| TCP | the teosinte branched1/cycloidea/proliferating |
| TF | transcription factor |
| CYC/TB1 | cycloidea/teosinte branched 1 |
| PCF | proliferating cell nuclear antigen factor |
| CIN | CINCINNATA of Antirrhinum |
| RT-qPCR | reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| GLM | general linear model |
| SNP | single nucleotide polymorphism |
| MLM | mixed linear model |
| ABA | abscisic acid |
| PEG | polyethylene glycol |