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List of abbreviations and acronyms


32P

Phosphorus-32 (radioisotope)

AEI

Agronomic economic efficiency

AGL

Land and Water Development Division, Agriculture Department, FAO

Al

Aluminium

As

Arsenic

ASI

Absolute solubility index

BNF

Biological nitrogen fixation

BPL

Bone phosphate of lime

BRGM

Bureau of Geological and Mining Research (France)

C

Carbon

Ca

Calcium

CA

Citric acid

CCE

Calcium carbonate equivalent

Cd

Cadmium

CGIAR

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

CIRAD

Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement

Cl

Chlorine

CMDT

Malian Company for the Development of Textiles

CO2

Carbon dioxide

Cp

P ion concentration in soil solution

Cr

Chromium

CR

Equilibrium P concentration sustained by a PR

CRP

Coordinated research project

Cu

Copper

DAP

Di-ammonium phosphate

DAPR

Direct application phosphate rock

Dm

Mean diffusion

DSS

Decision-support system

DSSAT

Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer

E value

Exchangeable P

E1

Isotopically exchangeable P at 1 minute

EC

European Community

EDS

Energy dispersive X-ray analysis

F

Fluorine

FA

Formic acid

FAO/IAEA

Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture

Fe

Iron

FSU

Former Soviet Union

H

Hydrogen

Hg

Mercury

IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency

ICRAF

International Centre for Research in Agroforestry

IEK

Isotopic exchange kinetic

IFDC

International Centre for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development, formerly International Fertilizer Development Center

IMPHOS

Institut Mondial du Phosphate

K

Potassium

L

Labile

LDCs

Least developing countries

LOI

Loss on ignition

MAP

Mono-ammonium phosphate

Mg

Magnesium

Mn

Manganese

Mo

Molybdenum

N

Nitrogen

Na

Sodium

NAC

Neutral ammonium citrate

NGO

Non-governmental organization

NORAGRIC

Centre for Environment and International Development, Agricultural University of Norway

NPK

Compound nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium containing fertilizers

NPV

Net present value

O

Oxygen

P

Phosphorus (element)

P fertilizer

Phosphatic fertilizer

P2O5

Phosphorus pentoxide (phosphate)

PAPR

Partially acidulated phosphate rock

Pb

Lead

Pi

Iron-oxide-impregnated paper

PPCL

Pyrites, Phosphates and Chemicals Ltd. (India)

PR

Phosphate rock

PR/S

Phosphate rock elemental sulphur assemblage

PR-DSS

Phosphate rock decision-support system

PRs

Phosphate rocks, PR materials, PR products

PSM

Phosphate solubilizing micro-organisms

RAE

Relative agronomic effectiveness

RELARF

Red Latinoamericana de Roca Fosforica

RPR

Reactive phosphate rock

RR

Relative response

Se

Selenium

SEM

Scanning electron microscopy

SFET

Soil fertility enhancing technology

SFI

Soil Fertility Initiative

Si

Silicon

SSP

Single superphosphate

STPP

Sodium tri-polyphosphate

SV

Substitution value

SV50

Substitution values of TSP (50% maximum yield) for North Carolina PR

TPR

Tilemsi phosphate rock

TSP

Triple superphosphate

U

Uranium

USGS

United States Geological Survey

V

Vanadium

VAM

Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae

WSP

Water-soluble phosphate

XRD

X-ray diffraction

Zn

Zinc


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