OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Horticultural Plant Journal is 10. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Exogenous Melatonin Improves Physiological Characteristics and Promotes Growth of Strawberry Seedlings Under Cadmium Stress	88
Carotenoid Pigment Accumulation in Horticultural Plants	61
Light regulation of horticultural crop nutrient uptake and utilization	57
Soil Fertility, Microbial Biomass, and Microbial Functional Diversity Responses to Four Years Fertilization in an Apple Orchard in North China	54
Microalgae (Chlorella vulgaris Beijerinck) alleviates drought stress of broccoli plants by improving nutrient uptake, secondary metabolites, and antioxidative defense system	50
Effects of Soil Texture on the Growth of Young Apple Trees and Soil Microbial Community Structure Under Replanted Conditions	35
Identification of PAL genes related to anthocyanin synthesis in tea plants and its correlation with anthocyanin content	34
Advances in Genomic, Transcriptomic, and Metabolomic Analyses of Fruit Quality in Fruit Crops	33
Effects of light emitting diode lights on plant growth, development and traits a meta-analysis	31
Ethylene Emission as a Potential Indicator of Fuji Apple Flavor Quality Evaluation Under Low Temperature	31
A review for the breeding of orchids: Current achievements and prospects	31
Genome-wide Analysis of MYB Gene Family in Potato Provides Insights into Tissue-specific Regulation of Anthocyanin Biosynthesis	28
Plant growth, antioxidative enzyme, and cadmium tolerance responses to cadmium stress in Canna orchioides	26
Epiphytic and Endophytic Fungal Communities of Tomato Plants	26
Genetic Resources, Breeding Programs in China, and Gene Mining of Peach: A Review	26
In vitro Anthocyanin Induction and Metabolite Analysis in Malus spectabilis Leaves Under Low Nitrogen Conditions	26
The Variation of Stone Cell Content in 236 Germplasms of Sand Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) and Identification of Related Candidate Genes	25
Functional Characterization of SmbHLH13 in Anthocyanin Biosynthesis and Flowering in Eggplant	25
Effects of 1-MCP on proline, polyamine, and nitric oxide metabolism in postharvest peach fruit under chilling stress	25
MdDREB2A in apple is involved in the regulation of multiple abiotic stress responses	24
Alginate oligosaccharide improves resistance to postharvest decay and quality in kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa cv. Bruno)	24
Transcriptomics and metabolomics analyses provide insights into postharvest ripening and senescence of tomato fruit under low temperature	24
ERF4 affects fruit ripening by acting as a JAZ interactor between ethylene and jasmonic acid hormone signaling pathways	24
An Ethylene-inhibited NF-YC Transcription Factor RhNF-YC9 Regulates Petal Expansion in Rose	24
Drought-induced proline is mainly synthesized in leaves and transported to roots in watermelon under water deficit	24

Genome-wide investigation of the bZIP transcription factor gene family in Prunus mume: Classification, evolution, expression profile and low-temperature stress responses	23
Comparative transcriptome analysis of different heat stress responses between self-root grafting line and heterogeneous grafting line in rose	22
1-MCP Regulates Ethanol Fermentation and GABA Shunt Pathway Involved in Kiwifruit Quality During Postharvest Storage	22
Gibberellins, brassinolide, and ethylene signaling were involved in flower differentiation and development in Nelumbo nucifera	21
Genetic diversity and relatedness analysis of nine wild species of tree peony based on simple sequence repeats markers	21
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of modern rose (Rosa hybrida) using leaf-derived embryogenic callus	20
Paraffin section observation of flower bud differentiation of Chimonanthus praecox in Kunming and comparison of the differentiation processes in different regions, China	20
Cold Stress-induced Glucosyltransferase CsUGT78A15 is Involved in the Formation of Eugenol Glucoside in Camellia sinensis	20
Establishment of A Simple and Efficient Agrobacterium-mediated Genetic Transformation System to Chinese Cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis)	20
High-Throughput physiology-based stress response phenotyping: Advantages, applications and prospective in horticultural plants	20
QTL Mapping for Cucumber Fruit Size and Shape with Populations from Long and Round Fruited Inbred Lines	20
Chemical Mechanism of Flower Color Microvariation in Paeonia with Yellow Flowers	19
Genome-wide identification and characterization of the bHLH gene family in an ornamental woody plant Prunus mume	19
Genetic diversity and population structure analysis of 161 broccoli cultivars based on SNP markers	19
The Growth-Promoting Mechanism of Brevibacillus laterosporus AMCC100017 on Apple Rootstock Malus robusta	18
Genome Editing as A Versatile Tool to Improve Horticultural Crop Qualities	18
Effects of water stress on quality and sugar metabolism in ‘Gala’ apple fruit	18
Exogenously applied methyl Jasmonate induces early defense related genes in response to Phytophthora infestans infection in potato plants	17
Root-associated endophytic fungi modulate endogenous auxin and cytokinin levels to improve plant biomass and root morphology of trifoliate orange	17
Preharvest application of 1-methylcyclopropene and Ethephon altered cuticular wax biosynthesis and fruit quality of apples at harvest and during cold storage	17
Transcriptome and metabolomics analysis revealed that CmWRKY49 regulating CmPSY1 promotes β-carotene accumulation in orange fleshed oriental melon	17
CRISPR/Cas9 technology and its application in horticultural crops	17
The molecular mechanism of efficient transmission of plant viruses in variable virus–vector–plant interactions	16
Comparative Analysis of Leaf Trichomes, Epidermal Wax And Defense Enzymes Activities in Response to Puccinia horiana in Chrysanthemum and Ajania Species	16
Regulations of m6A methylation on tomato fruit chilling injury	16
Systematic Identification of the Light-quality Responding Anthocyanin Synthesis-related Transcripts in Petunia Petals	16
Comparison of transcriptome and metabolome analysis revealed differences in cold resistant metabolic pathways in different apple cultivars under low temperature stress	16
Transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses reveal that exogenous strigolactones alleviate the response of melon root to cadmium stress	16
Genome-wide identification and analysis of cytokinin dehydrogenase/oxidase (CKX) family genes in Brassica oleracea L. reveals their involvement in response to Plasmodiophora brassicae infections	16
Comprehensive identification and analyses of the Hsf gene family in the whole-genome of three Apiaceae species	16
Understanding the mechanisms of resistance to tomato leaf mold: A review	16
Identification and Characterization of Tonoplast Sugar Transporter (TST) Gene Family in Cucumber	15
Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) in Chinese narcissus and its use in functional analysis of NtMYB3	15
Rootstock-scion interactions affect fruit flavor in grafted tomato	15
Accumulation of carotenoids and expression of carotenoid biosynthesis genes in fruit flesh during fruit development in two Cucurbita maxima inbred lines	15
Exogenous melatonin improves the chilling tolerance and preharvest fruit shelf life in eggplant by affecting ROS- and senescence-related processes	15
CPTA treatment reveals potential transcription factors associated with carotenoid metabolism in flowers of Osmanthus fragrans	14
Effect of glucose on the soil bacterial diversity and function in the rhizosphere of Cerasus sachalinensis	13
Recent Advances on Citrus yellow vein clearing virus in Citrus	13
Linkage map and QTL mapping of red flesh locus in apple using a R1R1 × R6R6 population	13
Fusarium wilt of banana: Current update and sustainable disease control using classical and essential oils approaches	13
Genome-wide Characterization of cis-acting Elements in the Promoters of Key Carotenoid Pathway Genes from the Main Species of Genus Citrus	13
Genetic diversity of the wild Asian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) from Northern China	13
Genome-wide identification and expression analyses of homeodomain-leucine zipper family genes reveal their involvement in stress response in apple (Malus × domestica)	13
Overexpression of the Watermelon Ethylene Response Factor ClERF069 in Transgenic Tomato Resulted in Delayed Fruit Ripening	13
Development of InDel Markers for Brassica rapa Based on a High-resolution Melting Curve	13
Physiological and Transcriptomic Changes During Autumn Coloration and Senescence in Ginkgo biloba Leaves	13
Molecular genetic diversity of winged bean gene pool in Thailand assessed by SSR markers	12
Genetic relationship and pedigree of Chinese watermelon varieties based on diversity of perfect SNPs	12
Integrative transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses reveal the flavonoid biosynthesis of Pyrus hopeiensis flowers under cold stress	12

Transcriptomics‐based identification and characterization of genes related to sugar metabolism in ‘Hongshuijing’ pitaya	12
Polyploidy events shaped the expansion of transcription factors in Cucurbitaceae and exploitation of genes for tendril development	12
Genes related to circadian rhythm are involved in regulating tuberization time in potato	12
Virus-induced gene silencing of SlPYL4 decreases the drought tolerance of tomato	12
The effects of crop rotation combinations on the soil quality of old apple orchard	12
Interference of CsGPA1, the α-submit of G protein, reduces drought tolerance in cucumber seedlings	12
Functional analysis of flavanone 3-hydroxylase (F3H) from Dendrobium officinale, which confers abiotic stress tolerance	12
Tobacco Rattle Virus-induced Phytoene Desaturase (PDS) Silencing in Centaurea cyanus	11
Identification of a male-specific region (MSR) in Spinacia oleracea	11
Chloroplast DNA-based genetic variation of Rosa roxburghii in Southwest China: Phylogeography and conservation implications	11
Comprehensive genomic analysis and expression profiling of cysteine-rich polycomb-like transcription factor gene family in tea tree	11
Morphological and molecular identification of Neopestalotiopsis clavispora causing flower blight on Anthurium andraeanum in Thailand	11
Nuclear and chloroplast genome diversity revealed by low-coverage whole-genome shotgun sequence in 44 Brassica oleracea breeding lines	11
Breeding melon (Cucumis melo) with resistance to powdery mildew and downy mildew	11
Transcriptome-based identification and expression analysis of the glutathione S-transferase (GST) family in tree peony reveals a likely role in anthocyanin transport	10
Photoperiod- and temperature-mediated control of the ethylene response and winter dormancy induction in Prunus mume	10
Ectopic expression of VvFUS3, B3-domain transcription factor, in tomato influences seed development via affecting endoreduplication and hormones	10
Identification of reference genes provides functional insights into meiotic recombination suppressors in Gerbera hybrida	10
Growth of Micropropagated Solanum tuberosum L. Plantlets under Artificial Solar Spectrum and Different Mono- and Polychromatic LED Lights	10
QTL-seq identifies major quantitative trait loci of stigma color in melon	10
Isolation, identification and artificial inoculation of Ustilago esculenta on Zizania latifolia	10
Efficient generation of targeted point mutations in the Brassica oleracea var. botrytis genome via a modified CRISPR/Cas9 system	10