| ABS | ARABIDOPSIS BSISTER |
| AG | AGAMOUS |
| AGL6 | AGAMOUS-LIKE 6 |
| AP1 | APETALA1 |
| AP2 | APETALA2 |
| AP3 | APETALA3 |
| APO1 | Aberrant panicle organization-1 |
| BD1 | BRANCHED SILKLESS1 |
| BdMADS | Brachypodium MADS |
| BM | Branch meristem |
| BR | Branch |
| CA | Carpel |
| CAL | CAULIFLOWER |
| CFO1 | CHIMERIC FLORAL ORGANS 1 |
| CRC | CRABSCLAW |
| DL | Drooping leaf |
| ELE | ELONGATED EMPTY GLUME |
| FBP11 | FLORAL BINDINGPROTEIN 11 |
| FBP7 | FLORAL BINDINGPROTEIN 7 |
| FLO/LFY | FLORICAULA/ LEAFY |
| FM | Floral meristem |
| FUL1 | FRUITFULL 1 |
| FUL2 | FRUITFULL 2 |
| FUL3 | FRUITFULL 3 |
| FZP | FRIZZY PANICLE |
| G1 | LONG STERILE LEMMA1 |
| GL | Glume |
| GOA | GORDITA |
| HvAP2/Cly1 | Hordeum vulgare APETALA2/Cleistogamy1 |
| IDS1 | INDETERMINATE SPIKELET1 |
| IM | Inflorescence meristem |
| ld-1 | lemma-distortion 1 |
| Le | Lemma |
| LHS1 | LEAFY HULL STERILE 1 |
| LO | Lodicule |
| LS | Lateral spikelet |
| LSM | Lateral spikelet meristem |
| MADS | MINICHROMOSOME MAINTENANCE 1, AGAMOUS, DEFICIENS, and SERUM RESPONSE FACTOR |
| MEGA6 | Molecular Evolutionary Genetic Analysis version 6 |
| MFO1 | MOSAIC FLORAL ORGANS 1 |
| MFS1 | MULTI-FLORET SPIKELET 1 |
| miRNA | micro-RNA |
| MOS1 | MORE SPIKELET 1 |
| mRNA | Messenger RNA |
| NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| OsIDS1 | Oryza sativa INDETERMINATE SPIKELET 1 |
| OsMADS | Oryza sative MADS |
| OV | Ovule |
| PA | Palea |
| PAP2 | PANICLE PHYTOMER2 |
| PB | Primary branch |
| PBM/pBM | Primary branch meristem |
| PE | Petal |
| PI | PISTILLATA |
| PI | Pistil |
| RA | Rachis |
| Ra | Rachilla |
| RFL | RICE FLORICAULA |
| RNAi | RNA interference |
| RT-PCR | Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction |
| SAM | Shoot apical meristem |
| SB | Secondary branch |
| SBM/sBM | Secondary branch meristem |
| SBP/SPL | SQUAMOSA PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE |
| SE | Sepal |
| SEP | SEPALLATA |
| SHP | SHATTERPROOF |
| SID1 | SISTER OF INDETERMINATE SPIKELET1 |
| Sl1 | SILKY1 |
| SM | Spikelet meristem |
| SNB | SUPERNUMERARY BRACT |
| SPM | Spikelet pair meristem |
| SPW1 | SUPERWOMAN1 |
| ST | Stamen |
| STK | SEEDSTICK |
| STS1 | Sterile Tassel Silky Ear1 |
| TaAG3 | Triticum aestivum AGAMOUS3 |
| TaAP3 | Triticum aestivum AP3 |
| TaDL | Triticum aestivum Drooping Leaf |
| TaMADS | Triticum aestivum MADS |
| TFs | Transcription factors |
| TS | Terminal spikelet |
| TSM | Terminal spikelet meristem |
| TT16 | TRANSPARENT TESTA 16 |
| UFO | UNUSUAL FLORAL ORGANS |
| VRN1 | VERNALIZATION 1 |
| WAG-1 | Wheat AGAMOUS-1 |
| WAG-2 | Wheat AGAMOUS-2 |
| WAP1 | Wheat APETALA1 |
| WAP3 | Wheat APETALA3 |
| WBsis | Wheat BSISTER |
| WFUL1 | Wheat FRUITFULL 1 |
| WFUL2 | Wheat FRUITFULL 2 |
| WFUL3 | Wheat FRUITFULL 3 |
| WLHS1 | Wheat LEAFY HULL STERILE 1 |
| WPl1 | Wheat PISTILLATA 1 |
| WPI2 | Wheat PISTILLATA 2 |
| WSEP | Wheat SEPALLATA |
| WSTK | Wheat SEEDSTICK |
| ZAG1 | Zea mays AGAMOUS1 |
| ZAG2 | Zea mays AGAMOUS2 |
| ZAP1 | Zea mays APETALA1 |
| ZmIDS1 | Zea mays INDETERMINATE SPIKELET1 |
| ZMM | Zea mays MADS |