ABBREVIATIONS

The following list gives some of the more commonly used abbreviations in
ASHS literature citations (note the words that are not abbreviated). When the
proper abbreviation is in doubt, spell out the word; production editors will abbre-
viate if appropriate. Generally, any word ending in “ology” is abbreviated “ol.”
and any word ending in “culture” is abbreviated “cult.” See p. 36 for state and
province abbreviations.
Abbreviations for Literature Cited Commonwealth Cmwlth.
Abstract Abstr. Communication Commun.
Academy Acad. Conference Conf.
Acta Acta Congress Congr.
Advances Adv. Contribution(s) Contrib.
Agriculture Agr. Cooperative Coop.
Agronomy Agron. Culture Cult.
America, -an Amer. Cytology, -ical Cytol.
Analytical Anal. Department Dept.
Annals Ann. Development Dev.
Annual Annu. Digest Dig.
Applied Appl. Disease Dis.
Archives Arch. Dissertation Diss.
Associate(s), -ed Assoc. Distribution Distrib.
Association Assn. Division Div.
Australian Austral. Ecology, -ical Ecol.
Austrian Aust. Economy Econ.
Biochemistry Biochem. Education Educ.
Biology Biol. Encyclopedia Encycl.
Biotechnology Biotechnol. Engineers, -ring Eng.
Botany Bot. Enology Enol.
Breeding Breeding Entomology, -ical Entomol.
British, Britain Brit. Environment Environ.
Bulletin Bul. Experiment Expt.
Bureau Bur. Extension Ext.
Canada, -ian Can. Fertilizer Fert.
Center Ctr. Forestry For.
Chemical, -istry Chem. Gazette Gaz.
Circular Circ. General Gen.
Citriculture Citricult. Genetics Genet.
Climatology, -ical Climatol. Government Govt.
College College Handbook Hdbk.
Colloquium Colloq. Heredity Hered.

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Horticulture, -ae, -al Hort. Propagation Prop.
Industry, -ial Ind. Protection Protection
Information Info. Publication(s) Publ.
Institute, -ion Inst. Quarterly Qrtly.
International Intl. Region Reg.
Irrigation Irr. Regulator, -ion, -y Regulat.
Japanese Jpn. Report(s) Rpt.
Journal J. Reporter Rptr.
Laboratory, -ies Lab. Research Res.
Leaflet Lflt. Resources Resources
Letters Lett. Review(s), Revue(s) Rev.
Magazine Mag. Science(s) Sci.
Management Mgt. Scientia Scientia
Market Mkt. Scientific Scientific
Marketing Mktg. Series Ser.
Meeting Mtg. Service Serv.
Meteorology, -ical Meteorol. Society Soc.
Microscopy Microsc. Soil Soil
Molecular Mol. Special Spec.
Monograph Monogr. Standard Stnd.
Mycology, -ical Mycol. Station Sta.
National Natl. Statistics, -ical Stat.
Nematology, -ical Nematol. Supplement(s) Suppl.
Netherlands Neth. Symposium Symp.
New Zealand N.Z. Technical, -que Tech.
Newsletter Nwsl. Technology, -ical Technol.
Nucleic Nucl. Temperature Temp.
Nutrition, -al Nutr. Thesis Thesis
Official Offic. Transactions Trans.
Pathology, -ical Pathol. Tropical Trop.
Photosynthesis Photosyn. United States (modifier) U.S.
Physics, -ical Phys. U.S. Department U.S. Dept.
Physiology, -ical, -ia Physiol. of Agriculture Agr.
Phytology, -ical Phytol. University Univ.
Phytopathology, -ical Phytopathol. Variety, -ies Var.
Planta Planta Vegetable(s) Veg.
Plantae, -arum Plant. Virology Virol.
Pomology, -ical Pomol. Viticulture Viticult.
Proceedings Proc. Volume (bibliographic) Vol.
Products Prod. Workshop Wkshp.
Progress Prog. Yearbook Yrbk.

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