| CAGR | Compound annual growth rate |
| Cq | Cycle of quantification |
| CV | Coefficient of variation |
| EU | European Union |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| Flag | Flavonoid glucosyltransferase gene |
| GMO | Genetically modified organisms |
| HRM | High resolution melting |
| LOD | Limit of detection |
| LOQ | Limit of quantification |
| MIQE | Minimum information for publication of quantitative real-time PCR experiments |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| RAPD | Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA |
| SCAR | Sequence-characterised amplified region |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| Ycf1 | Ycf1 photosystem I assembly protein gene |