| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MAPKK | mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase |
| MAPKKK | mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase |
| B. dothidea | Botryosphaeria dothidea |
| Pst DC3000 | Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 |
| PAMPs | pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| Col-0 | Columbia-0 |
| WT | wild type |
| MS | Murashige and Skoog |
| PEG 6000 | polyethylene glycol 6000 |
| ABA | abscisic acid |
| PDA | potato dextrose agar |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| FW | fresh weight |
| PAL | phenylalanine ammonia lyase |
| PR1 | pathogenesis-related 1 |
| PR5 | pathogenesis-related 5 |
| EDS1 | enhanced disease susceptibility 1 |
| PAD4 | peptidylarginine deiminase 4 |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| Y2H | yeast two-hybrid |