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a |
annum |
|
Abs. |
Abstract acet. |
|
val. |
acetyl value |
|
°C |
degrees Celsius |
|
cm |
centimetre |
|
cm2 |
square centimetre |
|
cv. |
cultivar |
|
eg |
for example |
|
etc |
and so on |
|
°F |
degrees Fahrenheit |
|
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
|
FYM |
farmyard manure |
|
g |
gram |
|
ha |
hectare |
|
HCN |
hydrogen cyanide |
|
ie |
that is |
|
iod. val. |
iodine value |
|
IU |
international unit |
|
Jr. |
Junior |
|
K |
potassium |
|
kg |
kilogram |
|
km |
kilometre |
|
krad |
kilorad |
|
I |
litre |
|
m |
metre |
|
m2 |
square metre |
|
m3 |
cubic metre |
|
mg |
milligram |
|
mm |
millimetre |
|
N |
nitrogen |
|
na |
not available |
|
ND |
refractive index |
|
No. |
number |
|
NPK |
nitrogen: phosphorus: potassium |
|
P |
phosphorus |
|
pH |
hydrogen ion concentration |
|
Poll val. |
Polenske value |
|
pp. |
pages |
|
ppm |
parts per million |
|
RH |
relative humidity |
|
RM val. |
Reichert-Meissl value |
|
S |
sulphur |
|
sap. val. |
saponification value |
|
SG |
specific gravity |
|
sp./spp. |
Species |
|
ssp. |
Subspecies |
|
syn. |
Synonym |
|
t |
tonne |
|
TPS |
true potato seed |
|
TS |
total solids |
|
unsap. |
unsaponifiable matter |
|
val. |
Value |
|
var. |
variety |
|
wt |
weight |
|
Geographic and langauge abbreviations used | |
|
Afr. |
Africa |
|
Am. |
America |
|
Ang. |
Angola |
|
Ant. |
Antilles |
|
Ar. |
Arabic |
|
Arg. |
Argentina |
|
Bangl. |
Bangladesh |
|
Barb. |
Barbados |
|
Beng. |
Bengal |
|
Boll |
Bolivia |
|
Bom. |
Bombay |
|
Braz. |
Brazil |
|
C. |
Central |
|
Cam. |
Cameroon |
|
Camb. |
Cambodia |
|
Carib. |
Caribbean |
|
Col. |
Colombia |
|
C. Rica |
Costa Rica |
|
Cur. |
Curacao |
|
Cy. |
Cyprus |
|
E. |
East |
|
EC |
European Community |
|
Ecu. |
Ecuador |
|
Eth. |
Ethiopia |
|
Fr. |
France |
|
Gab. |
Gabon |
|
Gam. |
Gambia |
|
Ger. |
Germany |
|
Gh. |
Ghana |
|
Gren. |
Grenada |
|
Guat. |
Guatemala |
|
Guin. |
Guinea |
|
Guy. |
Guyana |
|
Haw. |
Hawaii |
|
Hind. |
Hindustani |
|
Ind. |
India |
|
Indon. |
Indonesia |
|
Ir. |
Iran |
|
Is. |
Island(s) |
|
It. |
Italy |
|
Jam. |
Jamaica |
|
Kiri. |
Kiribati |
|
Lat. Am. |
Latin America |
|
Madag. |
Madagascar |
|
Mall |
Malaysia |
|
Mar. Is. |
Marshall Islands |
|
Mart. |
Martinique |
|
Maur. |
Mauritius |
|
Mex. |
Mexico |
|
Mol. |
Moluccas |
|
N. |
North or New |
|
N. Guin. |
New Guinea |
|
Nether. |
Netherlands |
|
N. Cal. |
New Caledonia |
|
Nig. |
Nigeria |
|
N.Z. |
New Zealand |
|
P. Rico |
Puerto Rico |
|
Pacif. |
Pacific |
|
Pak. |
Pakistan |
|
Philipp. |
Philippines |
|
Polyn. |
Polynesia |
|
Pon. |
Ponape |
|
Port. |
Portugal |
|
Salv. |
El Salvador |
|
S. |
South |
|
Sam. |
Samoa |
|
Sen. |
Senegal |
|
Sol. Is. |
Solomon Islands |
|
Sp. |
Spain |
|
Sri. La. |
Sri Lanka |
|
St. |
Saint |
|
Sud. |
Sudan |
|
Sur. |
Surinam |
|
Swah. |
Swahili |
|
Tah. |
Tahiti |
|
Tam. |
Tamil |
|
Tanz. |
Tanzania |
|
Thai. |
Thailand |
|
Trin. |
Trinidad |
|
Tuv. |
Tuvalu |
|
Ug. |
Uganda |
|
USA |
United States of America |
|
Venez. |
Venezuela |
|
Viet. |
Vietnam |
|
W. |
West |
|
W.l. |
West Indies |
|
Zar. |
Zaire |