| HKW | hundred kernel weight |
| C | control |
| WWl | water withholding |
| FW | fresh weight |
| DW | dry weight |
| DMC | dry matter content |
| GWAS | genome wide association study |
| BRR | Bayesian ridge regression |
| rrBLUP | ridge regression best linear unbiased predictions |
| MLM | mixed linear model |
| K | kinship |
| Q | population membership coefficient |
| PC | principal component |
| SS | Stiff Stalk |
| NS | non-Stiff Stalk |
| QTL | quantitative trait loci |
| SNP | single nucleotide polymorphism |
| GBS | genotyping by sequencing |
| LD | linkage disequilibrium |
| Q-Q | quantile-quantile |