| ABA | Abscisic acid |
| AJ | Autoinhibitory junction |
| APX | Ascorbate peroxidase |
| AtABI1 | Arabidopsis thaliana ABA-insenstive-1 |
| AtCDPK/AtCPK | Arabidopsis thaliana-calcium dependent protein |
| AtCSD1 | Arabidopsis thaliana copper superoxide dismutase 1 |
| AtHSP101 and 70 | Arabidopsis thaliana heat shock protein 101 and 70 |
| AtProT1 | Arabidopsis thaliana proline transporter 1 |
| AtRBOHD | Arabidopsis thaliana respiratory burst oxidase protein D |
| AtRBOHF | Arabidopsis thaliana respiratory burst oxidase protein F |
| BaCDPK/BaCPK | Brassica napus calcium dependent protein kinase |
| BIK1 | Botrytis-induced kinase 1 |
| bZIP | Basic leucine zipper domain |
| Ca | Calcium |
| Ca2+ | Calcium ion |
| CaCDPK/CaCPK | Cicer arietinum calcium dependent protein kinase |
| CaMs | Calmodulins |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CAT3 | Catalase-3 |
| CBD | Calcium binding domain |
| CBF4 | C-repeat binding factor 4 |
| CBLs | Calcineurin β-like proteins |
| CCaMK | Calcium/Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase |
| CDPKs/CPKs | Calcium dependent protein kinases |
| CMLs | Calmodulin-like protein Kinase |
| CNGC18 | Cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channel 18 |
| Co-IP | Co-immunoprecipitation assay |
| COR | Cold regulator |
| CT | C-terminus |
| CTR | C-repeat |
| DRE | Dehydration elements |
| EF | Elongation Factor |
| ERD1 | Early responsive to dehydration stress 1 |
| ERF3 | Ethylene response factor 3 |
| FaCDPK/FaCPK | Fragaria x ananassa calcium dependent protein kinase |
| GA | Gibberellic acid |
| GA3ox1 | Gibberellin-3-betaoxigenase 1 |
| GOLS1 | Galactinol synthase 1 |
| GPX | Glutathione peroxidase |
| GR | Glutathione reductase |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| HSF | Heat stress transcription factor |
| HSP | Heat shock protein |
| HvCDPK/HvCPK | Hordeum vulgare calcium dependent protein kinase |
| JA | Jasmonic acid |
| K+ | Potassium ion |
| LeCDPK/LeCPK | Solanum lycopersicum calcium dependent protein kinase |
| MaCDPK/MaCPK | Musa acuminate calcium dependent protein kinase |
| MPK5 | Mitogen-activated protein kinase 5 |
| MsCPK | Medicago sativa calcium dependent protein kinase |
| NaCDPK/NaCPK | Nicotiana attenuate calcium dependent protein kinase |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate Hydrogen |
| NHX | Sodium/Hydrogen exchanger |
| NST | NAC-transcription factors |
| NtCDPK/NtCPK | Nicotiana tabacum calcium dependent protein kinase |
| N-VD | N-terminus variable domain |
| OsCPK/OsCDPK | Oryza sativa calcium dependent protein kinase |
| OsGrx10 | Oryza sativa glutaredoxin 10 |
| OX | Overexpression |
| P5CS1 | Pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase 1 |
| PaCDPK/PaCPK | Phalaenopsis amabilis calcium dependent protein kinase |
| PeCDPK/PeCPK | Populus euphratica calcium dependent protein kinase |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| PEST | Proline, glutamine, serine and threonine |
| PgCDPK/PgCPK | Panax ginseng calcium dependent protein kinase |
| PIP | Plasma membrane intrinsic protein |
| PKD | Protein kinase domain |
| PnCDPK/PnCPK | Populus euphratica calcium dependent protein kinase |
| PRR | Pattern recognition receptor |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative reverse transcription Polymerase chain reaction |
| RAB18 | Ras-associated binding protein 18 |
| RbohD | Respiratory burst oxidase homolog protein D |
| RD2A | Dehydration responsive protein 2A |
| RD29A | Dehydration responsive protein 29A |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RT-PCR | Real-time PCR |
| SiCDPK/SiCPK | Setaria italic calcium dependent protein kinase |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| StCDPK/StCPK | Solanum tuberosum calcium dependent protein kinase |
| TaCDPK/TaCPK | Triticum aestivum calcium dependent protein kinase |
| T-DNA | Transfer DNA |
| VaCDPK/VaCPK | Vitis amurensis calcium dependent protein kinase |
| VaCPK/VaCDPK | Vitis amurenssis calcium dependent protein kinase |
| VfCPK/VfCDPK | Vicia faba calcium dependent protein kinase |
| VrCDPK/VrCPK | Vigna radiata calcium dependent protein kinase |
| ZmCDPK1/ZmCPK1 | Zea mays calcium dependent protein kinase 1 |
| ZoCDPK/ZoCPK | Zingiber officinale calcium dependent protein kinase |