| AA | Accelerated aging |
| ADD | Additive effect |
| Chr. | Chromosome |
| CIM | Composite interval mapping |
| cv. | Cultivar |
| HX3 | Huaxia3hao |
| GI | Germination index |
| GO | Gene ontology |
| GP | Germination potential |
| GR | Germination rate |
| InDel | Insertion/Deletion |
| LOD | Logarithm of odds |
| NA | Natural aging |
| NSR | Normal seeding rate |
| PVE | Percentage of phenotypic variation explained |
| QTL | Quantitative trait locus |
| RAD-seq | Restriction site-associated DNA sequencing |
| RH | Relative humidity |
| RIL | Recombinant inbred line |
| RL | Root length |
| SFW | Seedling fresh weight |
| SL | Seedling length |
| SNP | Single nucleotide polymorphism |
| SSD | Singe seed decent |
| SVI | Simple vigor index |
| VI | Vigor index |
| ZH24 | Zhonghuang24 |