“…Using polyethylene glycol (PEG) 8000 to simulate water stress, the grains were placed in solutions with water potentials of 0, −0.1, −0.2, −0.4, −0.6, −0.8, −1.0, and −1.2 MPa, which was achieved by dissolving 0, 79.55, 118.94, 175.00, 218.14, 254.55, 286.65, and 315.67 g of PEG 8000 in 1 L distilled water, respectively [ 21 ]. All other conditions were the same as the germination experiment.…”