1-Waiting time or latency time

The time elapsed between the half of all seeds and the germination of a first seed

2-Germination delay

The period between the sowing of each seed and the appearance of each seedling

3-Germination speed

The average time after which 50% of the seeds have germinated

4-Spreading time or germination duration

The period between the first seed germination and the last seed germination

5-Germination rate

The quotient of the number of seeds germinated by the total number of seeds sown as a percentage (%)