| ABA | abscisic acid |
| ARF2 | auxin response factor 2 |
| AUX | auxin |
| Aux/IAAs | auxin/indole acetic acid |
| BTB | big Tartary buckwheat |
| DAP | days after pollination |
| HPLC | high performance liquid chromatography |
| GH3s | Gretchen Hagen 3 |
| IAA | indoleacetic acid |
| ICK1 | cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor |
| RT-qPCR | reverse transcription-quantitative PCR |
| SAURs | small auxin up RNAs |
| STB | small Tartary buckwheat |