| 1-qL | The fraction of closed PSII reaction centres based on the “lake” model |
| 1O2 | Singlet oxygen |
| 3chl | Triplet state of chlorophyll |
| Fm′ | Maximum chlorophyll a fluorescence in the light-adapted leaf |
| Fo | Minimum chlorophyll a fluorescence in the dark-adapted leaf |
| Fo′ | Minimum chlorophyll a fluorescence in the light-adapted leaf |
| Fs | Steady-state photosynthesis |
| Fv′/Fm′ | Efficiency of the open PSII reaction centers |
| Fv/Fm | Maximum efficiency of PSII photochemistry |
| Fv/Fo | Efficiency of the oxygen-evolving complex on the donor side of PSII |
| GLI | Growth light intensity |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| HIPVs | Herbivore-induced plant volatiles |
| HLI | High light intensity |
| L3 | Third-instar larvae |
| LHCII | Light-harvesting complexes of PSII |
| MDS | Mildly drought-stressed |
| NPQ | Non-photochemical quenching (dissipation of excitation energy as heat) |
| O2•− | Superoxide anion radical |
| OEC | Oxygen-evolving complex |
| PPFD | Photosynthetic photon flux density |
| PSII | Photosystem II |
| QA | Quinone A |
| qp | Photochemical quenching (fraction of open PSII reaction centers representing also the redox state of quinone A) |
| RCs | Reaction centers |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SDs | Standard deviations |
| SPs | Saturating pulses |
| VOCs | Volatile organic compounds |
| WW | Well-watered |
| ΦNO | Quantum yield of non-regulated energy loss in PSII |
| ΦNPQ | Quantum yield of regulated non-photochemical energy loss in PSII |
| ΦPSII | Effective quantum yield of PSII photochemistry |