| SL | Seed Length |
| SW | Seed Width |
| ST | Seed Thickness |
| SLW | Seed Length-to-Width |
| SLT | Seed Length-to-Thickness |
| SWT | Seed Width-to-Thickness |
| G x E | Genotype x Environment |
| QTL | Quantitative Trait Loci |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| SSRs | Simple Sequence Repeats |
| M-QTL | Main-Effect QTL |
| E-QTL | Epistatic-Effect QTL |
| RIL | Recombinant Inbred Line |
| PV | Phenotypic Variation |
| SSD | Single Seed Decent |
| RCBD | Randomized Complete Block Design |
| Mm | millimeters |
| CV | Coefficient of Variation |
| ANOVA | Analysis of Variance |
| GLM | Generalized Linear Model |
| CE | Combined Environment |
| MSG | Multiplexed Shotgun Genotyping |
| SNP | Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms |
| CIM | Composite Interval Mapping |
| LOD | Logarithm of the Odds |