| AA | Stamen filament from open flower |
| AE | Alkaloid extract |
| AMDIS | Automated Mass Spectral Deconvolution and Identification System |
| B1 | Basal bulb fraction including the basal plate |
| B2 | Apical bulb fraction without the basal plate |
| BA | 6-Benzyladenine |
| BB | Stamen filament from closed flower bud |
| BS | Ovary |
| COR | Coronatine |
| D0 | Sampling time immediately before COR addition |
| D7 | Seven days after COR elicitation |
| D14 | Fourteen days after COR elicitation |
| DCM | Dichloromethane |
| EI | Electron ionization |
| FW | Fresh weight |
| Gal | Galantamine |
| Gal-eq | Galantamine equivalents |
| GC–MS | Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry |
| H | Leaf |
| MeOH | Methanol |
| MS | Murashige and Skoog medium |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| P | Anther |
| PCV | Packed cell volume |
| PGR | Plant growth regulator |
| PIC | Picloram |
| R | Root |
| RI | Retention index |
| RT | Retention time |
| T | Floral scape |
| TDZ | Thidiazuron |
| 2,4-D | 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid |