| IF | Insect frass |
| EFV | Eisenia fetida vermicompost |
| GI | Germination index |
| EC50 | Effective concentration 50% |
| TU | Toxicity units |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| CP-MAS | Cross-polarization magic angle spinning |
| FTIR | Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy |
| ATR | Attenuated total reflection |
| TG | Thermogravimetry |
| DTG | Derivative thermogravimetry |
| TGA | Thermogravimetric analysis |
| DSC | Differential scanning calorimetry |
| Tmax | Temperature of maximum signal |
| Tmax1 | Temperature of first maximum signal |
| Tmax2 | Temperature of second maximum signal |
| R1 | Thermal stability ratio (mass loss 400–550 °C/200–400 °C) |
| R2 | Calorimetric ratio (DSC Area2/Area1) |
| EC | Electrical conductivity |
| OM | Organic matter |
| DOC | Dissolved organic carbon |
| CHA | Carbon in humic acids |
| CFA | Carbon in fulvic acids |
| TOM | Total organic matter |
| TN | Total nitrogen |
| TOC | Total organic carbon |
| NaOH | Sodium hydroxide |
| ICP-OES | Inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectrometry |
| %G | Germination percentage |
| %L | Root length percentage |
| %GI | Germination index percentage |