| Abbreviation | Full English Term |
| MIL | Maize Introgression Line |
| WGCNA | Weighted Gene Co-Expression Network Analysis |
| SOD | Superoxide Dismutase |
| CAT | Catalase |
| POD | Peroxidase |
| CBF | C-Repeat Binding Factor |
| COR | Cold-Regulated |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| TF | Transcription Factor |
| QTL | Quantitative Trait Locus |
| MTP | Maize, T. dactyloides, and Z. perennis hybrid |
| CTAB | Cetyltrimethyl Ammonium Bromide |
| SSR | Simple Sequence Repeats |
| PH | Plant Height |
| SFW | Seedling Fresh Weight |
| SDW | Seedling Dry Weight |
| RFW | Root Fresh Weight |
| RDW | Root Dry Weight |
| REC | Relative Electrical Conductivity |
| RL | Root Length |
| CDS | Coding Sequence |