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. 2026 Jan 27;17(2):142. doi: 10.3390/insects17020142
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