and distribution in Alberta	10
Réponses adaptatives à un assèchement édaphique chez 3 provenances de chêne liège (Quercus suber)	8
Phylogeography of alpine plant Parnassia wightiana (Celastraceae)	8
Correction: Fossil species in Boehmerieae (Urticaceae) in Dominican and Mexican amber: a new genus (Ekrixanthera) and two new species with anemophilous pollination by explosive pollen release,	7
Ectopic growth of the Chaetothyriales fungal symbiont on Ipomoea carnea	7
A tale of two mistletoes: phenology and fauna associated with two sympatric species	7
Peronospora variabilis is associated with downy mildew of Chenopodium berlandieri in Mexico	6
Connecting plant species and natural products from the Canadian prairie ecological zone to biomedical knowledge	6
Fig development in two Neotropical Ficus species, Ficus (subg. Pharmacosycea) yoponensis and Ficus (subg. Spherosuke) colubrinae: comparing rainforest	6
Cannibal plants: intraspecific autoparasitism among host-specific holoparasites	6
New record of Golovinomyces ambrosiae on Solanum azureum (Solanaceae) in Mexico	6
Introduction to the Special Issue on Parasitic Flowering Plants in Forests	6
Correction: Diversity among rare and common congeneric plant species from the Garry oak and Okanagan shrub-steppe ecosystems in British Columbia: implications for conservation	6
Hypersensitive response-like cell death and its key related genes in thelmdlesion mimic mutant of birch	6
Note of Appreciation	6
Reproductive phenological shifts and other phylogenetic trait changes in the Arbutoideae (Ericaceae) in the context of drought, seed predation, and fire	5
Traditional uses and beneficial effects of various species of berry-producing plants in eastern Canada	5
Genome size variation in natural populations of wild potato species from west Argentina	5
Fungal symbionts of endangeredCrocanthemum canadense(Cistaceae) in Nova Scotia	5
Comparative ecology of chasmogamous and cleistogamous reproduction inDanthonia compressa: effects of floral type and maternal environment	5
Reassessing species boundaries in the Syagrus glaucescens complex (Arecaceae) using leaf anatomy	5

Root growth phenology, anatomy, and morphology among root orders inVaccinium macrocarponAit.	5
Pollination systems and nectar rewards in four Andean species of Salvia (Lamiaceae)	5
Argon-ion beam induced mutants of the ectomycorrhizal agaricomycete Tricholoma matsutake defective in β-1,4-endoglucanase activity promote the seedling growth of Pinus densiflora in vitr	5
Maternal source affects seed germination of a rare Arabian desert species (Astragalus sieberi)	5
The Arrhenia peltigerina complex—preliminary report	5
Impacts of road salt on seed germination of Thuja occidentalis found in natural communities adjacent to the Illinois Tollway in northeastern IL, USA	4
Ethnobotany in the Andes and the Amazon in a world of Nagoya Protocol and post SARS-CoV-2 pandemic	4
Leaf ontogenesis of Trembleya phlogiformis DC. (Microlicieae, Melastomataceae): functional aspects and indumentum characterization	4
Morphophysiological dormancy and germination ecology in diaspores of the subtropical palmPhoenix canariensis	4
Conservation assessment of a range-edge population ofTrichophorum planifolium(Cyperaceae) reveals range-wide inbreeding and locally divergent environmental conditions	4
Ancient diversity and turnover of cunninghamioid conifers (Cupressaceae): two new genera from the Upper Cretaceous of Hokkaido, Japan	4
Morphological variations ofThymusin the vegetation belts of the Tien Shan mountains (Central Asia)	4
Do linear clearings in boreal peatlands recover? Comparing taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional plant diversity	4
Calonectria vigiensis sp. nov. (Hypocreales, Nectriaceae) associated with dieback and sudden-death symptoms of Theobroma cacao from Mérida state, Venezuela	4
An experimental test of niche versus dispersal limitation of the distribution limit of the Ghost Antler Lichen,Pseudevernia cladonia, along a temperate–boreal elevation gradient	4
Minimal assay detects population-level senescence in the aquatic plant Lemna minor	4
Preliminary assessment of the ectomycorrhizal fungi ofQuercus garryanaon Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada	3
Impact of in vitro hormone treatments on the bibenzyl production of Radula complanata	3
A complex regulatory network underlies de novo root regeneration in red maple (Acer rubrum)	3
Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency	3
Nutritional composition of saskatoon berries: a review	3
Analysis of MYB genes in four plant species and the detection of genes associated with drought resistance	3
Lemon maturation causes anatomical and biochemical changes at the flavedo tissue level	3
What are the genomic consequences for plastids in a mixotrophic orchid (Epipactis helleborine)?	3
Testing germination of common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) from different study sites in the Niagara Region	3
Nunatsiavut, ‘our beautiful land’: Inuit landscape ethnoecology in Labrador, Canada	3
First record of trichomycete fungi from Rouge National Urban Park and Greater Toronto Area	3
Fungal endophytes increase biomass production in pale swallow-wort (Vincetoxicum rossicum (Kleopow) Barbar.)	3
Leaf developmental patterns of two species of Baccharis (Asteraceae): an analysis based on cell wall pectins	3
Contributions of leaflet anatomy to the distinction of two species of Ceiba Mill. (Malvaceae—Bombacoideae): Ceiba pubiflora (A. St.-Hil.) K. Schum. and Ceiba speciosa (A. St.-Hil.	3
Morphoanatomical and biochemical changes in Zeyheria tuberculosa exposed to glyphosate drift	3
Fungal endophytes affecting the health and recovery of Long’s Braya (Braya longii) and Fernald’s Braya (Braya fernaldii), endangered endemic species of Newfoundland, Canada	3
Note of appreciation	3
Preliminary observations on the flower visitors ofNasa colanii(Loasaceae), a poorly known species endemic to northern Peru	3
Germination characteristics of three key species and their implications for vegetation restoration in northern China	3
Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology of the Americas	3
Complex taxonomy in Opuntioideae: is floral morphometry essential to identify Opuntia species?	3
Quantification of camelina germination niche to combined salinity and temperature stresses using a halothermal time model	2
Returning mistletoe to an urban forest: a restoration success story	2
Ovule-gall stimulating a large fake fruit onMiconia chamissoisNaudin (Melastomataceae): a structural overview	2
Ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology in the Americas	2
Coastal <i>Synechococcus</i> strains can exploit low oxygen habitats	2
A versatile protoplast system and its application in Cannabis sativa L.	2
The Meadoway: native meadow creation in underutilized transmission line corridors	2
Trichomycetes from the Columbia Mountains, British Columbia, Canada	2
Secretory structure diversity on Astronium leaf	2
A preliminary investigation of the lichen biota associated with recently deglaciated terrain in southeastern Alaska	2
Embryo position of Castanopsis sclerophylla (Fagaceae) seeds with recalcitrant storage behavior differs from Quercus genus but response to desiccation shows no difference	2
Assessing intra-annual density fluctuations across and along white pine stems	2
‘Frog’s umbrella’ and ‘ghost’s face powder’: the cultural roles of mushrooms and other fungi for Canadian Indigenous Peoples	2

Understanding bud rot development, caused by Botrytis cinerea, on cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) plants grown under greenhouse conditions	2
Plant exposure to glyphosate-based herbicides and how this might alter plant physiological and structural processes	2
Evidence of starch accumulation in tobacco Bright Yellow (TBY-2) cells in the presence of auxin	2
Deciphering the complete plastid genome of an endemic monotypic species Kostermansia malayana (Malvaceae) from Peninsular Malaysia: structural comparative genomics and phylogenomic placement	2
Severe frost but not shade could limit the future growing season of Erythronium americanum	2
Observations on the curvature of Physcomitrium patens (Hedw.) Mitt. and Funaria hygrometrica (Hedw.) caulonemal filaments	2
Diverse organizations of actin and nuclei underpin the evolution of indeterminate growth in Chytridiomycota and Dikarya	2
Justicia americana exhibits stem density–aboveground biomass relationships and variability in elemental composition and isotopic signature across tissue types and land use gradients	2
We do not see evidence for the presence of female gametangia (oospores) in North American Nitellopsis obtusa (Desvaux) J. Groves	2
Patterns of pollen dispersal and pollen capture in the hybridizing cattails,Typha latifoliaandTypha angustifolia	2
Lactifluus subg. Lactariopsis (Russulales/Basidiomycota) from Brazilian tropical forests	2
The role of environmental stressors on reproduction, seed morphology, and germination: a case study of northern white cedar, Thuja occidentalis L.	2
Variations in phytochemistry, morphology, and population structure inTrillium govanianum(Melanthiaceae)	2
Leaf structural traits of two Restinga plant species with different resistance patterns to iron toxicity	2
Organically grown cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) plants contain a diverse range of culturable epiphytic and endophytic fungi in inflorescences and stem tissues	2
Diatoms and other siliceous indicators track the ontogeny of a “bofedal” (wetland) ecosystem in the Peruvian Andes	2
Delayed self-fertilization and chemical analysis of floral nectar of a perennial relative of the tomato and potato from Mexico	2
Changes in anatomical structure and cell wall composition during male inflorescence development of Castanea mollissima	2
Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of THC-containing Cannabis sativa L. yields a high frequency of transgenic calli expressing bialaphos resistance and non-expressor of PR1 (NPR1)<	2
Comparative genomics of the chitinase gene family in lodgepole and jack pines: contrasting responses to biotic threats and landscape level investigation of genetic differentiation	2
Secretory system in Cuphea calophylla (Lythraceae): the bi-compartmentalization of epidermal cells, reclassification of glandular appendages, and the first report of hydathodes	2
Sensory ecologies, plant-persons, and multinatural landscapes in Amazonia	2
Dynamics of sugars, endogenous hormones, and oil content during the development of Camellia oleifera fruit	2
Functional differentiation among 12 dipterocarp species under contrasting water availabilities in Northeast Thailand	2
Origin of Symphyotrichum anticostense (Asteraceae, Astereae), an endemic, high polyploid species of the Gulf of St. Lawrence region, based on morphological and nrDNA evidence	2
Addition of methyl jasmonate and rutin hydrate at harvest time elicits lipid production in Scenedesmus	2
Susceptibility of endangeredCornus florida(eastern flowering dogwood) to the introduced fungal pathogenDiscula destructiva(dogwood anthracnose) in the Canadian Carolinian forest: insight	1
Post-fire peatland vegetation recovery: a case study in open rich fens of the Canadian boreal forest	1
Effects of industrial disturbances on the flavonoid concentration ofRhododendron groenlandicum	1
Germination responses of carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) seeds to salinity and water stresses: implications for the restoration of Mediterranean marginal lands	1
Suppression of tomato bacterial speck disease (Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Okabe) Young, Dye, & Wilkie) via induced systemic resistance by Pseudomonas and Bacillus	1
The timing of snowmelt and amount of winter precipitation have limited influence on flowering phenology in a tallgrass prairie	1
Fruit anatomy and seedlings of the mistletoePsittacanthus schiedeanus(Loranthaceae)	1
Phenological growth stages of highbush blueberries (Vaccinium spp.): codification and description according to the BBCH scale	1
Variations in growth and architecture in the range limit of Salix humboldtiana, the willow native to South America	1
Monthly dynamics of phenolic release and allelopathic effect in hollow and hummock Sphagnum	1
New insight into the roles of lipid transfer protein and seed storage albumin gene families involved in oil and protein accumulation in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)	1
Sieve element traits differ in pulvini and petioles of Mimosa (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) with different types of leaf movement	1
Spatial genetic patterns of a long-lived tree species: the case of Pinus leiophylla in a human-altered landscape of central Mexico	1
Heliotropism inTrillium grandiflorumprovides increased reproductive success	1
Correction: Climate and nature crisis is also about the health of plants	1
Offsite effects of mining on the frequency and abundance of five understorey plant species in western Québec (Canada)	1
Diversité des rhizobia associés au genre Hippocrepis en Algérie	1
A review of ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology of traditional medicines used by Q’eqchi’ Maya Healers of Xna’ajeb’ aj Ralch’o’och’, Belize	1
Effects of one dark septate endophytic fungal and two Helotiales strains on the growth of plane-leaved willow (Salix planifolia) cuttings on iron ore waste rock	1
Testing the Miyawaki method in Mediterranean urban areas through a standardised experimental design	1
First evidence of nitrogen fixation associated with bryophytes from coastal Wabanaki–Acadian forests	1
Effect of environmental factors on polyketide synthase gene expression, usnic acid biosynthesis, and ground cover of a lichen-fungus, Cladonia uncialis	1
The classification of dwarf mistletoes (Arceuthobium spp., Viscaceae) in section Campylopoda, series Campylopoda	1
Do nurse plants and cattle exclusion help restore Parlatore's Podocarp forest?	1
Wilsoniana sp. associated with white blister rust of Amaranthus palmeri in Mexico	1
Chromosome number, heterochromatin, and genome size support recent polyploid origin of the Epidendrum nocturnum group and reveal a new species (Laeliinae, Orchidaceae)	1
Effect of seed coat mucilage, temperature, and photoperiod on germination of four Arabian desert species	1
Potential role of the seed bank in spreading invasive plants in a tundra-edge environment	1
Spatial separation of mycobionts in the giant, differentiated root system of Cyrtosia septentrionalis, a fully myco-heterotrophic orchid	1
An assessment of data accuracy and best practice recommendations for observations of lichens and other taxonomically difficult taxa on iNaturalist	1
Anatomy of the hinge region of the petiole of prostrate leaves of the wintergreen fern Polystichum acrostichoides (Dryopteridaceae)	1
Three helmet-orchid species share abundant fungi of Serendipitaceae regardless of altitude	1
Morphological and molecular identification of new records and new host plants of powdery mildews (Erysiphaceae) from Mexico	1
Effects of large-scale restoration on understory plant communities in an industrial landscape	1
The orchid embryo — “an embryonic protocorm”	1
Phenological growth stages according to the BBCH-scale as a powerful tool for differentiating among CRISPR/Cas9 mutated lineages of the model plant Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. (Poaceae)	1
Preliminary assessment of the conservation status of medicinal plant species in Canada	1
Variation in establishment success for American mistletoe [Phoradendron leucarpum(Raf.) Reveal & M.C. Johnst. (Viscaceae)] appears most likely to predict its distribution in Virginia and No	1
Tissue-specific expression of HCN and its metabolic precursors in Trifolium repens	1
The responses of Cannabis sativa to environmental stress: a balancing act	1
Pathogenesis-related gene (PvPR1 and PvPR2) expression involved in Meloidogyne incognita parasitism and resistance reactions of common bean genotypes in host–nematode interactions	1