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Agronomy | Highly Cited Papers Published in 2023–2024 in the “Weed Science and Weed Management” Section

Agronomy | Highly Cited Papers Published in 2023–2024 in the “Weed Science and Weed Management” Section

28 November 2025


The “Weed Science and Weed Management” Section of Agronomy (ISSN: 2073-4395) welcomes novel research contributions and review articles on recent advances related to the following topics: precision weed management, new technologies for weed management, herbicide resistance surveillance and management, the physiology and genetics of herbicide resistance, weed ecology and biology, weed invasion, weed identification, taxonomy and systematics, weed genomics, new and alternative technologies for weed management, weed seed/progagule biology, weed biosecurity, and weed physiology.

You have free and unlimited access to the full texts of all of the open access articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2023 and 2024, listed below:

1. “Herbicide Resistance: Managing Weeds in a Changing World”
by Rita Ofosu, Evans Duah Agyemang, Adrienn Márton, György Pásztor, János Taller and Gabriella Kazinczi
Agronomy 2023, 13(6), 1595; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13061595
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/6/1595

2. “Phytotoxic Effects of Essential Oils from Six Lamiaceae Species”
by Francesca Casella, Maurizio Vurro, Francesca Valerio, Enrico Vito Perrino, Giuseppe N. Mezzapesa and Angela Boari
Agronomy 2023, 13(1), 257; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13010257
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/1/257

3. “Assessing Herbicide Efficacy of Pelargonic Acid on Several Weed Species”
by Donato Loddo, Kishore Kumar Jagarapu, Elisa Strati, Giacomo Trespidi, Nebojša Nikolić, Roberta Masin, Antonio Berti and Stefan Otto
Agronomy 2023, 13(6), 1511; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13061511
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/6/1511 

4. “Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz as a Promising Cover Crop Species with Allelopathic Potential”
by Martina Ghidoli, Michele Pesenti, Federico Colombo, Fabio Francesco Nocito, Roberto Pilu and
Fabrizio Araniti
Agronomy 2023, 13(8), 2187; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13082187
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/8/2187 

5. “Effect of Fertilization and Weed Management Practices on Weed Diversity and Hemp Agronomic Performance”
by Angeliki Kousta, Panayiota Papastylianou, Ilias Travlos, Antonios Mavroeidis and Ioanna Kakabouki
Agronomy 2023, 13(4), 1060; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13041060
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/4/1060 

6. “Herbicidal Potential of the Natural Compounds Carvacrol, Thymol, Eugenol, p-Cymene, Citral and Pelargonic Acid in Field Conditions: Indications for Better Performance”
by Natalia Torres-Pagán, Marta Muñoz, Sara Barbero, Roberta Mamone, Rosa Peiró, Alessandra Carrubba, Adela M. Sánchez-Moreiras, Diego Gómez de Barreda and Mercedes Verdeguer
Agronomy 2024, 14(3), 537; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14030537
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/3/537

7. “Laser Weeding Technology in Cropping Systems: A Comprehensive Review”
by Muhammad Usama Yaseen and John M. Long
Agronomy 2024, 14(10), 2253; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14102253
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/10/2253

8. “Biomass from Allelopathic Agroforestry and Invasive Plant Species as Soil Amendments for Weed Control—A Review”
by Antía Valiño, María Pardo-Muras, Carolina G. Puig, J. Eugenio López-Periago and Nuria Pedrol
Agronomy 2023, 13(12), 2880; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13122880
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/12/2880

9. “Allelopathic Activity of Three Wild Mediterranean Asteraceae: Silybum marianum, Cynara cardunculus var. sylvestris, Galactites tomentosus
by Mirko La Iacona, Sara Lombardo, Giovanni Mauromicale, Aurelio Scavo and Gaetano Pandino
Agronomy 2024, 14(3), 575; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14030575
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/3/575

10. “Genetic and Morphological Variation of Belgian Cyperus esculentus L. Clonal Populations and Their Significance for Integrated Management”
by Sander De Ryck, Dirk Reheul, Jan De Riek, Ellen De Keyser and Benny De Cauwer
Agronomy 2023, 13(2), 572; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13020572
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/2/572

11. “Efficacy of Pendimethalin Rates on Barnyard Grass (Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv) and Their Effect on Photosynthetic Performance in Ric”
by Chinaza B. Onwuchekwa-Henry, Robert Coe, Floris Van Ogtrop, Rose Roche and Daniel K. Y. Tan
Agronomy 2023, 13(2), 582; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13020582
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/2/582

12. “The Potential of Three Summer Legume Cover Crops to Suppress Weeds and Provide Ecosystem Services—A Review”
by Stavros Zannopoulos, Ioannis Gazoulis, Metaxia Kokkini, Nikolaos Antonopoulos, Panagiotis Kanatas, Marianna Kanetsi and Ilias Travlos
Agronomy 2024, 14(6), 1192; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14061192
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/6/1192

13. “Critical Period of Weed Control in Maize as Influenced by Soil Tillage Practices and Glyphosate Application”
by Sergeja Adamič Zamljen and Robert Leskovšek
Agronomy 2024, 14(1), 93; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14010093
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/1/93

14. “The Influence of Sugar Beet Cultivation Technologies on the Intensity and Species Biodiversity of Weeds”
by Barbora Kotlánová, Pavel Hledík, Stanislav Hudec, Petra Martínez Barroso, Magdalena Daria Vaverková, Martin Jiroušek and Jan Winkler
Agronomy 2024, 14(2), 390; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14020390
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/2/390 

15. “The Potential of a Precision Agriculture (PA) Practice for In Situ Evaluation of Herbicide Efficacy and Selectivity in Durum Wheat (Triticum durum Desf.)”
by Panagiotis Kanatas, Ioannis Gazoulis, Nikolaos Antonopoulos, Alexandros Tataridas and Ilias Travlos
Agronomy 2023, 13(3), 732; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13030732
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/3/732