| GWAS | genome-wide association study |
| LD | linkage disequilibrium |
| NGS | next-generation sequencing |
| SNP | single-nucleotide polymorphism |
| INDEL | insertion and deletion |
| MAF | minor allele frequency |
| RL | root length |
| SL | shoot length |
| RS | root/shoot ratio |
| GP | Germination percentage |
| GE | Germination energy |
| GI | Germination index |
| CMLM | compressed mixed linear model |
| PCA | Principal component analysis |