| BPH | Brown planthopper |
| NIT | Nitenpyram |
| PZ | Paclobutrazol |
| PPO | Polyphenol oxidase |
| POD | Peroxidase |
| GA | Gibberellin |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| ZIM | Zinc-finger protein |
| DELLA | Spartic acid (D), glutamic acid (E), leucine (L), leucine (L) and alanine (A) domain |
| WDG | Water-dispersible granules |
| FW | Fresh weight |
| S.E. | Standard error |
| HEPES | 2-[4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazin-1-yl]ethanesulfonic acid |
| EDTA | Ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| DTT | Dithiothreitol |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| PVP | Polyvinyl pyrrolidone |