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Chemicals to prevent the moulding of hay and other crops
Author(s) -
Lord Kenneth A.,
Lacey John
Publication year - 1978
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.2740290613
Subject(s) - hay , chemistry , food science , agronomy , biology
Fungi from hay, Paecilomyces varioti and species of the Asperigillus glaucus group tolerate and metabolise propionic acid. These may be inhibited in vitro by low concentrations (0.001‐3%) of 8‐hydroxyquinoline and some derivatives. Addition of 10% of these derivatives to propionic acid diminished by a factor of two the amount needed to prevent heating and moulding of hay and other crops, in laboratory and field tests.