Seed Traits Research Is on the Rise: A Bibliometric Analysis from 1991–2020

Liu, Zhaogang; Zhao, Minshou; Lu, Zhengkuan; Zhang, Hongxiang

doi:10.3390/plants11152006

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“…Subsequently, the citations per article showed a downwards trend. There are two main reasons for the decline in citations: on the one hand, researchers generally prefer to cite high-impact articles, and on the other hand, there is a post-citation effect for newly published articles due to publication cycle constraints [9,26].…”

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“…Seed dispersal is not only related to the coevolution of plants and animals but also closely associated with environmental issues such as biodiversity conservation, forest and grassland degradation, habitat fragmentation and the invasion of alien species [6,7]. In addition, seed dispersal also plays a very important role at the genetic and ecological level as the origin of species conservation [8,9].Therefore, monitoring international research progress and academic trends in the field of seed dispersal, tracking the influence of countries in related research fields and analyzing the characteristics of knowledge evolution in related fields are of great significance to future research in the field of seed dispersal. Moreover, understanding the state of research on seed dispersal can provide guidance for future research.…”

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Trends in Global Research on Seed Dispersal: A Bibliometric Analysis

Liu

et al. 2022

Sustainability

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To understand the research trends and areas of focus of seed dispersal, a bibliometric study based on the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-E) and Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) databases of the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) was performed. With the help of CiteSpace visualization software, a systematic analysis was carried out on 2911 publications from various countries in the field of seed dispersal. The activity index (AI) and attraction index (AAI) were used to evaluate the research effort and academic impact of different countries/territories in this field, and the global research progress and dynamic changes in research on seed dispersal were discussed. The number of publications on seed dispersal has increased rapidly since 1990, and research on seed dispersal is in the growth stage and has great potential. Ecology was the journal with the highest impact in this field, and ecology was the most popular subject category among the studies analyzed. The most productive authors in the field of seed dispersal are from Spain, and the most productive institution is in the USA. A keyword burst analysis showed that the new research frontiers were mainly concentrated on seed body size and the ecological network of seed dispersal. An in-depth analysis of seed dispersal research indicated that the increasing development of mathematical models related to seed dispersal creates an opportunity to study the processes of seed dispersal and their consequences.

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Trends in Global Research on Seed Dispersal: A Bibliometric Analysis

Liu

et al. 2022

Sustainability

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“…Therefore, such studies are critical to assess the permanence and sustainability of these dry ecosystems over time. Similarly, seed traits have received much less attention than foliar traits or root traits (Liu et al 2022 ; Visscher et al 2022 ). Therefore, it is essential to expand the knowledge of seed traits that influence seedling regeneration to implement adequate species selection strategies for the restoration of TDF in the future.…”

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Effect of intraspecific seed trait variation on the germination of eight tropical dry forest species

Villa-Rivera,

Castellanos-Barliza,

Mondragón-Botero

et al. 2024

Sci Nat

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Functional traits can have intraspecific and interspecific variations essential in the structure and dynamics of natural communities. These traits may have implications in the germination and seedling establishment phases in seeds. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of variations in mass, volume, and nutrient content (C, N, and P) on the germination of eight species representative of the tropical dry forest (TDF). Our results showed that seed size, both in terms of mass and volume, did not predict germination rates or percentages, nor were they related to nutrient content. In contrast, N content was the most important trait in the germination phase. Larger seeds did not germinate more or faster, but they could offer better resistance against desiccation, since they had higher C/N ratios in their tissues, a characteristic of orthodox seeds. The species A. guachapele, B. arborea, H. crepitans, and V. tortuosa presented a high biological potential in terms of their regeneration capacity, particularly, because the characteristics of their seeds, as well as the nutrient content, revealed consistent implications in their reproductive success, promoting high germination percentages in less time. In general, the results obtained in this study provide basic knowledge for future research, offering starting points for further exploration of species-specific adaptations and how they may be affected by the environment.

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“…It is used widely to measure various types of data related to the specific domain such as productivity and impact of the literature, science‐mapping, co‐citation, and co‐occurrence analysis, topic modelling, and so forth (Kraus et al, 2021). So far, this approach has been adopted in numerous research topics in the field of agronomy, such as analysis of publications from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) related to plant genetics and breeding (Morales et al, 2013), potato research (Yuan & Sun, 2022), seed traits research (Liu et al, 2022), world rice research (Sun & Yuan, 2020) and many more. Although there has been a lot of review publications related to plant breeding in organic agriculture (Ceccarelli & Grando, 2022; Crespo‐Herrera & Ortiz, 2015; Döring & Wolfe, 2020; Lammerts van Bueren et al, 2010, 2011), to the best of our knowledge, no specific bibliometric analysis has been conducted on this topic so far.…”

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Evidence of scientific research on organic plant breeding: A bibliometric study

Mitrović¹,

Zorić²,

Terzić³

et al. 2023

Plant Breeding

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Use of varieties bred under organic conditions is essential in order to minimize the yield gap between organic and conventional agriculture. The aim of this study was to analyse research publications related to the topic ‘organic plant breeding’ from the Web of Science database using bibliometric science mapping and visualization tools. The number of analysed documents in the bibliographic dataset was 204 from the 53 sources. The overall trend in the organic plant breeding literature showed that the number of publications increased during the observed time‐span. We found that in total, 65 countries and 337 institutions are active in the field of organic plant breeding with a high degree of international collaboration. The top five countries according to the number of publications were the United States, Italy, Germany, France, and Canada, while the most active institutions were Wageningen University, Iowa State University, University of Alberta, University of Copenhagen, and University of Hohenheim. All keywords from the organic plant breeding research in the agronomy category were separated into seven clusters for different research topics. Although there is evident progress viewed through the increased trend in the number of publications, organic plant breeding needs further expansion and development. This is especially through the implementation of novel plant breeding techniques and methods aiming to improve traits that are highly specific to organic conditions.

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Seed Traits Research Is on the Rise: A Bibliometric Analysis from 1991–2020

Cited by 4 publications

References 42 publications

Trends in Global Research on Seed Dispersal: A Bibliometric Analysis

Trends in Global Research on Seed Dispersal: A Bibliometric Analysis

Effect of intraspecific seed trait variation on the germination of eight tropical dry forest species

Evidence of scientific research on organic plant breeding: A bibliometric study

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