| PETC | Photosynthetic electron transport chain |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| AET | Alternative electron transport |
| PS | Photosystem |
| CET | Cyclic electron transport |
| NPQ | Non-photochemical quenching |
| FDPs | Flavodiiron proteins |
| Fd | Ferredoxin |
| QB | Quinone-B |
| WT | Wild type |
| TP | Transit peptide |
| FNR | Ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase |
| CaMV-35S | Cauliflower mosaic virus 35S |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| GFP | Green fluorescent protein |
| Chl | Chlorophyll |
| CLSM | Confocal laser scanning microscopy |
| Fv/Fm | Maximum efficiency of PSII |
| DCFDA | 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein diacetate |
| AU | Arbitrary units |
| 0.5xMS-agar | Half-strength Murashige and Skoog medium |
| MV | Methyl viologen |
| FC | Field capacity |
| GABA | γ-amino butyric acid |
| EEE | Excess excitation energy |
| OEC | Oxygen evolving complex |
| PC | Plastocyanin |
| Cyt b6f | Cytochrome b6/f |
| DTT | Dithiothreitol |
| PMSF | Phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride |