| QTL | Quantitative trait loci |
| DH | Double haploid |
| ZS8 | Zhongshuang8hao |
| B409 | Bing409 |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| SNP | Single nucleotide polymorphism |
| SSR | Simple sequence repeat |
| ICIM | Inclusive composite interval mapping |
| LOD | Logarithm of odds |
| FDR | False discovery rate |
| PVE | Phenotypic variation |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| RNA-seq | Ribonucleic acid sequencing |
| DEGs | Differentially expressed genes |
| A. thaliana | Arabidopsis thaliana |
| GA | Gibberellin |
| GO | Gene Ontology |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction |