| AFLP | Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism |
| AGL | AGAMOUS-like |
| ANN | Annexin |
| ANS | anthocyanin synthase |
| AOX | alternative oxidases |
| APG | The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group |
| AS | alternative splicing |
| BIA | benzylisoquinoline alkaloid |
| CCA | CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED |
| CER | ECERIFERUM |
| CHS | Chalcone synthase |
| CO-LIKE | CONSTANS-like |
| COP | CONSTITUTIVELY PHOTOMORPHOGENIC |
| Cpn | Chaperonin |
| DFR | dihydroflavonol 4-reductase |
| EF | elongation factor |
| HSP | Heat shock protein |
| FT | FLOWERING LOCUS T |
| GAI | gibberellic acid insensitive |
| ISSR | inter-simple sequence repeat |
| LHY | LATE ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL |
| MADS-box | MINICHROMOSOME MAINTENANCE 1 (MCM1), AGAMOUS (AG), DEFICIENS (DEF), and SERUM RESPONSE FACTOR (SRF) domain |
| PIMT | Protein L-isoaspartyl methyltransferase |
| PRX | Peroxiredoxin |
| PUMP | plant uncoupling mitochondrial protein |
| RAPD | Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA |
| SNP | single nucleotide polymorphism |
| SOD | superoxide demutase |
| SRAP | Sequence—related amplified polymorphism |
| SSR | Simple Sequence Repeats |
| TE | transposable element |
| VIN3 | vernalization |