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I wonder what the tomatoes would have tasted like had they used ammonium 
nitrate to fertilize them. I say this with tongue in cheek because ammonium 
nitrate has both names in it's name. I have to assume that "ammonium" is 
ammonium hydroxide (a more dangerous, for the handler, and expensive 
chemical than ammonium nitrate), although it could possibly be urea as it is 
a commonly used fertilizer also. I have never purchased or ordered ammonium 
via mail order but I suppose it can be aquired that way, but when I 
oogle  -    ammonium mail order     - I find lots of ammoniums that can be 
ordered mail order; Ammonium Lactate, Ammonium Molybdate, Ammonium 
Thiocyanate, Ammonium Carbonate, Ammonium Chloride, Glufosinate Ammonium, 
ammonium hydrogen hemihydrate, ammonia (ammonium hydroxide diluted in 
water), ammonium bicarbonate, ammonium nitrate,  ammonium hydroxide, and 
more, but I really have no idea just which ammonium the Brits were using. 
Can I run down to the nearest nursery and order some ammonium?  What 
chemical do you think those researchers were using?

Rodney Eveland


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Fruth" <jfruth@uslink.net>
Subject: [NAFEX] Ammonium vs. Nitrate


> One hundred and forty one consumers can't be wrong. They rated tomatoes
> grown with ammonium to be 59% higher in terms of taste and overall
> acceptance compared to those grown with nitrate.  Could this apply to 
> fruit
> trees too?
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