| CRISPR | Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats |
| Cas9 | CRISPR-associated protein 9 |
| ABA | Abscisic acid |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| CAT | Catalase |
| POD | Peroxidase |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| iTRAQ | Isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation |
| DEPs | Differentially expressed proteins |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| GO | Gene Ontology |
| PPI | Protein–protein interaction |