Table 1. Effects of cerebroside C (CC) at 4°C on seed germination of wheat.

CC content (μg/mL)	Germination rate (%)	Germination potential (%)	Germination index	Mean germination time (d)
0	60.50±4.30a	6.17±2.1a	2.73±0.31a	7.13±0.10a
5	64.20±4.28a	8.64±2.1b	2.79±0.33a	6.94±0.27ab
10	76.54±2.14b	12.35±2.1c	3.14±0.08b	6.78±0.20b
20	77.78±3.70b	23.46±4.3d	3.44±0.10c	6.19±0.12c
50	75.31±2.41b	7.41±2.6a	3.25±0.09b	6.90±0.14ab

0 = 0.5% DMSO distilled water. In each column, the different letter indicates significant (p≤0.05) difference as evaluated by Duncan's Multiple Range Test (DMRT). Results are expressed as the mean (±) standard deviation (SD) of three replicates (n = 3, 10 seedlings in each replicate).