| ABA | Abscisic acid |
| PYL | Pyrabactin resistance 1-like |
| SnRK2 | Sucrose nonfermenting 1-related protein kinase 2 |
| ABFs | ABA-responsive element-binding factors |
| SAPK | Stress-activated protein kinase |
| PPH | Pheophytinase |
| SGR | Stay green |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| PAO | Polyamine oxidases |
| NYC1 | Non yellow coloring 1 |
| SASP | Senescence associated secretory phenotype |
| PP2C | Protein phosphatase 2C |
| AAO3 | Arabidopsis aldehyde oxidase 3 |
| OST1 | Open stomata 1 |
| BZR1 | Brassinazole-resistant 1 |
| ABA2 | Abscisic acid deficient 2 |
| SRE1 | Salt resistance 1 |
| GIN1 | Glucose insensitivity 1 |
| T6P | Trehalose-6-phosphate |
| HXK1 | Hexokinase 1 |
| SUC | Sucrose |
| FRU | Fructose |
| GLC | Glucose |
| YFP | Yellow fluorescent protein |
| SAGs | Senescence-associated genes |
| EIN | Ethylene resistant mutant |
| LUC | Luciferase |
| AVG | Aminoethoxyvinylglycine |
| DET1 | DE-ETIOLATED1 |