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Sunflower and Safflower Cultivation

Plant Science ID: T12742

Current Trend

-35%
vs baseline
44
works this month
68
baseline/mo

Monthly Publications

Sunflower and Safflower Cultivation — Monthly Publications 0 18 36 54 40 Sep '25 43 Oct '25 13 Nov '25 71 Dec '25 53 Jan '26 30 Feb '26 34 Mar '26 31 Apr '26 35 May '26 30 Jun '26 47 Jul '26 42 Aug '26 44 Sep '26 Source: OpenAlex · Botany Live

Monthly Trend History

Sunflower and Safflower Cultivation — Trend vs Baseline (%) -61% 0% +61% +122% +183% +244% Sep '24 Nov '24 Jan '25 Mar '25 May '25 Jul '25 Sep '25 Nov '25 Jan '26 Mar '26 May '26 Jul '26 Sep '26 Source: OpenAlex · Botany Live

Annual Publications

Sunflower and Safflower Cultivation — Annual Publications 0 187 374 561 748 748 2015 598 2016 599 2017 688 2018 694 2019 731 2020 596 2021 492 2022 629 2023 593 2024 680 2025 Source: OpenAlex · Botany Live

Most-Cited Papers (Past 12 Months)

Hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA shikimate / quinate hydroxycinnamoyl transferase CtHCT061 enhances lignin biosynthesis and drought tolerance in safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.)
Xintong Ma et al. · Industrial Crops and Products · 2025-09-25 · 10 citations
Cytokinin modulates photosynthesis, antioxidant profiles and fatty acid composition in sunflower plants subjected to extreme heat stress
Afrasyab Rahnama et al. · Plant Growth Regulation · 2026-02-03 · 8 citations
Shedding light on the moon’s influence in the reproductive activity of farm animals
Fernando P. Perea et al. · Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution · 2025-09-25 · 7 citations
Effect of integrated use of recycled wastewater and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on the quality characteristics of safflower ( Carthamus tinctorius L.) under deficit irrigation in semi-arid conditions
Hasan Er et al. · The Journal of Agricultural Science · 2025-11-03 · 6 citations
Water use, yield, and root growth characteristics of safflower in surface and subsurface drip irrigation systems under water-saving irrigation strategies
Ameneh Karizi et al. · Agricultural Water Management · 2025-09-22 · 5 citations

Rising Papers (High Citation Velocity)

Hybrid breeding and multi-trait selection for high oleic sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) for food and industrial applications
Sampath Lavudya et al. · Euphytica · 2026-03-06 · 3 citations · FWCI 11.8
Integrating high-throughput phenomics and GWAS unravels the HaCBF4- HaHAK11 module to regulate salt stress tolerance in sunflower ( Helianthus annuus L.)
Weijun Guo et al. · Horticulture Research · 2026-03-01 · 2 citations · FWCI 7.9
Early planting and early maturing sunflower hybrids are neglected management tools to remedy outbreaks of the red sunflower seed weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Jarrad R. Prasifka et al. · Environmental Entomology · 2026-04-25 · 2 citations · FWCI 7.9

☘ Annals of Botany Company Journals

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