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ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS


ABCAR

Associação Brasileira de Crédito e Assistência Rural

AENDA

Associação das Empresas Nacionais de Defensivos Agrícolas

ANDA

Associação Nacional para Difusão de Adubos

Embrapa

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FEBRAPDP

Federação Brasileira de Plantio Direto na Palha

GuiaNet

Guia Internet Brasil

IBGE

Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística

UFLA

Universidade Federal de Lavras

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AMM

Ammonium

AN

Ammonium nitrate

AS

Ammonium sulphate

DAP

Diammonium phosphate

MAP

Monoammonium phosphate

NPK

Compound fertilizers containing N, P2O5 and K2O

NK

Compound fertilizer containing N and K2O

SSP

Single superphosphate

TSP

Triple superphosphate



N: Nitrogen


P2O5 or P:

Phosphate*

K2O or K:

Potash*

* Phosphate and potash may be expressed as their elemental forms P and K or as their oxide forms P2O5 and K2O. Nitrogen is expressed as N. In this study phosphate and potash are expressed in their oxide forms.


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