Associations, Authorities, Organizations, & Publications….
MAP – “Market Access Program (MAP) — MAP, previously called the Market Promotion Program, is administered by the Foreign Agricultural Service and uses funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). It helps producers, exporters, private companies, and other trade organizations finance promotional activities for U.S. agricultural products. MAP is designed to encourage development, maintenance, and expansion of commercial agricultural export markets. Activities financed include consumer promotions, market research, technical assistance, and trade servicing. The Export Incentive Program, which is part of MAP, helps U.S. commercial entities conduct brand promotion activities including advertising, trade shows, in-store demonstrations, and trade seminars.” (Womach, 2005)
MAP – Museum Assessment Program
MBG – Missouri Botanical Garden (see also Herbaria: MO)
MFA – “The Michigan Floral Association (MFA), founded in 1920, is a full-service trade association representing florists, growers, suppliers, wholesalers, educators and students. MFA provides education and professional partnerships, sponsors the Certified Florist (CF) program, creates and hosts The Great Lakes Floral Expo and trade show, conducts educational seminars at the Professional Education Center, partners with local wholesale houses around MI to produce design seminars and product reviews, publishes the award winning Professional Florist magazine and interacts with state/federal government agencies. Please have fun exploring our site and discover the joy of flowers.”
MNNPS – “The Minnesota Native Plant Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation and appreciation of Minnesota’s native plants and plant communities through education and public awareness.”
MNPS – “The Maryland Native Plant Society’s mission is to promote awareness, appreciation, and conservation of Maryland’s native plants and their habitats. We pursue our mission through education, research, advocacy, and service activities.”
MNPS – “THE GOALS of the Montana Native Plant Society are to preserve, conserve, and study the native plants and plant communities of Montana, and to educate the public about the values of our native flora. ¶Today we have over 600 members. Membership is open to individuals, families, and organizations within and outside Montana. Members may affiliate themselves with local chapters or join as Eastern or Western At-Large members (see Chapters and Areas in menu above).
MNPS – “The Mississippi Native Plant Society was formed in 1980 to provide a forum for learning about our state’s ecosystems and the plants that exist within them. Our goal is to provide educational opportunities and to encourage the conservation and utilization of native plants. ¶We are plant professionals including biologists, horticulturists and conservationists. We are also the typical home gardener or anyone interested in learning more about our native plants. ¶We all share a passion for nature and the plants native to our state. We also enjoy meeting and networking with other like-minded individuals.”
MONPS – “The Missouri Native Plant Society (MONPS) was founded in 1979 as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization devoted to the enjoyment, preservation, conservation, restoration, and study of the flora native to Missouri. MONPS is active both at the state level with a Board of Directors that meets four times per year, and regionally with chapter affiliates.”
MPCI – “Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) — The oldest and most common form of federal crop insurance. MPCI protects against crop yield losses by allowing participating producers to insure a certain percentage of historical crop production. A single policy protects crops against all natural perils including adverse weather, fire, insects, disease, wildlife, earthquake, volcanic eruption and failure of irrigation water due to unavoidable causes. It is delivered by private companies and reinsured by the federal government.” (Womach 2005)
MPWG – “The Medicinal Plant Working Group (MPWG) works to forge partnerships with industry, government, academia, tribes and environmental organizations to facilitate sustainable use and conservation of medicinal plants.” See BGCI
MSBP – Millennium Seed Bank Partnership. from the Kew website: “The seed collections in the Millennium Seed Bank constitute the largest and most diverse wild plant species genetic resource in the world. The great majority of this collection has been collected by the associated global network, the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership (MSBP), which is active in over 80 countries and is the largest ex situ plant conservation programme in the world.”
MSI – “The Magnolia Society International is a non-profit organization devoted to the appreciation and study of magnolias. Founded in 1963, the Society activities include exchanging magnolia plant material, evaluating and promoting magnolia cultivars, educating the garden community, supporting research on magnolias, and serving as the international registration authority for new magnolia cultivars. Our Society has over 600 members including nurserymen, home gardeners, horticulturists, authors, botanists, and researchers from 40 countries.”
MSPP – Malaysian Society of Plant Physiology: “A professional scientific body with excellent leadership in encouraging and promoting the development of plant physiology as pure and applied phase of botanical science.”
MTD – “Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) — Loosely, the highest dose of a chemical that when administered to a group of test animals does not increase the death rate during a long-term study. The purpose of administering MTD is to determine whether long-term exposure to a chemical might lead to any adverse health effects in a population, when the level of exposure is not sufficient to cause premature mortality due to short-term toxic effects. The maximum dose is used, rather than a lower dose, to reduce the number of animals that need to be tested (and thus, the cost of animal testing), in order to detect an effect that occurs only rarely. This analysis is used in establishing chemical residue tolerances in foods.” (Womach, 2006)
MTRI – Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute is “a non-profit cooperative with a mandate to promote sustainable use of natural resources and biodiversity conservation in the Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve and beyond through research, education, and the operation of a field station.” Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute, 9 Mount Merritt Road, PO Box 215, Kempt, Queens County,, Nova Scotia, Canada, B0T 1BO
MUSY – “Multiple use — According to the Multiple Use, Sustained Yield Act of 1960 (P.L. 86-517), multiple use of the national forests means the “harmonious and coordinated management of the various resources, each with the other, without impairment of the productivity of the land, with consideration being given to the relative values of the various resources, and not necessarily the combination of uses that will give the greatest dollar return or the greatest unit output.” Multiple use implies a sustained yield of outdoor recreation, range, timber, watershed, and wildlife and fish values.” (Womach, 2006)
Description, Structure, Classification, Ecology, Cultivation, Diet….
m. – meter
MAD – Maple, Ash, and Dogwood… i.e. plants with opposite leaves. Expanded to MAD Horse Buck, that is: MAD + Horse Chestnut, Buckeye and Viburnum
MCT – Medium-chain triglycerides, usually a mixture of coconut oil, palm oil, and oils from dairy products, a kind of oil recommended in many specialty diets
med. – medio, in the middle, as in the middle of a time period (mid-month)
mm. – millimeter
Kew Plant Family Abbreviations:
MAG – Magnoliaceae – dicot
MAL – Malaceae – dicot
MAR – Martyniaceae – dicot
MAT – Matoniaceae – pteridophyte
MAY – Mayacaceae – monocot
MCS – Monachosoraceae – pteridophyte
MDA – Medusandraceae – dicot
MDG – Medusagynaceae – dicot
MEL – Meliaceae – dicot
MIM – Mimosaceae – dicot
MIS – Misodendraceae – dicot
MLH – Malesherbiaceae – dicot
MLN – Melanthiaceae – monocot
MLO – Meliosmaceae – dicot
MLP – Malpighiaceae – dicot
MLP* – Melanophyllaceae – dicot
MLS – Melastomataceae – dicot
MLV – Malvaceae – dicot
MMC – Memecyclaceae – dicot
MNA – Morinaceae – dicot
MND – Mendonciaceae – dicot
MNM – Monimiaceae – dicot
MNS – Menispermaceae – dicot
MNT – Monotropaceae – dicot
MNT** – Muntingiaceae – dicot
MNY – Menyanthaceae – dicot
MOL – Molluginaceae – dicot
MOR – Moraceae – dicot
MPH – Myriophyllaceae – dicot
MRC – Marcgraviaceae – dicot
MRG – Moringaceae – dicot
MRN – Marantaceae – monocot
MRS – Myrsinaceae – dicot
MRT – Myrtaceae – dicot
MSL – Marsileaceae – pteridophyte
MSM – Mesembryanthemaceae – dicot
MSP – Mespilaceae – dicot
MSX – Mastixiaceae – dicot
MTH – Melianthaceae – dicot
MTM – Myrothamnaceae – dicot
MTN – Montiniaceae – dicot
MTR – Mitrastemonaceae – dicot
MTT – Marattiaceae – pteridophyte
MTT** – Metteniusaceae – dicot
MTX – Metaxyaceae – pteridophyte
MUS – Musaceae – monocot
MYO – Myoporaceae – dicot
MYR – Myricaceae – dicot
MYS – Myristicaceae – dicot
MYZ – Myzodendraceae – dicot
Genes, Control, Molecules, & Pathways…
M – 1-letter symbol for the amino acid Methionine
MAA – Maackia amurensis agglutinin, a lectin
MADS –
MAP –
Mb – megabase pairs, a million bases, a measure of length for chromosomes.
MCM –
MCPA –
Met – abbreviation for the amino acid Methionine
Mg – element – Magnesium
MGDG – molecule – monogalactosyl diglyceride
MITEs – miniature inverted repeat transposable elements
MIXTA – genes coding MIXTA proteins, characterized in Antirrhinum and Gossypium as relating to trichome development
MLO – organism – Mycoplasma-like organisms
Mn – element – Magnesium
Mo – element
MONOPTEROS (MP) –
MPA – Maclura pomifera agglutinin – a lectin
MTOC – Microtubule Organizing Center
MYB – a transcription factor protein, the first MYB gene described in plants is C1 from Zea mays (see a chart for MYB proteins and their functions in: MYB transcription factor genes as regulators for plant responses: an overview, Supriya Ambawat, Poonam Sharma, Neelam R. Yadav, and Ram C. Yadav, 2013. Physiol Mol Biol Plants. Jul; 19(3): 307–321. Published online 2013 Apr 26. doi: 10.1007/s12298-013-0179-1
MYC
Herbaria…
M – Botanische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany
MA Real Jardín Botánico Herbarium, Madrid, Spain
MAAS – Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
MACF – California State University Herbarium, California State University, Fullerton, California
MAF – Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
MAK – Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
MAKAR – Herbar Biokovskog Podrucja, Institut Planina i More, Makarska, Croatia
MALG- Herbarium Malangensis, East Java, Malang, Indonesia
MALS – Manti-La Sal National Forest Herbarium, Price, Utah
MANCH – University of Manchester, Manchester, England, UK
MANK – Darlene and William Radichel Herbarium, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Mankato, Minnesota
MARO – Marylhurst College Herbarium, Marylhurst, Oregon
MB – University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
MBK – Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden, Kochi, Japan
MBM – Museu Botânico Municipal, Curitiba, Brasil
MCA – Muhlenberg College Herbarium, Allentown, Pennsylvania
MCJ – Missouri Southern State College Herbarium, Joplin, Missouri
MCN – McNeese State University Herbarium, Lake Charles, Louisiana
MCT; MCTC – Michigan Technological University Herbarium, Houghton, Michigan
MCTF – Michigan Technological University Herbarium, L’Anse, Michigan
MDKY – Morehead State University Herbarium, Morehead, Kentucky
MEL – Royal Botanic Gardens, National Herbarium of Victoria, South Yarra, Melbourne, Australia
MELU – University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
MEM – University of Memphis Herbarium, Memphis, Tennessee
MESA – Mesa State College Herbarium, Grand Junction, Colorado
MEXU – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City D. F., Mexico
MFU – Museo Friulano di Storia Naturale, Udine, Italy
MG – Museu Paraense EmÌlio Goeldi, Belém, Brasil
MGC – Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
MH – Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
MHA – Main Botanical Garden 9Главный ботанический сад имени Н.В. Цицина), Moscow, Russia
MI – Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
MICH- University of Michigan Herbarium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
MIL – Milwaukee Public Museum Herbarium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
MISSA – Mississippi State University Herbarium, Mississippi State, Mississippi
MJSD – Muséum-Jardin des Sciences, Dijon, France
MMNS – Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Herbarium, Jackson, Mississippi
MNA – Walter B. McDougall Herbarium, Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, Arizona
MO – Missouri Botanical Garden Herbarium, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri
MOAR – Morris Arboretum Herbarium, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MODNR – Division of State Parks Herbarium, Jefferson City, Missouri
MONT – Montana State University Herbarium, Bozeman, Montana
MOR – Morton Arboretum Herbarium, Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois
MOT- Mote Marine Laboratory Herbarium, Sarasota, Florida
MOVC – Cornell College Herbarium, Mount Vernon, Iowa
MPU – Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France
MRC – Rocky Mountain Research Station Herbarium, Missoula, Montana
MRD – Moorhead State University Herbarium, Moorhead, Minnesota
MRSN – Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino, Italy
MSB – Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, München, Germany
MSC – Michigan State University Herbarium, East Lansing, Michigan
MSCW – Mississippi University for Women Herbarium, Columbus, Mississippi
MSTR – Westfälisches Museum für Naturkunde, Münster, Germany
MSUB – Billings Herbarium, Montana State University, Billings, Montana
MT – Herbier Marie-Victorin, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
MTMG – McGill University Herbarium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
MTSU – Middle Tennessee State University Herbarium, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
MU – Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
MUB – Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
MUHW – Marshall University Herbarium, Huntington, West Virginia
MUR – Murray State University Herbarium, Murray, Kentucky
MUS – Muskingum College Herbarium, New Concord, Ohio
MUSK- Muskegon Community College Herbarium, Muskegon, Michigan
MVM, MVFA – Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
MVSC – James C. Parks Herbarium, Millersville University, Millersville, Pennsylvania
MW – Moscow State University (Московский государственный университет), Moscow, Russia
MWCF – Mary Washington College Herbarium, Fredericksburg, Virginia
MWSJ – Leo Galloway Herbarium, Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, Missouri
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