| ABA | abscisic acid |
| BAG | Bcl−2-associated athanogene |
| bp | base pair |
| CaM | calmodulin binding motif |
| cDNA | complementary DNA |
| CDS | coding sequence |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| EBR1 | ring-type E3 ligase |
| EDTA | ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid |
| ETH | ethephon |
| Fv/Fm | maximum photochemical efficiency |
| GFP | green fluorescent protein |
| H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide |
| HA | HA-tagged protein |
| Hsc70 | heat shock cognate70 |
| HSE | heat shock element |
| HSG1 | heat shock-induced gene 1 |
| MeJA | methyl jasmonate |
| mRNA | messenger ribonucleic acid |
| NaCl | aodium chloride |
| O2•− | superoxide anion |
| OE | overexpression |
| PCD | programmed cell death |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| Pn | photosynthetic rate |
| qPCR | quantitative PCR |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| ROS | reactive oxide species |
| SA | salicylic acid |
| SDS | sodium dodecyl sulfonate |
| Tris-HCl | trihydroxymethyl aminomethane hydrochloride |
| UBQ | ubiquitin-like domain |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| WT | wild type |
| Y(II) | effective photochemical efficiency |