| ABA | Abscisic acid |
| BF | Bright field |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CDS | Coding sequence |
| DAB | 3,3′-diaminobenzidine |
| GFP | Green fluorescent protein |
| H2DCFDA | 2′,7′-Dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate |
| HTH | High temperature and humidity |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MS | Murashige-Skoog medium |
| NBT | Tetranitroblue tetrazolium chloride |
| OE | Over expression |
| ORF | Open Reading Frame |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| PAL | Phenylalanine ammonia lyase |
| POD | Peroxidase |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative real-time PCR |
| RH | Relative humidity |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| TTC | 2,3,5-triphenyl tetrazolium chloride |
| WT | Wild type |
| R5 | Beginning seed development |
| R7 | Physiological maturity |