| Abbrev | Name |
|---|---|
| CVR | Released cultivar |
| CVN | Unreleased cultivar |
| CV | Cultivar released/unreleased |
| CR | Cross |
| CMS | Cytoplasmic male sterile line |
| CL | Combination line |
| BP | Breeding parent |
| BL | Breeding line |
| ATR | Trisomic aneuploid |
| ATE | Tetrasomic aneuploid |
| APL | Alloplasmatic line |
| ANU | Nullisomic aneuploid |
| AMO | Monosomic aneuploid |
| ADL | Addition line |