Associations, Authorities, Organizations, Programs, & Publications…
ÖAPP – Österreichischer Arbeitskreis für Pflanzenbiologie/ Austrian Society of Plant Biologists (search also ATSPB): “Die ATSPB wurde 1971 unter seinem ursprünglichen Namen ÖAPP gegründet. Die Gesellschaft wird von einem durch die Generalversammlung gewählten Vorstand geleitet. Derzeit befindet sich die ATSPB -Leitung an der Universität Innsbruck. Die ATSPB gehört dem FESPB (Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology) an.”
OEPP – Organisation Européenne et Méditerranéenne pour la Protection des Plantes (See English EPPO)
OFGA – “The Organic Fruit Growers Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to the interests of growers and advancing the organic industry through education, advocacy, and research. “
OGFN – The Old-Growth Forest Network: “The preservation of unique and beautiful tracts of land as National Parks is often called America’s Best Idea. Present generations are profoundly grateful for the foresight and effort that went into setting aside the parks that we enjoy today. Now it is our turn to do what we can for those who will come after us. I propose our gift to the future be a network of old-growth (or future old-growth) forests across the Country. In these forests, visitors will be able to experience native forests in their mature diversity and complexity..” From writer and founder Joan Maloof: “The idea for the Old-Growth Forest Network was born in 2007 during my forest travels. The organization would identify and help protect one forest in each county of the U.S. where forests could grow (approximately 2,370 counties out of 3,140) and let people know where they were located. In this way, I believe, we could help stop the destruction of what old-growth remained, help some forests recover, and enable more Americans to experience an old forest.” (March, 2018)
OIRSA – Organismo Internacional Regional de Sanidad Agropecuaria
ONP – “The Office of National Programs (ONP) is the principal organizational component of ARS which, in accordance with the ARS plan, assesses the full spectrum of scientific needs of the Agency, the resources available for reassignment, and program areas which lack resources or which should be terminated. The ONP develops, for the Administrator, options and recommendations for resource allocations and the Budget Division develops those selected into Departmental budget proposals. The ONP adjusts the ARS Six-Year Implementation Plan based on Executive, Congressional, and Agency priorities. The ONP selects research programs to be implemented and recommends allocations of Agency resources accordingly. This includes distribution of base funds, lapse salary funds, and program increases to research units.”
OSHA – “Occupational Safety and Health Administration — The U.S. Department of Labor agency responsible for administering the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-596; 29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.). According to OSHA, farming is the nation’s most hazardous occupation. The intrinsically seasonal nature of many segments of agriculture not only causes the size of this workforce to vary temporally and often geographically via migrant work groups, but usually also has major effects on the nature and intensity of the work itself. OSHA has issued safety standards relating to agricultural operations.” (Womach, 2005)
Description, Structure, Classification, Ecology, Cultivation….
OAQ – “Overall allotment quantity (OAQ) — Under the marketing allotment provisions of the sugar program authorized by the 2002 farm bill (P.L. 107-171, Sec. 1403), the OAQ is the amount of domestically-produced sugar that processors of sugar cane and refiners of sugar beets can sell into the U.S. market during a fiscal year. The 2002 farm bill requires USDA to set the OAQ using the following formula: (estimated sugar consumption + reasonable carryover or ending stocks) minus (1,532,000 short tons + carry-in or beginning stocks). What USDA decides is a reasonable carryover stock level is closely watched by the sugar industry because of its influence on prices. Sugar production in excess of the OAQ (sometimes referred to as “blocked stocks”) cannot be marketed.” (Womach, 2005)
OCHREPT – soil classification – a kind of Inceptisol
OM – Organic matter, commonly SOM (Soil Organic Matter)
OPC – Open Pollinated Cultivars, a term used frequently in relation to production of corn hybrids.
ORTHENT – soil classification – a kind of Entisol
ORTHID – soil classification – a kind of Aridisol.
orth. cons. – orthographia conservanda, spelling of a name will be used, even though there is some inconsistency.
ORTHOD – soil classification – a kind of Spodosol.
OTU – “An operational taxonomic unit is an operational definition used to classify groups of closely related individuals. The term was originally introduced by Robert R. Sokal and Peter H. A. Sneath…. Nowadays, however, the term “OTU” is generally used in a different context and refers to clusters of (uncultivated or unknown) organisms, grouped by DNA sequence similarity of a specific taxonomic marker gene. In other words, OTUs are pragmatic proxies for microbial “species” at different taxonomic levels.” (Wikipedia, 2019)
Kew Plant Family Abbreviations:
OCH – Ochnaceae – dicot
OCT – Octoknemaceae – dicot
OLC – Olacaceae – dicot
OLE – Oleaceae – dicot
OLI – Oliniaceae – dicot
OLN – Oleandraceae – pteridophyte
ONA – Onagraceae – dicot
ONC – Oncothecaceae – dicot
ONO – Onocleaceae – pteridophyte
OPH – Ophioglossaceae – pteridophyte
OPI – Opiliaceae – dicot
ORC – Orchidaceae – monocot
ORO – Orobanchaceae – dicot
OSM – Osmundaceae – pteridophyte
OXL – Oxalidaceae – dicot
Genes, Control, Molecules, & Pathways…
O – element – Oxygen
O3 – Ozone
OEC –
OOMT/OOMT – Genes and enzymes (O-methyltransferases) involved in DMT production in Chinese roses (Singer, 2108)
Os – Oryza sativa, as referenced in citations of genes, proteins, etc. i.e. OsMYB55
Herbaria…
O – Botanical Museum, Oslo, Norway
OAKL – Oakland Museum of California Herbarium, Oakland, California
OBI – Robert F. Hoover Herbarium, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California
OBPF – Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park Herbarium, Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, Oyster Bay, New York
OC – Oberlin College Herbarium, Oberlin, Ohio
OCNF – Ochoco National Forest Herbarium, Prineville, Oregon
ODU – Old Dominion University Herbarium, Norfolk, Virginia
OHN – Biological Museum, Oskarshamn, Sweden
OKL – Robert Bebb Herbarium University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
OKLA – Oklahoma State University Herbarium, Stillwater, Oklahoma
OLV – Olivet College Herbarium, Olivet, Michigan
OMC – Mills College Herbarium, Oakland, California
ORU – Oral Roberts University Herbarium, Tulsa, Oklahoma
OS – Ohio State University Herbarium, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
OSA – Osaka Museum of Natural History, Osaka, Japan
OSC – Oregon State University Herbarium, Corvallis, Oregon
OSMC – St. Martin’s College Herbarium, Lacey, Washington
OSUF – Oregon State University Herbarium, Corvallis, Oregon
OSW – Herbarium SUNY Oswego, Oswego, New York
OUA – University of Ouagadougou Burkina Faso; Ouagadougou
OULU – University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
OWU – Jason Swallen Herbarium, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio
OXF – Fielding-Druce Herbarium, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, UK
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