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Root Crops/Abbreviations

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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
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Created March 30, 2006 by Eric Blazek
Last edit December 17, 2025 by Felipe Schenone
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