| Al | Aluminum |
| miRNA156 (miR156) | MicroRNA156 |
| SPL13 | SQUAMOSA promoter-binding protein-like 13 |
| ChIP-seq | Chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing |
| WT | Wild type |
| GRAS | Gibberellic acid insensitive, repressor of GAI, and scarecrow |
| Myb-related proteins | Myb transcription factors |
| bHLH041 | Basic helix–loop–helix 041 |
| NAC | NAC domain-containing transcription factors |
| WRKY53 | WRKY transcription factor 53 |
| bZIP | Basic leucine zipper |
| AGAMOUS-like MADS-box | AGAMOUS-like MADS-box transcription factors |
| RT-qPCR | Reverse transcription quantitative PCR |
| FASTQ | Sequence file format for high-throughput sequencing data |
| PCA | Principal component analysis |
| DEGs | Differentially expressed genes |
| GO | Gene Ontology |
| FIMO | Find individual motif occurrences |
| SEA | Single element analysis |
| MEME | Multiple EM for Motif Elicitation |
| RISC | RNA-induced silencing complex |
| HPC | High-performance computing |
| RNA-seq | RNA sequencing |
| DE | Differentially expressed |
| MADS-box | MADS-domain transcription factors |
| LRR | Leucine-rich repeat |
| ABC | ATP-binding cassette |
| SAUR | Small auxin-up RNA |
| TCA | Tricarboxylic acid cycle |
| PSII | Photosystem II |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SPL | SQUAMOSA promoter-binding protein-like |
| STOP1 | Stress-responsive element binding protein 1 |
| GTAC | Core motif in SPL binding |
| ACC1 | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1 |
| ACC2 | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase 2 |
| Bp | Base pair |
| cDNA | Complementary DNA |
| DETF(s) | Differentially expressed transcription factor(s) |
| FLA | Fasciclin-like arabinogalactan protein |
| h | Hour(s) |
| HPC | High-performance computing |
| ICP-OES | Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| psRNATarget | Plant small RNA target analysis |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| TCA | Tricarboxylic acid cycle |
| TSS | Transcription start site |
| TF(s) | Transcription factor(s) |
| Tris-HCl | Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane hydrochloride |
| UTR | Untranslated region |