Agronomy | Highly Cited Papers Published in 2023–2024 in the “Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry” Section
The “Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry” Section of Agronomy (ISSN: 2073-4395) investigates the fundamental and applied aspects of plant science, focusing on the intricate biological processes and biochemical pathways that underlie plant growth, development, and productivity. This Section aims to bridge the gap between basic plant biology and the practical needs of agriculture, providing insights that can lead to the development of more resilient, productive, and sustainable crops.
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 below:
1. “The Influence of Humic Acids and Nitrophenols on Metabolic Compounds and Pesticide Behavior in Wheat under Biotic Stress”
by Piotr Iwaniuk, Stanisław Łuniewski, Piotr Kaczyński and Bożena Łozowicka
Agronomy 2023, 13(5), 1378; https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/5/1378
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2. “Elicitation and Enhancement of Phenolics Synthesis with Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and LED Light in Lilium candidum L. Cultures In Vitro”
by Piotr Pałka, Bożena Muszyńska, Agnieszka Szewczyk and Bożena Pawłowska
Agronomy 2023, 13(6), 1437; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13061437
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3. “Cutting-Edge Strategies to Enhance Bioactive Compound Production in Plants: Potential Value of Integration of Elicitation, Metabolic Engineering, and Green Nanotechnology”
by Luis Alejandro Martínez-Chávez, Mariana Y. Hernández-Ramírez, Ana Angélica Feregrino-Pérez and Karen Esquivel Escalante
Agronomy 2024, 14(12), 2822; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14122822
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4. “Antioxidant Potentials of Different Genotypes of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) Cultivated in Bulgaria, Southern Europe”
by Milena Tankova Tzanova, Tsvetelina Dimitrova Stoilova, Mima Hristova Todorova, Neli Yovcheva Memdueva, Maria Asenova Gerdzhikova and Neli Hristova Grozeva
Agronomy 2023, 13(7), 1684; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13071684
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/7/1684
5. “Antioxidant Activity, Phenolic Content, and Antioxidant Gene Expression in Genetic Resources of Sorghum Collected from Australia, Former Soviet Union, USA, Sudan and Guadeloupe”
by Ji Won Seo, Da Ye Ham, Jae Geun Lee, Na Young Kim, Myong Jo Kim, Chang Yeon Yu and Eun Soo Seong
Agronomy 2023, 13(7), 1698; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13071698
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6. “Characterization of Bioactive Phenolic Compounds in Seeds of Chilean Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) Germplasm”
by Archis Pandya, Björn Thiele, Stephan Köppchen, Andres Zurita-Silva, Björn Usadel and Fabio Fiorani
Agronomy 2023, 13(8), 2170; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13082170
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/8/2170
7. “Exogenous Application of Indol-3-Acetic Acid and Salicylic Acid Improves Tolerance to Salt Stress in Olive Plantlets (Olea europaea L. Cultivar Picual) in Growth Chamber Environments”
by María del Pilar Cordovilla, Carolina Aparicio, Manuel Melendo and Milagros Bueno
Agronomy 2023, 13(3), 647; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13030647
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8. “Hydrogen Peroxide Ameliorates the Adversities of Drought Stress during Germination and Seedling Growth in Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.)”
by Ki Eun Song, He Rin Hwang, e Sun Hee Hong, Petr Konvalina, Woo Jin Jun, Jin Woong Jung and Sangin Shim
Agronomy 2023, 13(2), 330; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13020330
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9. “Re-Valorization of Red Habanero Chili Pepper (Capsicum chinense Jacq.) Waste by Recovery of Bioactive Compounds: Effects of Different Extraction Processes”
by José Arturo Olguín-Rojas, Lucio Abel Vázquez-León, Miguel Palma, María Teresa Fernández-Ponce, Lourdes Casas, Gerardo Fernández Barbero and Guadalupe del Carmen Rodríguez-Jimenes
Agronomy 2024, 14(4), 660; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14040660
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/4/660
by Xiaoqian Guo, Yu Shi, Guanglong Zhu and Guisheng Zhou
Agronomy 2023, 13(7), 1727; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13071727
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