| 1-Cys Prx | 1-cys peroxiredoxin and/or PER1 |
| AA | artificial ageing |
| ABA | abscisic acid |
| AKR1 | aldo-ketoreductases |
| Ale | Aleurain |
| AM | association mapping |
| AS | alternative splicing |
| ASPG1 | ASPARTIC PROTEASE IN GUARD CELL 1 |
| ATM | ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA MUTATED (ATM) |
| ATR | RAD3-RELATED |
| BIL | backcross inbred lines |
| BR | brassinosteroid |
| BSA-seq | bulked segregant analysis through whole genome sequencing |
| Cas-9 | CRISPR-associated protein-9 |
| CDT | controlled deterioration test |
| CRISPR | clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats |
| CSSL | chromosome segment substitution lines |
| DArT | diversity array technology |
| DEG | differentially expressed genes |
| DH | doubled haploid |
| DREB | dehydration responsive element binding protein |
| EIN2 | ETHYLENE-INSENSITIVE 2-like |
| GA | gibberellins |
| ERE | ethylene-responsive element |
| GAAS | germination ability after storage |
| GBS | genotyping by sequencing (GBS |
| GO | gene ontology |
| GWAS | genome wide association study |
| HSP | heat shock proteins |
| IF2 | immortalized F2 |
| IAA | indole-3-acetic acid [IAA] |
| ITMI/MP | International Triticeae Mapping Initiative” mapping population |
| LACS2 | long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 2 |
| LEA | late embryogenesis abundant |
| LG | linkage groups |
| LOX | lipoxygenase |
| MACE | massive analysis of cDNA 3′-ends |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| mQTL | meta-QTL |
| NADP-ME | NADP-dependent malic enzyme |
| NAM | nested association mapping |
| NIL | near isogenic line |
| NS | null segregant |
| OS | oligosaccharides |
| OsALDH7 | rice aldehyde dehydrogenase |
| Per2 | peroxidase |
| PIMT1 | protein L-isoaspartyle methyltransferase |
| PPR | pentatricopeptide repeat |
| QTL | quantitative trait loci |
| RAB18 | responsive to abscisic acid 18 |
| RFO | raffinose family oligosaccharide |
| Rluc | Rennila LUCIFERASE reporter |
| RFO | raffinose series oligosaccharides |
| RIL | recombinant inbred population |
| RNA-seq | RNA sequence |
| SNP | single nucleotide polymorphism |
| SSP | seed storage proteins |
| SSR | simple sequence repeats |
| TIP | tonoplast intrinsic proteins |
| TPP | trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase |
| Vps29 | vacuolar protein sorting 29 |
| Wip | wound-induced protein |