| 4 CL | 4-Coumaroyl CoA Ligase |
| ABC | ATP-Binding Cassette |
| AM | Anthomate |
| ANR | Anthocyanidin reductase |
| ANS | Anthocyanin synthase |
| APV | Anthocyanic pre-vacuolar |
| AVI | Anthocyanic vacuolar intrusion |
| Bhlh | Basic helix-loop-helix |
| BUN | Blood Urea Nitrogen |
| C3G | Cyanidin-3-glucoside |
| C3R | Cyanidin 3-Rutinoside |
| C4H | Cinnamate 4-hydroxylase |
| CAE | Catechin acid equivalent |
| CGE | Cyanidin 3-o-glucoside equivalent, |
| Chr | Chromosome |
| CRISPR/Cas9 | Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short palindromic Repeats/CRISPR-associated protein9 |
| DAD | Diode array detectors |
| DAF | Days after flowering |
| DM | Dry matter |
| DW | Dry weight |
| EBG | Early biosynthesis genes |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| F 3′5′H | Flavonoid 3′-5′ hydroxylase |
| F3H | Flavanone 3-hydroxylase |
| FLS | Flavonol synthase |
| GST | Glutathione-S-Transferase |
| KALA | Key Activator Loci for Anthocyanin |
| LAR | Leuco-Anthocyanidin Reductase |
| LC-MS | Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry |
| LDOX | Leucoanthocyanidin dioxygenase |
| LT | Ligandin transportations |
| MATE | Multidrug and toxic compound extrusion |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| NO | Nitric Oxide |
| ORF | Open reading frame |
| OsBBX14 | Oryza sativa B-box14 |
| OsHY5 | Oryza sativa Hypocotyl 5 |
| P3G | Peonidin-3-glucoside |
| PAL | Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, |
| PVC | Pre-vacuolar compartment |
| QTL | Quantitative trait loci |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| TAC | Total anthocyanin content |
| u-HPLC | Ultra-High-performance liquid chromatography |
| UFGT | Uridine flavonoid 3-o-glycosyltransferases |
| UVD | Ultraviolet detection |
| UV-vis | ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy |
| VLB | Vesicle-like bodies |
| VT | Vesicular transport |