Francisco M. Padilla

Francisco M. Padilla publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Francisco M. Padilla D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Best Publications

• The role of nurse plants in the restoration of degraded environments

  Francisco M. Padilla;Francisco I. Pugnaire

  839
  Citations

• Rooting depth and soil moisture control Mediterranean woody seedling survival during drought

  F. M. Padilla;F. I. Pugnaire

  571
  Citations

• Root responses to nutrients and soil biota: drivers of species coexistence and ecosystem productivity

  Hans de Kroon;Marloes Hendriks;Jasper van Ruijven;Janneke Ravenek

  257
  Citations

• Global trends in nitrate leaching research in the 1960-2017 period.

  Francisco M. Padilla;Marisa Gallardo;Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro

  243
  Citations

• Climatic change and rainfall patterns: Effects on semi-arid plant communities of the Iberian Southeast

  J.D. Miranda;C. Armas;F.M. Padilla;F.I. Pugnaire

  224
  Citations

• Proximal Optical Sensors for Nitrogen Management of Vegetable Crops: A Review

  Francisco M. Padilla;Marisa Gallardo;M. Teresa Peña-Fleitas;Romina de Souza

  204
  Citations

• The restoration of vegetation cover in the semi-arid Iberian southeast

  J. Cortina;B. Amat;V. Castillo;D. Fuentes

  198
  Citations

• Do changes in rainfall patterns affect semiarid annual plant communities

  Juan de Dios Miranda;F.M. Padilla;R. Lázaro;F.I. Pugnaire

  136
  Citations

• Shrubs influence arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi communities in a semi-arid environment

  Laura B. Martínez-García;Cristina Armas;Juan de Dios Miranda;Francisco M. Padilla

  130
  Citations

• Land-use changes and carbon sequestration through the twentieth century in a Mediterranean mountain ecosystem: implications for land management.

  Francisco M. Padilla;Beatriz Vidal;Joaquín Sánchez;Francisco I. Pugnaire

  126
  Citations

• Evaluation of optical sensor measurements of canopy reflectance and of leaf flavonols and chlorophyll contents to assess crop nitrogen status of muskmelon

  Francisco M. Padilla;M. Teresa Peña-Fleitas;Marisa Gallardo;Rodney B. Thompson

  120
  Citations

• Rethinking species selection for restoration of arid shrublands

  Francisco M. Padilla;Rafael Ortega;Joaquín Sánchez;Francisco I. Pugnaire

  115
  Citations

• Variability in amount and frequency of water supply affects roots but not growth of arid shrubs

  Francisco M. Padilla;Juan D. Miranda;María J. Jorquera;Francisco I. Pugnaire

  113
  Citations

• Early root growth plasticity in seedlings of three Mediterranean woody species

  Francisco M. Padilla;Juan de Dios Miranda;Francisco I. Pugnaire

  108
  Citations

• Hydraulic lift and tolerance to salinity of semiarid species: consequences for species interactions.

  Cristina Armas;Francisco M. Padilla;Francisco I. Pugnaire;Robert B. Jackson

  103
  Citations

• Threshold values of canopy reflectance indices and chlorophyll meter readings for optimal nitrogen nutrition of tomato

  F.M. Padilla;M.T. Peña-Fleitas;M. Gallardo;R.B. Thompson

  103
  Citations

• The role of hydraulic lift on seedling establishment under a nurse plant species in a semi-arid environment

  Iván Prieto;Francisco M. Padilla;Cristina Armas;Francisco I. Pugnaire

  100
  Citations

• Different Responses of Various Chlorophyll Meters to Increasing Nitrogen Supply in Sweet Pepper.

  Francisco M. Padilla;Romina de Souza;M. Teresa Peña-Fleitas;Marisa Gallardo

  96
  Citations

• Consideration of total available N supply reduces N fertilizer requirement and potential for nitrate leaching loss in tomato production

  Freddy Soto;Marisa Gallardo;Rodney B. Thompson;M. Teresa Peña-Fleitas

  88
  Citations

• Early Root Overproduction Not Triggered by Nutrients Decisive for Competitive Success Belowground

  Francisco M. Padilla;Liesje Mommer;Liesje Mommer;Hannie de Caluwe;Annemiek E. Smit-Tiekstra

  86
  Citations

• Response of a Mediterranean semiarid community to changing patterns of water supply

  Juan de Dios Miranda;Francisco M. Padilla;Francisco I. Pugnaire

  77
  Citations