A	antheraxanthin
AHK	Arabidopsis histidine kinase
BAP	6-benzylaminopurine
car	carotenoid
Chl	chlorophyll
CK	cytokinin
dad	day after detachment
DEPS	de-epoxidation state of xanthophylls
DIC	differential interference contrast
DMSO	dimethylsulfoxide
(dV/dt)0	the initial slope of the O–J Chl fluorescence rise
FV/FM	the maximum quantum yield of photosystem II photochemistry
HL	high light
JA	jasmonic acid
LHCII	light-harvesting complexes of photosystem II
LOOH	lipid hydroperoxide
OJIP	chlorophyll fluorescence induction transient
PSII	photosystem II
QA	primary electron acceptor of photosystem II
RCII	reaction center of photosystem II
SAG	senescence-associated gene
UPE	ultra-weak photon emission
V	violaxanthin
VJ	the relative variable fluorescence at the J step of OJIP curve
Z	zeaxanthin
3OHBAPA	6-(3-hydroxybenzylamino)-9-β-d-arabinofuranosylpurine
3MeOBAPA	6-(3-methoxybenzylamino)-9-β-d-arabinofuranosylpurine
Φf,D	the quantum yield of constitutive non-regulatory dissipation processes
ΦNPQ	the quantum yield of regulatory light-induced non-photochemical quenching
ΦP	the effective quantum yield of photosystem II photochemistry (for the light-adapted state)