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AEZ |
Agro-ecological zone |
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AEZWIN |
FAO computerized decision-support system for multicriteria analysis applied to land resources appraisal |
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AGB |
Aboveground biomass |
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ALES |
Automated Land Evaluation System |
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AHP |
Analytical hierarchy process |
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ANOVA |
Analysis of variance |
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BGB |
Belowground biomass |
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bgm |
Effective velocity of maximum production of total biomass |
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Bh |
Aboveground biomass and carbon content of annual herbaceous species |
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BIO |
Microbial biomass |
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Bn |
Net biomass |
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By |
Crop yield |
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C |
Carbon |
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Cci |
Harvest coefficient |
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CDSS |
Carbon decision-support system |
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CEC |
Cation exchange capacity |
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CO2 |
Carbon dioxide |
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CSP |
Carbon sequestration potential |
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Ct |
Coefficient of maintenance respiration of the crop |
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D |
Diversity |
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DBH |
Diameter of tree at breast height |
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DBMS |
Database management system |
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DPM |
Decomposable plant material |
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Drisk |
Land degradation risk |
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DSSAT |
Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer |
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Eai |
Crop residues including roots, as percentage of total plant biomass |
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EPIC |
Erosion/productivity impact calculator |
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F |
Production of forage per hectare (including roots) |
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Fc |
Percentage of foliage cover in tree crown or canopy |
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FYM |
Farmyard manure |
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GIS |
Geographical information systems |
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GPS |
Global positioning system |
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GVI |
Green Vegetation Index |
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H |
Tree height |
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Hc |
Height to base of tree crown |
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Hi |
Harvest index |
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Hi |
Moisture content in plant tissue by species |
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HUM |
Humified organic matter |
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IBSNAT |
International Benchmark Soils Network for Agrotechnology Transfer |
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ICAi |
Nutritional content of forage by species, or nutrition conversion index |
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IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
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INEGI |
National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Information, Mexico |
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INICA |
National Institute for Sugar Cane Research, Cuba |
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IOM |
Inert organic matter |
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L |
Length of canopy or crown |
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LAI |
Leaf area index |
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LD |
Land degradation |
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LGP |
Length of growing period |
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LUC |
Land-use change |
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LULUCF |
Land use, land-use change and forestry |
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LUT |
Land utilization type |
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MCDM |
Multicriteria decision-making |
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N |
Nitrogen |
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Nci |
Number of livestock in the grazing or pasture management unit |
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NDVI |
Normalized Differential Vegetation Index |
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P |
Phosphorus |
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Pai |
Agricultural production by type of crop |
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PCC |
Pedo-climatic cell |
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PE |
Effective precipitation |
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PET |
Potential evapotranspiration |
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PLUT |
Potential land utilization type |
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PO |
Pareto optimal |
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R |
Index or coefficient of grazing |
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RPM |
Resistant plant material |
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S |
Sulphur |
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SABA |
Slash-and-burn agriculture |
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SMD |
Soil moisture deficit |
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SOC |
Soil carbon |
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SOM |
Soil organic matter |
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SOMNET |
Soil Organic Matter Network |
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T |
Average daily temperature within the growing period |
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TM |
Thematic Mapper |
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TSMD |
Topsoil moisture deficit |
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UN-FCC |
False colour composite |
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USLE |
Universal Soil Loss Equation |
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W |
Width of canopy or crown |
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WD |
Wood density |
