| B | blue |
| CEA | controlled-environment agriculture |
| Chl | chlorophyll |
| CPPB | closed plant production systems |
| DW | dry weight |
| FW | fresh weight |
| OJIP | polyphasic chlorophyll fluorescence induction curve |
| PAR | photosynthetically active radiation |
| PPFD | photosynthetic photon flux density |
| PSII | photosystem II |
| R | red |
| R:B | red and blue |
| R:B:FR | red, blue and far red |
| RC | reaction center |
| RMR | root mass ratio |
| SMR | shoot mass ratio |
| W | white |