This International Standard lists the botanical names of the main species of:
a) cereals (Clause 3);
b) pulses (Clause 4);
c) other food grains (Clause 5).
NOTE In addition to terms used in English and French, two of the three official ISO languages, this document gives the equivalent terms in Chinese and German; these are published under the responsibility of the member bodies for China (SAC) and Germany (DIN), and are given for information only. Only the terms given in the official languages can be considered as ISO terms.

It also lists the stabilized plant names of the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA).

Various commonly met synonyms of the botanical names are indicated in an annex.