Abbreviations

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RIL

recombinant inbred line

RISC

RNA-induced silencing complexes

RITS

RNA-induced transcriptional silencing

RNA Pol-II

RNA polymerase II

RNAi

RNA interference

RNAP

RNA polymerase

RNAPIV

RNA polymerase IV

RNS

reactive nitrogen species

ROS

reactive oxygen species

RRBS

reduced-representation bisulfite sequencing

S

sulfur

SA

salicylic acid

SAM

S-adenosyl L methionine

SAR

systemic acquired resistance

SBPase

sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase

sgRNA

single guide RNA

SHMT

serine hydroxymethyltransferase

SIR2

silent information regulator 2

siRNA

short interfering RNAs

SMF

static magnetic field

SNF

sucrose non-fermenting

SNP

single nucleotide polymorphisms

SNP

sodium nitroprusside

SOD

superoxide dismutase

sRNA

small RNA

sRNA-seq

sRNA Sequencing

SSNs

sequence-specific nucleases

ssRNA

single-stranded RNA

SSRs

simple sequence repeats

STIFDB

stress-responsive transcription factor database

st-RNA

small temporal RNA

TALE

transcription activator-like effectors

tasiRNA

trans-acting siRNAs

TCA

tricarboxylic acid cycle

TCE

trichloroethylene

TDS

total dissolved solids

TE

transposable element

TF

transcription factor

TGN

trans-Golgi network