R. L. Wain

R. L. Wain publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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R. L. Wain D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Best Publications

• The root cap and control of root elongation in Zea mays L. seedlings exposed to white light.

  Henry Wilkins;R. L. Wain

  120
  Citations

• The Metabolism of 3-Indolylalkanecarboxylic Acids, and their Amides, Nitriles and Methyl Esters in Plant Tissues

  C. H. Fawcett;Ralph Louis Wain;F. Wightman

  114
  Citations

• STUDIES ON PLANT GROWTH‐REGULATING SUBSTANCES

  Sheena M. Wilkins;Henry Wilkins;R. L. Wain

  97
  Citations

• The Growth-Regulating Activity of Certain $\omega $-Substituted Alkyl Carboxylic Acids in Relation to their $eta $-Oxidation within the Plant

  R. L. Wain;F. Wightman

  96
  Citations

• Control of rust diseases by diterpenes from Nicotiana glutinosa

  J. A. Bailey;G. A. Carter;R. S. Burden;R. L. Wain

  85
  Citations

• Investigations on fungicides

  C. H. Fawcett;D. M. Spencer;R. L. Wain

  78
  Citations

• The role of the root cap in the response of the primary roots of Zea mays L. seedlings to white light and to gravity

  Henry Wilkins;R. L. Wain

  74
  Citations

• STUDIES ON PLANT GROWTH-REGULATING SUBSTANCES.: VIII. THE GROWTH-PROMOTING ACTIVITY OF CERTAIN ARYLOXY- AND ARYLTHIO-ALKANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS

  C. H. Fawcett;R. L. Wain;F. Wightman

  64
  Citations

• The metabolism of certain acids, amides and nitriles within plant tissues.

  C. H. Fawcett;H. F. Taylor;Ralph Louis Wain;F. Wightman

  64
  Citations

• Studies upon the copper fungicides. XI. Absorption of soluble copper in relation to stage of leaf growth and to leaf injury.

  Pamela Arman;R. L. Wain

  63
  Citations

• Studies on plant growth‐regulating substances. XLII. Abscisic acid as a genetic character related to drought tolerance

  Unknown

  62
  Citations

• Abscisic acid and the response of the roots of Zea mays L. seedlings to gravity.

  Henry Wilkins;R. L. Wain

  61
  Citations

• STUDIES ON PLANT GROWTH-REGULATING SUBSTANCES.: V. STERIC FACTORS IN RELATION TO MODE OF ACTION OF CERTAIN ARYLOXYALKYL-CARBOXYLIC ACIDS*

  M. S. Smith;R. L. Wain;F. Wightman

  60
  Citations

• Ethylene production by cress roots and excised cress root segments and its inhibition by 3,5-diiodo-4-hydroxybenzoic acid

  M. L. Robert;H. F. Taylor;R. L. Wain

  59
  Citations

• Investigations on the Growth and Metabolism of Plant Cells

  Unknown

  58
  Citations

• Abscisic acid levels in relation to drought tolerance in varieties of Zea mays L.

  Unknown

  57
  Citations

• Identification of the yellow lupin growth inhibitor as (+)-abscisin II ((+)-dormin).

  J. W. Cornforth;B. V. Milborrow;G. Ryback;K. Rothwell

  55
  Citations

• Studies with 3,5‐diiodo‐4‐hydroxybenzonitrile (ioxynil) and related compounds in soils and plants

  M. A. Zaki;H. F. Taylor;R. L. Wain

  52
  Citations

• Fungistatic Properties of Plant Tissues: Fungistatic Properties of Leaf Exudates

  J. H. Topps;R. L. Wain

  50
  Citations

• Plant Growth-Regulating Activity in Certain Carboxylic Acids not Possessing a Ring Structure

  Unknown

  42
  Citations

• Investigations on fungicides. XX. The fungitoxicity of analogues of the phy toalexin 2‐(2‘ ‐methoxy‐4’ ‐hydroxyphenyl)‐6‐methoxybenzofuran(vignafuran)

  G. A. Carter;K. Chamberlain;R. L. Wain

  36
  Citations

• STUDIES ON PLANT GROWTH‐REGULATING SUBSTANCES: CHLORO‐SUBSTITUTED PHENYLACETIC ACIDS

  Mary B. Pybus;R. L. Wain;F. Wightman

  32
  Citations

• Phenols as Plant Growth Regulators

  R. L. Wain;H. F. Taylor

  32
  Citations

• STUDIES ON PLANT GROWTH‐REGULATING SUBSTANCES. XIII CHLORO‐ AND METHYL‐SUBSTITUTED PHENOXYACETIC AND BENZOIC ACIDS

  Mary B. Pybus;Margaret S. Smith;R. L. Wain;F. Wightman

  31
  Citations

• Fungistatic Properties of Plant Tissues: An Antifungal Substance from the Tissues of Vicia faba

  D. M. Spencer;J. H. Topps;R. L. Wain

  30
  Citations

• Studies on plant growth-regulating substances: XXXIII. The influence of ring substituents on the plant growth-regulating activity of phenylacetic acid

  Valerie K. Chamberlain;R. L. Wain

  29
  Citations

• Promotion of cress root elongation in white light by 3,5-diiodo-4-hydroxybenzoic acid.

  A. Larqué-Saavedra;Henry Wilkins;R. L. Wain

  29
  Citations

• STUDIES UPON THE COPPER FUNGICIDES.: X. THE ROLE OF LEAF EXUDATES IN THE SOLUTION OF COPPER FROM BORDEAUX MIXTURE

  Pamela Arman;R. L. Wain

  29
  Citations