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ARC |
Agricultural Research Council |
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BASOS |
Afrikaans Acronym for "Fertilizer Advisors Training and Accreditation Course" |
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CSIR |
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research |
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EC |
Eastern Cape Province |
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FAS |
Fertilizer Advisory Service |
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FS |
Free State Province |
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FSSA |
Fertilizer Society of South Africa |
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Gau |
Gauteng Province |
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GPS |
Global Positioning System |
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GSA |
Grain South Africa |
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ISCW |
Institute for Soil, Climate and Water |
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KN |
Kwazulu-Natal Province |
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Lim |
Limpopo Province |
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Mpu |
Mpumalanga Province |
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NC |
Northern Cape Province |
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NW |
North West Province |
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SASRI |
South African Sugar Research Institute |
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SGI |
Small Grain Institute |
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TUT |
Tshwane University of Technology |
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UNCCD |
United Nations Council on Combating Desertification |
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WC |
Western Cape Province |
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WTO |
World Trade Organization |
Fertilizers
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AS |
Ammonium sulphate |
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CAN |
Calcium ammonium nitrate |
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DAP |
Diammonium phosphate |
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MAP |
Mono-ammonium phosphate |
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MOP |
Muriate of potash |
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SOP SSP TSP |
Sulphate of potash Single superphosphate Triple superphosphate |
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N |
Nitrogen |
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P2O5 or P |
Phosphate* |
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K2O or K |
Potash* |
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NPK: |
N+P2O5+K2O or compound fertilizers containing the three nutrients |
* 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.
