| ABA | abscisic acid |
| ABIL1 | ABI-like 1 |
| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| BIN2 | BR-insensitive 2 |
| BL | brassinolide |
| BR | brassinosteroid |
| BU1 | brassinosteroid upregulated1 |
| BZR1 | brassinazole resistant1 |
| D2 | ebisud warf |
| D11 | dwarf 11 |
| DEGs | differentially expressed genes |
| DLT | dwarf and low-tillering |
| DMSO | dimethylsulfoxide |
| GO | gene ontology |
| GSK2 | glycogen synthase kinase 2 |
| LAI | leaf area index |
| OsBRI1 | brassinosteroid-insensitive1 |
| OsDWF4 | osdwarf 4 |
| OsXTH1 | xyloglucan endotransglycosylase/hydrolase 1 |
| PHI-1 | phosphate-induced protein-1 |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| QTLs | quantitative trait loci |
| RNA-Seq | RNA sequencing |
| SD | standard deviation |
| SPL | Squamosa-promoter binding protein-like |
| UBC | ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme |
| UPA1 | upright plant architecture1 |