| B | Boron |
| CAS | Chemical Abstracts Service |
| IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry |
| RGII | rhamnogalacturonan II |
| MIP | major intrinsic protein |
| NIP | nodulin 26-like intrinsic protein |
| BOR | borate transporters |
| DTPA | diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid |
| QTL | quantitative trait locus |
| CIMMYT | International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center |