| ABA | abscisic acid |
| ABAleon | abscisic acid FRET biosensor ABAleon |
| ADP1 | Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1 |
| as–1 | activation sequence-1 element |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| ET | ethylene |
| FRET | fluorescence resonance energy transfer |
| GFP | green fluorescent protein |
| GM | genetically modified |
| GUS | β-glucuronidase |
| HPLC | high-performance liquid chromatography |
| ICS1 | ISOCHORISMATE SYNTHASE 1 |
| LUC | luciferase |
| luxCDABE | bacterial luciferase operon luxCDABE |
| NPR1 | NONEXPRESSOR OF PATHOGENESIS-RELATED GENES 1 |
| NPR3 | NONEXPRESSOR OF PATHOGENESIS-RELATED GENES 3 |
| NPR4 | NONEXPRESSOR OF PATHOGENESIS-RELATED GENES 4 |
| PR | pathogenesis-related |
| PR1 | PATHOGENESIS-RELATED 1 |
| PR2 | PATHOGENESIS-RELATED 2 |
| PR5 | PATHOGENESIS-RELATED 5 |
| RFP | red fluorescent protein |
| SA | salicylic acid |
| SAR | systemic acquired resistance |
| SARE | salicylic acid responsive element |
| TGA | TGA transcription factor |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| WRKY70 | WRKY transcription factor 70 |
| YFP | yellow fluorescent protein |