| ABA | Abscisic acid |
| AM | Arbuscular mycorrhizal |
| ACS | 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase |
| ACO | 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate oxidase |
| DME | DEMETER DNA glycosylase |
| DRM | Domains rearranged methyltransferase |
| GA | Gibberellin |
| GUS | β-glucuronidase |
| HAT | Histone acetyltransferase |
| HDAC | Histone deacetylase |
| HMT | Histone methyltransferase |
| JA | Jasmonic acid |
| LAFL | LEC1, ABI3, FUS3, and LEC2 gene network (seed maturation regulators) |
| miRNA | MicroRNA |
| PRC1/PRC2 | Polycomb repressive complex 1/2 |
| PTI | Pathogen-triggered immunity |
| RdDM | RNA-directed DNA methylation |
| RISC | RNA-induced silencing complex |
| RNA Pol II | RNA polymerase II |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RSA | Root system architecture |
| SA | Salicylic acid |
| siRNA | Small interfering RNA |
| sRNA | Small RNA |
| TOR | Target of rapamycin |