| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| MLO | Mildew resistance Locus O |
| AS | Alternative splicing |
| SA | Salicylic acid |
| CWA | Cell Wall Apposition |
| Bgh | Blumeria graminis f. sp. Hordei |
| Bgt | Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici |
| JA | Jasmonic acid |
| ET | Ethylene |
| NLRs | Nucleotide-binding and leucine-rich repeat receptors |
| PTI | Pattern-triggered immunity |
| ETI | Effector-triggered immunity |
| SP | Spore |
| CW | Cell wall |
| PM | Powdery mildew |
| HR | Hypersensitive response |
| ap | Ascospore |
| PAMP | Pathogen-associated molecular pattern |
| PCD | Programmed cell death |
| MAP | Mitogen-activated protein |
| ATAF1 | As a transcriptional activator, one of the first NAC proteins identified in Arabidopsis |
| TF | Transcription Factor |
| FHB | Fusarium head blight |
| CDA | Chitin deacetylase activity |
| MAMP | Microbe-associated molecular pattern |
| MBCAs | Microbial biological control agents |
| BTH | Benzothiadiazole |