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EFMA |
European Fertilizer Manufacturers Association |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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IFA |
International Fertilizer Industry Association |
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IFDC |
International Fertilizer Development Center |
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OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
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PLN |
Polish Currency |
Fertilizers
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N |
Nitrogen |
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Amm. |
Ammonium |
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AS |
Ammonium sulphate |
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AN |
Ammonium nitrate |
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CAN |
Calcium ammonium nitrate |
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UAN |
Urea ammonium nitrate |
|
P2O5 or P |
Phosphate* |
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SSP |
Single superphosphate |
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TSP |
Triple superphosphate |
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K2O or K |
Potash* |
|
NPK, NP or PK fertilizers |
compound fertilizers containing the nutrient indicated |
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NPK per ha (for example) |
N+P2O5+K2O per ha |
* 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.