ACB	Asian corn borer (Ostrinia furnacalis)
ACP	Asian citrus psyllid
AK	Arginine kinase
AMV	Alfalfa mosaic virus
BCMV	Potyvirus bean common mosaic virus
BMSB	Brown marmorated stink bug
BPH	The brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens)
CChMVd	Chrysanthemum chlorotic mottle viroid
Ces	Carboxylesterase
CEV	Citrus exocortis viroid
CHS	Chalcone synthase
CMV	Cucumber mosaic virus
CP	Coat protein
CPB	Colorado potato beetle
CymMV	Cymbidium mosaic virus
Cyp18A1	A cytochrome P450 enzyme
CYP51	Cytochrome P450 lanosterol C-14 α-demethylase
DCL	Dicer-like protein
DICER	DICER-LIKE ribonucleases
dpi	Days post inoculation
dpt	Days post treatment
dsRNA	Double-stranded RNA
EGFP	Enhanced green fluorescent protein
EPSPS	5-Enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase
GFP	Green fluorescent protein
GUS	β-glucuronidase
HC-Pro	The helper component-proteinase
hpRNA	Hairpin RNAs
hpt	Hours post-treatment
JHAMT	Juvenile hormone acid O-methyltransferase
KTI	Kunitz-type trypsin inhibitor
LDH	Layered double hydroxide clay nanosheets
MPK	Mitogen activated protein kinase
Nib	Potyviral nuclear inclusion b protein
NPTII	Neomycin phosphotransferase II
p126	TMV silencing suppressor
PMMoV	Pepper mild mottle virus
PRSV	Papaya ringspot virus
PSTVd	Potato spindle tuber viroid
RISC	RNA-induced silencing complex
RdRP	RNA-dependent RNA-polymerase
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RNAi	RNA interference or gene silencing
RP	Replicase protein
SCMV	Sugarcane mosaic virus
siRNA	Small interfering RNA
ssRNA	Single-stranded RNA
STM	Class I knotted-like homeodomain protein SHOOT MERISTEMLESS
TEV	Tobacco etch virus
β2Tub	β2–Tubulin
UTRs	5′ and 3′ Untranslated regions
Vg	Vitellogenin
WER	A R2R3-type MyB-related transcription factor WEREWOLF
YFP	Yellow fluorescent protein
ZYMV	Zucchini yellow mosaic virus