OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Botany is 3. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
DKW basal salts improve micropropagation and callogenesis compared with MS basal salts in multiple commercial cultivars ofCannabis sativa	31
An assessment of data accuracy and best practice recommendations for observations of lichens and other taxonomically difficult taxa on iNaturalist	18
Dynamics of sugars, endogenous hormones, and oil content during the development of Camellia oleifera fruit	13
Physiological and biochemical insights for salt stress tolerance in the habitat-indifferent halophyte Salsola drummondii during the vegetative stage	11
Vacuolar compartmentalisation and efflux of cadmium in barley	10
Sensory ecologies, plant-persons, and multinatural landscapes in Amazonia	10
The orchid embryo — “an embryonic protocorm”	9
High temperatures disturb ovule development in field pea (Pisum sativum)	8
Calonectria vigiensis sp. nov. (Hypocreales, Nectriaceae) associated with dieback and sudden-death symptoms of Theobroma cacao from Mérida state, Venezuela	8
Genome-wide identification and expression profiling of the SPL family genes in wheat	7
Effects of ABA and NaCl on physiological responses in selected bryophyte species	7
A versatile protoplast system and its application in Cannabis sativa L.	7
Valve morphogenesis in selected centric diatoms	6
Understanding bud rot development, caused by Botrytis cinerea, on cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) plants grown under greenhouse conditions	6
Plant exposure to glyphosate-based herbicides and how this might alter plant physiological and structural processes	6
Traditional uses and beneficial effects of various species of berry-producing plants in eastern Canada	6
Are epicuticular waxes a surface defense comparable to trichomes? A test using two Solanum species and a specialist herbivore	6
Comparative genomics of the chitinase gene family in lodgepole and jack pines: contrasting responses to biotic threats and landscape level investigation of genetic differentiation	6
High levels of anatomical and physiological leaf plasticity of Ocotea odorifera (Lauraceae) in response to different radiation intensities	6
Ectopic growth of the Chaetothyriales fungal symbiont on Ipomoea carnea	6
Ontogenesis, histochemistry, and seasonal and luminous environmental characterization of secretory cavities in leaves ofMyrcia splendens(Myrtaceae)	6
Offsite effects of mining on the frequency and abundance of five understorey plant species in western Québec (Canada)	6
Impact of in vitro hormone treatments on the bibenzyl production of Radula complanata	6
Reassessing species boundaries in the Syagrus glaucescens complex (Arecaceae) using leaf anatomy	6
Root growth phenology, anatomy, and morphology among root orders inVaccinium macrocarponAit.	6

Maternal source affects seed germination of a rare Arabian desert species (Astragalus sieberi)	5
An ethnobotanical meta-analysis of North American medicinal Asteraceae	5
Organically grown cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) plants contain a diverse range of culturable epiphytic and endophytic fungi in inflorescences and stem tissues	5
Morphoanatomical and biochemical changes in Zeyheria tuberculosa exposed to glyphosate drift	5
Reproductive phenological shifts and other phylogenetic trait changes in the Arbutoideae (Ericaceae) in the context of drought, seed predation, and fire	5
Réponse au déficit hydrique progressif chez la lentille : vers une différentiation morpho-physiologique entre des accessions sauvages (Lens orientalis), populations locales et lignées avancées	5
Hide and seek: molecular barcoding clarifies the distribution of two cryptic duckweed species across Alberta	5
Nutritional composition of saskatoon berries: a review	5
Embryo position of Castanopsis sclerophylla (Fagaceae) seeds with recalcitrant storage behavior differs from Quercus genus but response to desiccation shows no difference	5
Dissimilar biodiversity data sets yield congruent patterns and inference in lichens	5
Drivers of arboreal lichen community structure and diversity on Abies balsamea and Betula alleghaniensis in the Avalon Forest Ecoregion, Newfoundland	5
Fungal endophytes increase biomass production in pale swallow-wort (Vincetoxicum rossicum (Kleopow) Barbar.)	5
Leaflet blade epidermis and its taxonomic significance in 13 species of Bignonieae (Bignoniaceae) from Pico do Jabre, Paraíba, northeast of Brazil	4
Why is the rainforest lichen Methuselah’s beard (Usnea longissima) so rare in British Columbia’s inland temperate rainforest?	4
Variations in phytochemistry, morphology, and population structure inTrillium govanianum(Melanthiaceae)	4
Grazing exclosures reveal divergent patterns of change in bunchgrass grasslands of Western Canada	4
Localization of the fungal symbiont (Chaetothyriales) inIpomoea carnea	4
Storage duration, light, temperature, and salinity exposure influence germination of the glycophyte Rhanterium epapposum	4
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)<	4
Comparative ecology of chasmogamous and cleistogamous reproduction inDanthonia compressa: effects of floral type and maternal environment	4
Genetic differences and variation in polysaccharide antioxidant activity found in germplasm resources for Job’s tears (Coix lacryma-jobi L.)	4
Analyse morphologique et taxonomique du complexeQuercus faginea(Fagaceae) en Algérie	4
‘Frog’s umbrella’ and ‘ghost’s face powder’: the cultural roles of mushrooms and other fungi for Canadian Indigenous Peoples	4
Connecting plant species and natural products from the Canadian prairie ecological zone to biomedical knowledge	4
Chromosome number, heterochromatin, and genome size support recent polyploid origin of the Epidendrum nocturnum group and reveal a new species (Laeliinae, Orchidaceae)	3
Ovule-gall stimulating a large fake fruit onMiconia chamissoisNaudin (Melastomataceae): a structural overview	3
Diatoms and other siliceous indicators track the ontogeny of a “bofedal” (wetland) ecosystem in the Peruvian Andes	3
Calea ternifolia Kunth, the Mexican “dream herb”, a concise review	3
Ceiba pentandra (Malvaceae) and associated species: Spiritual Keystone Species of the Neotropics	3
Diversification of Cynoglossinae genera (Cynoglosseae-Boraginaceae) in the western Irano–Turanian bioregion	3
Phytohormone requirements for pollination drop secretion in Ginkgo biloba ovules	3
Temporal shifts in reproductive phenology of cycads: a comparative study in Ceratozamia	3
Stamen dimorphism, bee visitation, and pollen removal in three species of Agalinis (Orobanchaceae)	3
Returning mistletoe to an urban forest: a restoration success story	3
Patterns of pollen dispersal and pollen capture in the hybridizing cattails,Typha latifoliaandTypha angustifolia	3
Ethnobotany in the Andes and the Amazon in a world of Nagoya Protocol and post SARS-CoV-2 pandemic	3
Belowground morphology and population dynamics of two forest understory herbs of contrasting growth forms	3
Germination ecology of Trachycarpus fortunei (Arecaceae), a species with morphophysiological and shoot dormancy	3
First report of Phyllactinia chubutiana, nom. cons., on Vallesia glabra (Apocynaceae) in Mexico	3
Allelopathic effects of native and exotic Prosopis congeners in Petri dishes and potting soils: assessment of the congeneric approach	3
Post-fire peatland vegetation recovery: a case study in open rich fens of the Canadian boreal forest	3
Flower morphogenesis and gametophyte fertility attest to the rare condition of gynomonoecy in Parietaria debilis (Urticaceae)	3
Analysis of MYB genes in four plant species and the detection of genes associated with drought resistance	3
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	3
Macro- and micromorphology reveal four entities in the highly variable Oxalis polymorpha Mart. ex Zucc. (Oxalidaceae)	3
Alternate host screening of Thekopsora areolata in Scandinavia: a new record on Prunus grayana	3
Studies in Basidiodendron eyrei and similar-looking taxa (Auriculariales, Basidiomycota)	3
Population-level drought responses in northern oak fern (Gymnocarpium dryopteris)	3