| BSR | Broad-spectrum resistance |
| CRISPR/Cas 9 | Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/CRISPR-associated protein 9 |
| ETI | Effector-triggered immunity |
| IGS | Inter generic spacer |
| ITS | Internal transcribed spacer |
| LRR | Leucine-rich repeat |
| MAS | Marker-assisted selection |
| Mlo | Mildew resistance locus o |
| NBS | Nucleotide-binding site |
| NTI | NLR-triggered immunity |
| PAMPs | Pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PM | Powdery mildew |
| PRRs | Pattern recognition receptors |
| PTI | PAMP-triggered immunity |
| QTL | Quantitative trait loci |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SNPs | Single nucleotide polymorphisms |
| TALEN | Transcription activator-like effector nucleases |
| TLPs | Thaumatin-like proteins |