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Abbreviations

HAT

histone acetyltransferase

HCN

hydrogen cyanide

hc-siRNA

heterochromatic siRNA

HD2D

histone deacetylase 2D

HDAC

histone deacetylases

HDGS

homology-related gene silence

HDM

histone demethylases

HDR

homology-directed repair

HEN1

HUA enhancer1

HIGS

host-induced gene silencing

HKT1

high‐affinity K⁺ transporters 1

HM

heavy metal

HMA

heavy metal-transporter P-type ATPases

HMT

histone methyltransferase

HPTLC

high-performance thin-layer chromatography

HR

homologous recombination

HS

heat stress

HsfA1s

heat shock transcription factor A1s

HSP

heat shock protein

HSR

heat stress response

Hz

hertz

IAA

indole acetic acid

IDS1

indeterminate spikelet1

ISR

induced systematic resistance

JA

jasmonic acids

K

potassium

KDa

kilodalton

kHz

kilohertz

LCM

laser capture microdissection

LC-MS

liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

LD

linkage disequilibrium

LEA

late embryogenesis abundant

LOX

lipoxygenases

LSD1

lysine-specific demethylase 1

MALDI

matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization

MAPK

mitogen-activated protein kinase

MBF1c

multiprotein bridging factor 1C

MDA

malondialdehyde

MDH

malate dehydrogenase