Date of Award:
5-1965
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Plants, Soils, and Climate
Advisor/Chair:
Marion W. Peterson
Abstract
Primitive peoples have used saponins for many years to kill fish and as a detergent. In more recent times saponin has been shown to inhibit the growth of chicks, reduce the egg production of laying hens, and to be a possible factor in bloat of ruminant animals.
Recommended Citation
Taylor, George Allan, "Saponin Content of Lahontan and Du Puits Alfalfas" (1965). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 2803.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/2803
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