| Ecological correlates of ex situ seed longevity: a comparative study on 195 species RJ Probert, MI Daws, FR Hay Annals of botany 104 (1), 57-69, 2009 | 368 | 2009 |
| Advances in seed conservation of wild plant species: a review of recent research FR Hay, RJ Probert Conservation physiology 1 (1), cot030, 2013 | 287 | 2013 |
| Seed storage: maintaining seed viability and vigor for restoration use M De Vitis, FR Hay, JB Dickie, C Trivedi, J Choi, R Fiegener Restoration Ecology 28, S249-S255, 2020 | 226 | 2020 |
| Priming and re-drying improve the survival of mature seeds of Digitalis purpurea during storage LH Butler, FR Hay, RH Ellis, RD Smith, TB Murray Annals of Botany 103 (8), 1261-1270, 2009 | 167 | 2009 |
| Seed Maturity and the Effects of Different Drying Conditions on Desiccation Tolerance and Seed Longevity in Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea L.) FR Hay, RJ Probert Annals of Botany 76 (6), 639-647, 1995 | 156 | 1995 |
| Seeds of alpine plants are short lived: implications for long-term conservation A Mondoni, RJ Probert, G Rossi, E Vegini, FR Hay Annals of botany 107 (1), 171-179, 2011 | 136 | 2011 |
| Seed quality for conservation is critically affected by pre-storage factors R Probert, J Adams, J Coneybeer, A Crawford, F Hay Australian Journal of Botany 55 (3), 326-335, 2007 | 124 | 2007 |
| The use of non-saturated lithium chloride solutions for experimental control of seed water content FR Hay, J Adams, K Manger, R Probert Seed Science and Technology 36 (3), 737-746, 2008 | 112 | 2008 |
| Seed maturity: when to collect seeds from wild plants FR Hay, RD Smith, JB Dickie Seed conservation: turning science into practice. London: Royal Botanic …, 2003 | 106 | 2003 |
| One‐step analysis of seed storage data and the longevity of Arabidopsis thaliana seeds FR Hay, A Mead, K Manger, FJ Wilson Journal of Experimental Botany 54 (384), 993-1011, 2003 | 105 | 2003 |
| Ex situ conservation and cryopreservation of orchid germplasm DJ Merritt, FR Hay, ND Swarts, KD Sommerville, KW Dixon International Journal of Plant Sciences 175 (1), 46-58, 2014 | 102 | 2014 |
| Seed-based approach for identifying flora at risk from climate warming A Cochrane, MI Daws Austral Ecology 36, 923-935, 2011 | 101 | 2011 |
| A continental-scale study of seed lifespan in experimental storage examining seed, plant, and environmental traits associated with longevity DJ Merritt, AJ Martyn, P Ainsley, RE Young, LU Seed, M Thorpe, FR Hay, ... Biodiversity and Conservation 23, 1081-1104, 2014 | 100 | 2014 |
| Seed longevity phenotyping: recommendations on research methodology FR Hay, R Valdez, JS Lee, PC Sta. Cruz Journal of Experimental Botany 70 (2), 425-434, 2019 | 88 | 2019 |
| Resilience of rice (Oryza spp.) pollen germination and tube growth to temperature stress O Coast, AJ Murdoch, RH Ellis, FR Hay, KSV Jagadish Plant, cell & environment 39 (1), 26-37, 2016 | 83 | 2016 |
| Variation in seed longevity among diverse Indica rice varieties JS Lee, M Velasco-Punzalan, M Pacleb, R Valdez, T Kretzschmar, ... Annals of Botany 124 (3), 447-460, 2019 | 75 | 2019 |
| Protocol for comparative seed longevity testing R Newton, F Hay, R Probert Millennium Seed Bank Partnership, 2014 | 71 | 2014 |
| 11 Keeping seeds alive RJ Probert, FR Hay Seed technology and its biological basis, 375, 2000 | 71 | 2000 |
| Developmental changes in the germinability, desiccation tolerance, hardseededness, and longevity of individual seeds of Trifolium ambiguum FR Hay, RD Smith, RH Ellis, LH Butler Annals of Botany 105 (6), 1035-1052, 2010 | 67 | 2010 |
| Rethinking the approach to viability monitoring in seed genebanks FR Hay, KJ Whitehouse Conservation Physiology 5 (1), cox009, 2017 | 66 | 2017 |