| AS | average severity |
| BLUP | Best Linear Unbiased Prediction |
| CV | coefficients of variation |
| FD | flowering date |
| FHB | Fusarium head blight |
| ICIM-ADD | inclusive composite interval mapping with the additive |
| KASP | Kompetitive Allele-Specific PCR |
| MAS | marker-assisted selection |
| MET | multi-environment trial |
| PH | plant height |
| PSS | percentage of symptomatic spikelets |
| QTL | quantitative trait loci |
| RIL | recombinant inbred line |
| SC | spikelet compactness |
| SL | spike length |
| TKW | thousand kernel weight |
| XN 1376 | Xinong 1376 |
| XY 81 | Xiaoyan 81 |
| AS | average severity |