D-Index & Metrics Best Publications

Norman W. Pammenter

University of KwaZulu-Natal
South Africa

D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking

Plant Science and Agronomy D-index 49 Citations 7,536 151 World Ranking 1050 National Ranking 13

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study Norman W. Pammenter is best known for:

Artocarpus
Moraceae
Botany

In most of his Recalcitrant seed studies, his work intersects topics such as Desiccation. His Desiccation study frequently draws connections to adjacent fields such as Recalcitrant seed. His Horticulture study often links to related topics such as Desiccation tolerance. His studies link Botany with Desiccation tolerance. Botany and Horticulture are two areas of study in which Norman W. Pammenter engages in interdisciplinary research. He undertakes interdisciplinary study in the fields of Artocarpus and Moraceae through his research. Norman W. Pammenter conducts interdisciplinary study in the fields of Moraceae and Artocarpus through his works. His research on Acid rain often connects related areas such as Ecology. His research ties Acid rain and Ecology together.

His most cited work include:

The Effects of Two Drying Rates on the Desiccation Tolerance of Embryonic Axes of Recalcitrant Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lamk.) Seeds (88 citations)
Effects of simulated acid rain on germination, seedling growth and oxidative metabolism of recalcitrant-seededTrichilia dregeanagrown in its natural seed bank (49 citations)

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

His Bark (sound) study which covers Forestry that intersects with Annual growth % and Diameter at breast height. He frequently studies issues relating to Forestry and Annual growth %. His research is interdisciplinary, bridging the disciplines of Botany and Diameter at breast height. His research on Botany often connects related areas such as Pisum. He is doing genetic studies as part of his Recalcitrant seed and Desiccation tolerance and Desiccation investigations. His Recalcitrant seed study frequently draws connections to other fields, such as Desiccation. His Cell wall research encompasses a variety of disciplines, including Xyloglucan and Arabinogalactan. Norman W. Pammenter performs integrative study on Xyloglucan and Cell wall in his works. Norman W. Pammenter combines topics linked to Wilting with his work on Horticulture.

Norman W. Pammenter most often published in these fields:

Botany (81.82%)
Horticulture (36.36%)
Desiccation (36.36%)

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Best Publications

A review of recalcitrant seed physiology in relation to desiccation-tolerance mechanisms

N. W. Pammenter;Patricia Berjak.
Seed Science Research (1999)

586 Citations

A mathematical and statistical analysis of the curves illustrating vulnerability of xylem to cavitation.

N. W. Pammenter;C. Van der Willigen.
Tree Physiology (1998)

477 Citations

From Avicennia to Zizania: seed recalcitrance in perspective.

Patricia Berjak;N. W. Pammenter.
Annals of Botany (2007)

406 Citations

Recalcitrance: a current assessment

J. M. Farrant;N. W. Pammenter;P. Berjak.
Seed Science and Technology (1988)

286 Citations

Homeohydrous (Recalcitrant) Seeds: Dehydration, the State of Water and Viability Characteristics in Landolphia kirkii

N. W. Pammenter;Christina W. Vertucci;Patricia Berjak.
Plant Physiology (1991)

197 Citations

Seed development in relation to desiccation tolerance: A comparison between desiccation-sensitive (recalcitrant) seeds of Avicennia marina and desiccation-tolerant types

Jill M. Farrant;N. W. Pammenter;Patricia Berjak.
Seed Science Research (1993)

191 Citations

Effects of differential drying rates on viability retention of recalcitrant seeds of Ekebergia capensis

N. W. Pammenter;Valerie Greggains;J. I. Kioko;J. Wesley-Smith.
Seed Science Research (1998)

186 Citations

The Basis of Recalcitrant Seed Behaviour

Patricia Berjak;Jill M. Farrant;N. W. Pammenter.
(1989)

184 Citations

Desiccation damage, accelerated ageing and respiration in desiccation tolerant and sensitive seeds

Christina Walters;N.W. Pammenter;Patricia Berjak;Jennifer Crane.
Seed Science Research (2001)

180 Citations

Recalcitrant (homoiohydrous) seeds: the enigma of their desiccation-sensitivity.

P. Berjak;J. M. Farrant;D. J. Mycock;N. W. Pammenter.
Seed Science and Technology (1990)

177 Citations

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