| AAO | ABA-aldehyde oxidase |
| ABA | Abscisic acid |
| AQP | Aquaporins |
| AREB/ABF | ABA-responsive element-binding proteins/factors |
| CDPK | Calcium dependent protein kinase |
| CGAS | Candidate gene association study |
| CIPK | Calcineurin B-like interacting protein kinase |
| CSP | Cold shock protein |
| DREB/CBF | Dehydration responsive element binding protein/C-repeat binding factor |
| GWAS | Genome wide association studies |
| HTP | High throughput phenotyping |
| LEA | Late embryogenesis abundant |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MAS | Marker-assisted selection |
| PYR1/PYL/RCAR | Pyrabactin resistance 1/PYR1-like/Regulatory components of the ABA receptor |
| QTL | Quantitative trait loci |
| RLK | Receptor like kinase |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SnRK2 | Sucrose nonfermenting related kinase 2 |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| TPS | Trehalose-6-phosphate synthase |