| Patterns of seed persistence in South African fynbos PM Holmes, RJ Newton Plant Ecology 172, 143-158, 2004 | 94 | 2004 |
| Protocol for comparative seed longevity testing R Newton, F Hay, R Probert Millennium Seed Bank Partnership, 2014 | 61 | 2014 |
| Tree distribution on a steep environmental gradient in an arid savanna EC February, SI Higgins, R Newton, AG West Journal of Biogeography 34 (2), 270-278, 2007 | 54 | 2007 |
| Erratum: Tree distribution on a steep environmental gradient in an arid savana EC February, SI Higgins, RJ Newton, AG West Journal of Biogeography 34 (2), 270-278, 2007 | 54 | 2007 |
| Turion formation and germination in Spirodela polyrhiza RJ Newton, DR Shelton, S Disharoon, JE Duffey American Journal of Botany 65 (4), 421-428, 1978 | 50 | 1978 |
| Germination testing: procedures and evaluation R Davies, A Di Sacco, R Newton Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, London, 2016 | 43 | 2016 |
| Seed development and maturation in early spring-flowering Galanthus nivalis and Narcissus pseudonarcissus continues post-shedding with little evidence of maturation in planta RJ Newton, FR Hay, RH Ellis Annals of Botany 111 (5), 945-955, 2013 | 41 | 2013 |
| Using urban harbors for experiential, environmental literacy: Case studies of New York and Chesapeake Bay JM O’Neil, RJ Newton, EK Bone, LB Birney, AE Green, B Merrick, ... Regional Studies in Marine Science 33, 100886, 2020 | 35 | 2020 |
| The relationship between rainfall, water source and growth for an endangered tree EC February, AG West, RJ Newton Austral Ecology 32 (4), 397-402, 2007 | 33 | 2007 |
| Evolutionary ecology of fast seed germination—a case study in Amaranthaceae/Chenopodiaceae G Kadereit, RJ Newton, F Vandelook Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 29, 1-11, 2017 | 32 | 2017 |
| Effects of seed storage and fire on germination in the nut-fruited Restionaceae species, Cannomois virgata RJ Newton, WJ Bond, JM Farrant South African Journal of Botany 72 (1), 177-180, 2006 | 27 | 2006 |
| 150-seed comparative longevity protocol–a reduced seed number screening method for identifying short-lived seed conservation collections RM Davies, RJ Newton, FR Hay, RJ Probert Seed Science and Technology 44 (3), 569-584, 2016 | 25 | 2016 |
| Dry seeds and environmental extremes: consequences for seed lifespan and germination AM Visscher, CE Seal, RJ Newton, AL Frances, HW Pritchard Functional Plant Biology 43 (7), 656-668, 2016 | 22 | 2016 |
| Heat and smoke pre‐treatment of seeds to improve restoration of an endangered Mediterranean climate vegetation type SA Hall, RJ Newton, PM Holmes, M Gaertner, KJ Esler Austral Ecology 42, 354-366, 2017 | 21 | 2017 |
| Ultraviolet irradiation effects on serotinous shape Leucadendron laureolum seeds: altered seed physiology and ultrastructure, and seedling performance CF Musil, RJ Newton, JM Farrant Plant ecology 139, 25-34, 1998 | 20 | 1998 |
| Ecophysiology of seed dormancy and the control of germination in early spring-flowering Galanthus nivalis and Narcissus pseudonarcissus (Amaryllidaceae) RJ Newton, FR Hay, RH Ellis Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 177 (2), 246-262, 2015 | 19 | 2015 |
| Invasive ants take and squander native seeds: implications for native plant communities AJM Devenish, C Gomez, JR Bridle, RJ Newton, S Sumner Biological invasions 21, 451-466, 2019 | 15 | 2019 |
| Fire-mediated germination syndromes in Leucadendron (Proteaceae) and their functional correlates RJ Newton, BDE Mackenzie, BB Lamont, P Gomez-Barreiro, RM Cowling, ... Oecologia 196 (2), 589-604, 2021 | 13 | 2021 |
| Temporal patterns of seed germination in early spring-flowering temperate woodland geophytes are modified by warming RJ Newton, FR Hay, RH Ellis Annals of Botany 125 (7), 1013-1023, 2020 | 13 | 2020 |
| Photophobia in Lilioid monocots: photoinhibition of seed germination explained by seed traits, habitat adaptation and phylogenetic inertia F Vandelook, RJ Newton, A Carta Annals of Botany 121 (3), 405-413, 2018 | 13 | 2018 |
Edmund Carl FebruaryUniversity of Cape TownVerified email at uct.ac.za
