| 2,4-D | 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid |
| 20-HE | 20-hydroxyecdysone |
| BR | brassinosteroid |
| CK | cytokinin |
| DMAPP | dimethylallyl diphosphate |
| EC | ecdysteroid |
| ET | ethylene |
| GA | gibberellin |
| HPLC | high-performance column chromatography |
| IPP | isopentenyl diphosphate |
| iPR | isopentenyladenosine |
| JA | jasmonic acid |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| MeJA | methyl jasmonate |
| MeOH | methanol |
| MEP | 2C-methyl-erythritol-4-phosphate |
| MVA | mevalonic acid |
| NaOH | sodium hydroxide |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance |
| PE | phytoecdysteroid |
| PIDA | phenyliodine(III) diacetate |
| PIFA | iodobenzene I,I-bis(trifluoroacetate) |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RuBP | ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |