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The nature of the pigment of silage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

Herbert Ernest Woodman
Herbert Ernest Woodman
Affiliation:
The Institute for the Study of Animal Nutrition, School of Agriculture, Cambridge University.
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Extract

It has been shown that the pigment in silage is phaeophytin, the magnesium-free derivative of chlorophyll. It is produced from chlorophyll by the action of carbonic acid and organic acids developed during fermentation in the silo.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , April 1923 , pp. 240 - 242
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1923

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