ABA	Abscisic Acid
BC	Interaction term between temperature (B) and weight difference (C) in RSM model
BRs	Brassinosteroid
CBF1/CBF2	C-repeat Binding Factors 1 and 2 (cold-responsive transcription factors)
DOG1	Delay of Germination 1 gene
DF	Degrees of Freedom
GA	Gibberellin
H	Kruskal–Wallis test statistic
N	Sample Size
PD	Physiological Dormancy
Pred-R2	Predictive Coefficient of Determination
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
RSM	Response Surface Methodology
Seq SS	Sequential Sum of Squares
SPSS	Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
ρ	Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient
°C	Degrees Celsius