Factors affecting the microbial and chemical composition of silage. IV. Effect of wilting on maize silage.
Zentralbl Bakteriol Naturwiss, 1979;134(1):34-9.
Mahmoud SA, Abdel-Hafez A, Zaki MM, Saleh EA
PMID: 38606
Abstract
The effect of wilting on the microbial and chemical composition of ensiled maize plants was studied. Wilting stimulated high densities of lactic acid bacteria, with the decrease in counts of undesirable flora, i.e., yeasts, moulds, proteolytic and saccharolytic anaerobes, causing spoilage of silage. Moreover, wilting decreased the losses of dry matter, total acidity, and butyric acid content of silage. Accordingly, wilting proved to be a favourable treatment for the production of good quality silage from maize plants.
MeSH terms
Acids; Animal Feed; Bacteria; Carbohydrates; Fungi; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Lactobacillaceae; Nitrogen; Plant Diseases; Silage; Species Specificity; Zea mays
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