| ABA | Abscisic acid |
| AEF or AEFXXT | Ala-Glu-Phe |
| AQPs | Aquaporins |
| ar/R | Aromatic/arginine |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| GAs | Gibberellins |
| GLAs | Aquaglyceroporins |
| GLPs/GlpFs | Glycerol-facilitators |
| gs | Stomatal conductance |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| L pl | Hydraulic conductivity of leaves |
| L pr | Hydraulic conductivity of roots |
| L prc | Hydraulic conductivity of root cells |
| LR | Lateral root |
| LRPs | Lateral root primordia |
| LVs | Lytic vacuoles |
| MIPs | Intrinsic superfamily proteins |
| N | Nitrogen |
| NIPs | Nodulin 26-like intrinsic proteins |
| NPA | Asp-Pro-Ala |
| PAMP | Pathogen-associated molecular pattern |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| PIPs | Plasma membrane intrinsic proteins |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| Si | Silicon |
| SIPs | Small basic intrinsic proteins |
| TIPs | Tonoplast intrinsic proteins |
| WT | Wild type |
| XIPs | Uncategorized intrinsic proteins |