2026 K.D. Sayre: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	41	3602	3367	37	35	56	9198

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

Agronomy
Irrigation
Botany

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Agronomy, Cultivar, Irrigation, Tillage and Germplasm. His Agronomy study frequently links to related topics such as Green Revolution. The concepts of his Cultivar study are interwoven with issues in Field experiment, Main effect and Crop.

K.D. Sayre focuses mostly in the field of Irrigation, narrowing it down to topics relating to Anthesis and, in certain cases, Plant stem and Peduncle. His Tillage study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Crop residue, Conservation agriculture and Temperate climate. His work carried out in the field of Germplasm brings together such families of science as Water stress, Grain yield and Yield.

His most cited work include:

Climate change: Can wheat beat the heat? (442 citations)
Yield Potential Progress in Short Bread Wheats in Northwest Mexico (341 citations)
Physiological and Genetic Changes of Irrigated Wheat in the Post–Green Revolution Period and Approaches for Meeting Projected Global Demand (250 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Agronomy, Cultivar, Sowing, Crop and Tillage are his primary areas of study. His Agronomy research focuses on Crop residue and how it connects with Temperate climate. His Cultivar research incorporates themes from Germplasm and Regression.

His Sowing research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Dry weight, Straw and Yield. The study incorporates disciplines such as Biomass, Triticale, Crop yield and Phenology in addition to Crop. His research integrates issues of Conservation agriculture and Water-use efficiency in his study of Tillage.

He most often published in these fields:

Agronomy (80.43%)
Cultivar (36.96%)
Sowing (28.26%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2019)?

Agronomy (80.43%)
Conservation agriculture (15.22%)
Tillage (26.09%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of study are Agronomy, Conservation agriculture, Tillage, Conventional tillage and No-till farming. Many of his studies on Agronomy apply to Soil resources as well. K.D. Sayre combines subjects such as Cover crop, Field experiment and Plough with his study of Conservation agriculture.

K.D. Sayre performs integrative study on Tillage and Extensive farming in his works. His study in Conventional tillage is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Soil quality, Crop residue, Crop yield and Crop. His Surface irrigation research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Cropping system, Leaching and Soil retrogression and degradation.

Between 2011 and 2019, his most popular works were:

Tillage and nitrogen fertilization effects on yield and nitrogen use efficiency of irrigated cotton (41 citations)
Earthworm activity and soil structural changes under conservation agriculture in central Mexico (39 citations)
Combining permanent beds and residue retention with nitrogen fertilization improves crop yields and water productivity in irrigated arid lands under cotton, wheat and maize (28 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

Agronomy
Botany
Irrigation

His scientific interests lie mostly in Agronomy, Conservation agriculture, Conventional tillage, Tillage and Crop yield. Among his Agronomy studies, there is a synthesis of other scientific areas such as No-till farming and Arid. His No-till farming investigation overlaps with other areas such as Topsoil, Crop rotation, Soil structure, Soil quality and Soil carbon.

His study on Arid is intertwined with other disciplines of science such as Monocropping, Cover crop, Plough and Field experiment. He interconnects Crop residue and Crop in the investigation of issues within Crop yield.

Best Publications

Wheat Yield Progress Associated with Higher Stomatal Conductance and Photosynthetic Rate, and Cooler Canopies

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1025
Citations
Climate change: Can wheat beat the heat?

Rodomiro Ortiz;Kenneth D. Sayre;Bram Govaerts;Bram Govaerts;Raj Gupta

941
Citations
Conservation Agriculture and Soil Carbon Sequestration: Between Myth and Farmer Reality

Bram Govaerts;N. Verhulst;A. Castellanos-Navarrete;Ken D. Sayre

660
Citations
Yield Potential Progress in Short Bread Wheats in Northwest Mexico

K. D. Sayre;S. Rajaram;R. A. Fischer

564
Citations
Genetic progress in wheat yield and nitrogen use efficiency under four nitrogen rates

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516
Citations
Physiological and Genetic Changes of Irrigated Wheat in the Post–Green Revolution Period and Approaches for Meeting Projected Global Demand

M. P. Reynolds;S. Rajaram;K. D. Sayre

448
Citations
Simulated wheat growth affected by rising temperature, increased water deficit and elevated atmospheric CO2

S. Asseng;P.D. Jamieson;B. Kimball;P. Pinter

410
Citations
Influence of permanent raised bed planting and residue management on physical and chemical soil quality in rain fed maize/wheat systems

Bram Govaerts;Bram Govaerts;K.D Sayre;K Lichter;L Dendooven

322
Citations
Growth and morphology of spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) culms and their association with lodging: effects of genotypes, N levels and ethephon

S.C Tripathi;K.D Sayre;J.N Kaul;R.S Narang

235
Citations
Wheat genetic resources enhancement by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Rodomiro Ortiz;Hans-Joachim Braun;José Crossa;Jonathan H. Crouch

230
Citations
Wheat Nitrogen Use Efficiency in a Bed Planting System in Northwest Mexico

Agustin Limon-Ortega;Kenneth D. Sayre;Charles A. Francis

204
Citations
Plant traits related to yield of wheat in early, late, or continuous drought conditions

M. van Ginkel;D. S. Calhoun;G. Gebeyehu;A. Miranda

187
Citations
Using Partial Least Squares Regression, Factorial Regression, and AMMI Models for Interpreting Genotype × Environment Interaction

M. Vargas;J. Crossa;F.A. van Eeuwijk;M.E. Ramirez.

182
Citations
Genetic and agronomic contributions to yield gains: A case study for wheat

M.A. Bell;R.A. Fischer;D. Byerlee;K. Sayre

178
Citations
Carbon isotope discrimination and grain yield for three bread wheat germplasm groups grown at different levels of water stress

K.D. Sayre;E. Acevedo;R.B. Austin

165
Citations
Conservation Agriculture in South Asia

R. Gupta;K.D. Sayre

153
Citations
Yield potential in modern wheat varieties: its association with a less competitive ideotype

M.P. Reynolds;E. Acevedo;K.D. Sayre;R.A. Fischer

147
Citations
Conventionally Tilled and Permanent Raised Beds with Different Crop Residue Management: Effects on Soil C and N Dynamics

Bram Govaerts;K.D Sayre;J.M Ceballos-Ramirez;M.L Luna-Guido

145
Citations
Adapting wheat cultivars to resource conserving farming practices and human nutritional needs

R.M. Trethowan;M.P. Reynolds;K.D. Sayre;I. Ortiz-Monasterio

141
Citations
Yield response to plant density, row spacing and raised beds in low latitude spring wheat with ample soil resources: An update

R.A. Fischer;O.H. Moreno Ramos;I. Ortiz Monasterio;K.D. Sayre

136
Citations
Wheat and Maize Yields in Response to Straw Management and Nitrogen under a Bed Planting System

Agustin Limon-Ortega;Kenneth D. Sayre;Charles A. Francis

133
Citations
Osmotic adjustment in wheat in relation to grain yield under water deficit environments

Moinuddin;R. A. Fischer;K. D. Sayre;M. P. Reynolds

122
Citations
Genetic Progress in Reducing Losses to Leaf Rust in CIMMYT-Derived Mexican Spring Wheat Cultivars

K. D. Sayre;R. P. Singh;J. Huerta-Espino;S. Rajaram

120
Citations
Soil attributes in a furrow-irrigated bed planting system in northwest Mexico

Agustin Limon-Ortega;Kenneth D Sayre;Rhae A Drijber;Charles A Francis

113
Citations
Soil aggregate and microbial biomass in a permanent bed wheat-maize planting system after 12 years

Agustin Limon-Ortega;Bram Govaerts;Bram Govaerts;Jozef Deckers;Kenneth D. Sayre

107
Citations