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. 2021 Dec 17;16(12):e0260990. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260990

Table 1. The estimated parameters of the hydro and thermal time model to describe Hordeum vulgare L. seed germination under different temperatures (Ts) and water potentials (ѱs).

T Ψ (MPa) TTsub (θT1) TTsupra (θT2) θH (MPa h) θHTT (MPa h) Hydro time GR(g) Thermal time GR(g)
15°C 0 768 1920 38.4 384 0.013 0.013
-0.5 544 1360 27.2 272 0.018 0.018
-1.0 448 1120 22.4 224 0.022 0.022
-1.5 448 1120 22.4 224 0.022 0.022
-2.0 96.0 240.0 4.8 48.0 0.104 0.104
20°C 0 896 2240 44.8 448 0.011 0.011
-0.5 736 1840 36.8 368 0.014 0.014
-1.0 640 1600 32.0 320 0.016 0.016
-1.5 448 1120 22.4 224 0.022 0.022
-2.0 128 320.0 6.40 64.0 0.078 0.078
25°C 0 640 1600 32.0 320 0.016 0.016
-0.5 448 1120 22.4 224 0.022 0.022
-1.0 320 800.0 16.0 160 0.031 0.031
-1.5 320 800.0 16.0 160 0.031 0.031
-2.0 96.0 240.0 4.80 48.0 0.104 0.104
30°C 0 576 1440 28.8 288 0.017 0.017
-0.5 448 1120 22.4 224 0.022 0.022
-1.0 352 880.0 17.6 176 0.028 0.028
-1.5 224 560.0 11.2 112 0.045 0.045
-2.0 96.0 240.0 4.80 48.0 0.104 0.104
35°C 0 256 640.0 12.8 128 0.039 0.039
-0.5 416 1040 20.8 208 0.024 0.024
-1.0 320 800.0 16.0 160 0.031 0.031
-1.5 320 800.0 16.0 160 0.031 0.031
-2.0 96.0 240.0 4.80 48.0 0.104 0.104
40°C 0 224 560.0 11.2 112 0.045 0.045
-0.5 96.0 240.0 4.80 48.0 0.104 0.104
-1.0 96.0 240.0 4.80 48.0 0.104 0.104
-1.5 64.0 160.0 3.20 32.0 0.156 0.156
-2.0 32.0 80.0 1.60 16.0 0.313 0.313

Temperatures (T); Water potential (ψ); Thermal time constant at sub-optimal temperature (TTsub); Thermal time constant at supra-optimal temperature (TTsupra); Hydrotime constant (θH); Hydrothermal time constant (θHTT); Germination rate (GR).