LIST OF COMMON ABBREVIATIONS AND SIGNS

%

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