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Reduction of nitrate to nitrite in moist feeds
Author(s) -
Jones D. I. H.,
Ap Griffith G.
Publication year - 1965
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.2740161206
Subject(s) - nitrite , nitrate , moisture , chemistry , environmental chemistry , environmental science , organic chemistry
Under suitable moisture and temperature conditions nitrate may be reduced to nitrite in cut herbage. The practical implications of this are discussed in regard to the toxicity of nitrate to stock.