| A | Net photosynthetic rate |
| ABS/CSm | Energy absorbed by the antennas |
| Car | Carotenoid |
| CAT | Catalase |
| ChlF | Chlorophyll a fluorescence |
| Chl a | Chlorophyll a |
| Chl b | Chlorophyll b |
| Ci | Intercellular CO2 concentration |
| CL | Coleoptile length |
| CSm | Excited cross section of a leaf |
| CWP | Cell wall-bound phenolic content |
| DIo/CSm | Energy dissipation from PSII |
| DW | Dry weight |
| E | Transpiration rate |
| EL | Electrolyte leakage |
| EL1 | Initial electrolyte leakage |
| EL2 | Final conductivity |
| ETo/CSm | Energy used for electron transport |
| Fv/F0 | Maximum efficiency of water-splitting reaction of the donor side of PSII |
| gs | Stomatal conductance |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| MTS | Mass of one thousand seeds |
| TRo/CSm | Excitation energy trapped in PSII |
| RC/CSm | Number of active reaction centers |
| PI | Performance index of PSII photochemistry |
| PGS | Percentage of germinated seeds |
| POX | Peroxidase |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| SSI | Salt susceptibility index |
| TPC | Total phenolic content |
| TSC | Total soluble carbohydrate content |
| Vi | Germination vigor index |