Glossary of Terms

    • ANALYSIS METHOD - Specifies the method used for measuring the analyte.

 

    • ANALYTE - Identifies the analyte that was measured. See Analyte Types for association between analyte type and analyte.

 

    • ANALYTE TYPE - Specifies the category of the analyte that was measured. See Analyte Types for association between analyte type and analyte.

 

    • COUNTRY - Specifies the country in which the crop was planted.

 

    • CROP TYPE - Specifies the species of crop grown.

 

    • CROP YEAR - Specifies the year in which the crop was harvested.

 

    • SEED VENDOR - Specifies the vendor of the seeds for the crop that was planted.

 

    • SEED VARIETY - Specifies the variety of the seeds for the crop that was planted.

 

    • REGION - Specifies the state/province in which the crop was planted.

 

    • TISSUE TYPE - Specifies the origin of the tissue sampled for analysis.
      • Forage - Composite sample from above ground parts of plants from a single plot
      • Grain - Small edible fruit, usually hard on the outside, harvested from grassy crops such as corn and rice.
      • Acid-Delinted seed - Cottonseed that has received a brief treatment with sulfuric acid to remove lint fibers. This is a common commercial practice that gives fully viable seed.
      • Fuzzy seed - Cottonseed following typical ginning process to remove lint.
      • Kernel - Grain of sweet corn, harvested at an immature growth stage.
      • Seed - A fertilized ovule, containing an embryonic plant.
      • Straw - Dry or ripened stalk.

 

    • UNIT - The units in which the numeric VALUE was measured.

 

    • VALUE - A numeric value that records the amount of the analyte that was measured.

 

  • REPORT TYPE - Format for electronic and hardcopy output of composition data
    • Summary report - Provides summary of data based upon user-selected search criteria, and includes mean, minimum and maximum values. No individual data values are reported.
    • Detail report - Report includes individual data values according to user-selected search criteria.
    • Tabular report - Data are reported according to categories selected by the user which include method, crop, tissue, year of production and geographic area.