% |
Percentage |
µ |
Micron |
= |
is a synonym of |
£ |
British Pound |
°C |
Degree Celsius |
2,4-D |
2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid |
2-iP |
N6-(2-isopentyo) adenine |
AMR |
Amount of Water Required |
APW |
African Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus phoenicis F.) |
AW |
Depth of Water |
B.C. |
Before Christ |
B |
Boron |
Ca |
Calcium |
CBI |
Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries |
CD |
Codex Alimentarius |
CF |
Crop Factor |
CH3Br |
Methyl Bromide |
Cl |
Chloride |
cm |
Centimetre |
Cu |
Copper |
DMSO |
Dimethylsulfoxide |
DNA |
Desoxyribonucleic Acid |
e.g. |
exempli gratia; for example |
EC |
European Commission |
EC |
Electric Conductivity |
et al. |
and others |
ET |
Evapotranspiration |
f.sp. |
forma specialis |
Fam. |
Family |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
Fe |
Iron |
Fig. |
Figure |
FOB |
Free On Board |
g |
Gram |
ha |
Hectare |
HACCP |
Hazardus Analytical Critical Control Point |
IAA |
Indol acetic acid |
IBA |
Indol butyric acid |
ISO |
International Organisation for Standardisation |
kg |
Kilogram |
km |
Kilometre |
L |
Litre |
Lb |
Pound |
LN |
Liquid Nitrogen |
LR |
Leaching Requirement |
m |
Metre |
m2 |
Square metre |
m3 |
Cubic metre |
mg |
Milligram |
Mg |
Magnesium |
ml |
Millilitre |
Mn |
Manganese |
Mo |
Molybdium |
MRL |
Minimum Residue Limit |
MS |
Murashige and Skoog medium |
MT |
Metric Ton |
N |
North |
NAA |
Naphtalene acetic acid |
NPK |
Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium |
O |
Order |
PCR |
Polymerase Chain Reaction |
pH |
A measure of acidity or alkalinity |
PVC |
Poliyoritan Vinyl Chloride |
RAPD |
Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA |
RFLP |
Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism |
RPW |
Red Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Oliv.) |
RSA |
Republic of South Africa |
S |
South |
Su |
Sulphur |
sp. |
Species |
TAM |
Total available soil moisture |
TDS |
Total dissolvable solubles |
UAE |
United Arab Emirates |
UK |
United Kingdom |
UN |
United Nations |
UNEP |
United Nations Environment Program |
US$ |
United States Dollar |
USA |
United States of America |
WHO |
World Health Organisation |
Zn |
Zinc |