| ABA | abscisic acid |
| ARRs | Arabidopsis response regulators |
| AtSRs/CAMTAs | Arabidopsis signal responsive genes/calmodulin-binding transcriptional activators |
| CaMs | calmodulins |
| CBFs | c-repeat binding factors |
| CBLs | calcineurin B-like proteins |
| CIPKs | CBL-interacting protein kinases |
| CMLs | CaM-like proteins |
| COLD | chilling tolerance divergence |
| COR | cold regulated |
| CPKs/CDPKs | Ca2+-dependent protein kinases |
| CRLK | Ca2+/CaM-regulated receptor-like kinases |
| DREB | dehydration response element-binding protein |
| ICE | inducer of CBF expression |
| MAPKs | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MEKKs/MKKs | mapk/erk kinase kinases |
| MPKs | map kinases |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| RBOHs | respiratory burst oxidase homologs |
| RKs | receptor proteins/kinases |
| RLKs | receptor-like proteins/kinases |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SA | salicylic acid |
| TF | transcription factor |