Root crops (NRI, 1987, 308 p.)
Abbreviations
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 |