| ACMV | African cassava mosaic virus |
| ADKs | Adenosine kinases |
| AGO | Argonaute |
| AS2 | Asymmetric leaves 2 |
| Avr | Avirulence |
| BAK1 | Brassinosteroid insensitive 1-associated receptor kinase 1 |
| BAM1 | Barely any meristem 1 |
| BCTV | Beet curly top virus |
| BDMV | Bean dwarf mosaic virus |
| BGYMV | Bean golden yellow mosaic virus |
| BRI-1 | Brassinosteroid insensitive 1 |
| BSCTV | Beet severe curly top virus |
| CabLCV | Cabbage leaf curl virus |
| CAS | Calcium-sensing receptor |
| CC-NLR | Coiled-coil nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat |
| CLCuKoV | Cotton leaf curl Kokhran virus |
| CLCuMuV | Cotton leaf curl Multan virus |
| CP | Coat protein |
| CTM3 | Chromomethylase 3 |
| DAMPs | Damage-associated molecular patterns |
| DCLs | Dicers |
| dsDNA | Double-stranded DNA |
| DRM2 | DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase 2 |
| dsRNA | Double-stranded RNA |
| ETI | Effector-triggered immunity |
| FLS2 | Flagellin-sensitive 2 |
| H3K9 | Histone H3 lysine 9 |
| HEN1 | Hua enhancer 1 |
| HIR1 | Hypersensitive induced reaction 1 |
| HR | Hypersensitive response |
| HSP90 | Heat shock protein 90 |
| JA | Jasmonic acid |
| Kyp2/suvh4 | suvh4/kryptonite2 |
| LIR | Long intergenic region |
| LRR-RLK | Leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinase |
| lncRNAs | Long non-coding RNAs |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MET1 | Methyltransferase 1 |
| miRNA | MicroRNA |
| MKK2 | Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 2 |
| MP | Movement protein |
| mRNA | Messenger RNA |
| MYMIV | Mungbean yellow mosaic India |
| MYMV | Mungbean yellow mosaic virus-Vigna |
| NbHDA6 | Nicotiana benthamiana histone deacetylase 6 |
| NB-LRR | Nucleotide-binding site-leucine-rich repeat |
| NIK1 | NSP-interacting kinase1 |
| NLR | Nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat |
| NSP | Nuclear shuttling protein |
| nt | Nucleotides |
| ORF | Open reading frame |
| Ori | Origin of replication |
| PaLCuV | Papaya leaf curl virus |
| PAMP | Pathogen-associated molecular pattern |
| pol | Polymerase |
| PRR | Pattern recognition receptor |
| PTGS | Post-transcriptional gene silencing |
| PTI | PAMP-triggered immunity |
| R | Resistance |
| RdDM | RNA-directed DNA methylation |
| RdRP or RDR | RNA-dependent RNA polymerase |
| REn | Replication enhancer protein |
| Rep | Replication initiator protein |
| rgs-CaM | Regulator of G-protein signaling calmodulin-like |
| RISC | RNA-induced silencing complex |
| RITS | RNA-induced transcriptional silencing complex |
| RLK | Receptor-like kinase |
| RNAi | RNA interference |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RP | Ribosomal protein |
| SA | Salicylic acid |
| SAHH | S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine hydrolase |
| SAM | S-adenosyl methionine |
| SAMDC1 | S-adenosyl-methionine decarboxylase 1 |
| SAR | Systemic acquired resistance |
| SERK1-5 | Somatic embryogenesis receptor kinase 1–5 |
| SGS3 | Suppressor gene silencing 3 |
| SGT1 | Suppressor of the G2 allele of skp1 |
| SIR | Short intergenic region |
| siRNA | Small interfering RNA |
| ssDNA | Single-stranded DNA |
| ssRNA | Single-stranded RNA |
| TGMV | Tomato golden mosaic virus |
| TGS | Transcriptional gene silencing |
| Thr | Threonine |
| TIR-NLR | Toll/interleukin 1 receptor-like nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat |
| TLCYnV | Tomato leaf curl Yunnan virus |
| ToLCNDV | Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus |
| ToSRV | Tomato severe rugose virus |
| ToYSV | Tomato yellow spot virus |
| TrAP | Transcriptional activator protein |
| TYLCCV | Tomato yellow leaf curl China virus |
| TYLCSV | Tomato yellow leaf curl Sardinia virus |
| TYLCV | Tomato yellow leaf curl virus |
| UTR | Untranslated region |
| vsiRNAs | Virus-derived short interfering RNAs |
| VSRs | Viral suppressors of RNA silencing |
| WDV | Wheat dwarf virus |
| WEL1 | Werner exonuclease-like 1 |