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Thiocyanate ‘scorch’ on grassland
Author(s) -
Tod Henry
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740150602
Subject(s) - thiocyanate , ammonium thiocyanate , grassland , chemistry , ammonium , botany , agronomy , biology , biochemistry , organic chemistry
‘Scorch’ is produced on grass swards by aqueous solutions containing 0.2% or more of ammonium thiocyanate. This ‘scorch’ merges into severe injury to the grass at a concentration of 0.4%, the effect lasting up to 6 weeks.