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AAS |
Academy of Agricultural Sciences |
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Amm. |
Ammonium |
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AREP |
Agricultural Recovery & Environmental Protection |
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DPR |
Democratic People's Republic |
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EM |
Effective micro-organisms |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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FDRC |
Flood Damage Rehabilitation Committee |
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FYM |
Farmyard manure |
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IFA |
International Fertilizer Industry Association |
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IFDC |
International Fertilizer Development Center |
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IPNS |
Integrated Plant Nutrition System |
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LGP |
Length of growing period |
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MOA |
Ministry of Agriculture |
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MOP |
Muriate of potash |
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MT |
metric tonnes |
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SDC |
Swiss Agency for Development & Co-operation |
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SSP |
Single superphosphate |
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TCP |
Technical Cooperation Programme (FAO) |
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t/ha |
metric tonnes per hectare |
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UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
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WFP |
World Food Programme |
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.
