| GBSS-I | Granule-bound starch synthase I |
| MABS | Marker-assisted backcrossing selection |
| DAP | Day after pollination |
| SNP | Single nucleotide polymorphism |
| SSR | Simple Sequence Repeats |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| FPKM | Fragments Per Kilobase Million |
| GO | Gene Ontology |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| hct3 | Hydroxycinnamoyl transferase 3 |
| LHT1 | Lysine histidine transporter 1 |
| DHN13 | Dehydrin 13 |
| EF-1α | Elongation factor 1-alpha |
| MF | Molecular function |
| BP | Biological processes |
| CC | Cell components |
| ChIP-Seq | Chromatin immune-precipitation follow by sequencing |
| HSP | heat shock protein |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscopy |