| AP2 | APETALA2 |
| ARA | Acetylene reduction assay |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BNF | Biological fixation of atmospheric nitrogen |
| CE | Ethylene molar concentration |
| CRE | Cytokinin response 1 |
| CTAB | Cetyl trimethylammonium bromide |
| ddRADseq | Double-digest RAD sequencing |
| DNF2 | Defective in nitrogen fixation 2 |
| EFD | Ethylene response factor required for nodule differentiation |
| ERF | Ethylene response factor |
| ERF3 | Ethylene-responsive transcription factor 3 |
| FLOT | Flotillin |
| GATK | Genome Analysis Toolkit |
| Hs | Expected heterozygosity |
| InDel | Insertion/deletions |
| LG | Linkage group |
| MOT1 | Molybdate transporter 1 |
| ModABC | ATP-binding cassette transporter involved in molybdate transport |
| Mt | Medicago truncatula |
| NFP | Nod factor perception |
| NF-YC2 | Nuclear transcription factor Y subunit C2 |
| NGS | Next-generation sequencing |
| Nod factors | Nodulation factors |
| PC | Principal component |
| PCA | Principal component analysis |
| PNO1 | partner of NOB1-like |
| RLK | Receptor-like kinases |
| RR2 | Cytokinin responsive gene |
| SeqCap | Hybridization-based sequence capture |
| SNP | Single-nucleotide polymorphism |
| SST | Symbiotic sulfate transporter |
| Tp | Trifolium pratense |
| VEP | Variant effect predictor |
| WOX11 | WUSCHEL-related homeobox gene |