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Abbreviations

PAH

polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon

PAL

phenylalanine ammonia-lyase

PAM

protospacer adjacent motif

PAST

pathway association tool

Pb

lead

PCB

polychlorinated biphenyls

PCD

programmed cell death

PCDD/PCDF

polychlorinated dibenzofurans

PCR

polymerase chain reaction

PDEs

phosphodiesterases

PEG

polyethylene glycol

PGPB

plant growth-promoting bacteria

PGPM

plant growth-promoting microorganisms

PGPR

plant growth promoting rhizobacteria

ph

phosphate

PHD

plant homeodomain

piRNA

piwi-interacting RNAs

PMF

pulsed magnetic field

POD/POX

peroxidase

POP

persistent organic pollutants

PPO

polyphenol oxidase

PR

pathogenesis-related

PRC2

polycomb repressive complex2

pri-miRNA

primary miRNA

PRK

phosphoribulokinase

PS

photosystem

PSPDB

plant stress protein database

PTGS

post-transcriptional gene silencing

PTI

PAMP-triggered immunity

PTM

post-translational modification

PWWP

pro-Trp-Trp-Pro

qPCR

quantitative PCR

QTL

quantitative trait loci

RanBP

ran-binding protein

RAPD

random amplified polymorphic DNA

RdDM

RNA-directed DNA Methylation

RDP3/HDA1

reduced potassium dependency 3/histone deacetylase 1

RDRs

RNA dependent RNAs

RFLP

restriction fragment length polymorphism