| o C | Degrees Celsius |
| t1/2 | Half life |
| Arabidopsis | Arabidopsis thaliana |
| B033- | Borate anion |
| B | Boron |
| BA | Boric acid |
| C | Carbon |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| [xY] | Radioactive element Y |
| FPBA | 4-Fluoro-phenylboronic acid |
| H | Hydrogen |
| HPLC | High performance liquid chromatography |
| ICP-MS | Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry |
| ICP-OES | Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry |
| O | Oxygen |
| PBA | Phenylboronic acid |
| TLC | Thin Layer chromatography |
| tls1 | tassel-less1 |
| rte | rotten ear |
| Zm | Zea mays |