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Table 1 Chemical compositions (% of DM) of different silages prepared from Alhaji maurorum

From: Can Alhaji maurorum as a halophyte plant be ensiled with molasses and Saccharomyces cerevisiae well?

Item

DM

CP

NDF

ADF

EE

Ash

NFC

AM1

34.2

11.7ab

64.2ab

59.6a

1.19

10.6b

12.3f

AM2

34.2

11.7ab

64.8a

55.4bc

1.24

11.1a

10.1g

AM3

35.3

11.4bc

60.4de

53.3cd

1.26

9.16cd

17.8cd

AM4

35.5

10.9def

59.5de

52.9d

1.24

9.38c

19.0bc

AM5

36.0

10.5f

58.7e

51.9d

1.25

8.82d

20.8b

AM6

36.3

12.1a

55.5f

46.9e

1.27

8.31e

22.9a

AM7

34.2

11.4bcd

61.1cd

53.4cd

1.26

10.2b

16.0de

AM8

35.3

11.0cde

62.6bc

54.3bcd

1.28

9.49c

15.6e

AM9

34.2

10.8ef

63.7b

56.3b

1.27

9.21cd

15.0e

SEM

0.42

0.095

0.54

0.59

0.02

0.14

0.66

P-value

0.92

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

0.71

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

  1. a-gMeans within the same columns followed by different letters differ significantly at the P-value indicated
  2. AM1 Alhaji maurorum after ensiling (no additive, control), AM2 Alhaji maurorum ensiled with 5% molasses, AM3 Alhaji maurorum ensiled with 10% molasses, AM4 Alhaji maurorum ensiled with 1 × 104 CFU of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, AM5 Alhaji maurorum ensiled with 1 × 104 CFU of Saccharomyces cerevisiae +  + 5% molasses, AM6 Alhaji maurorum ensiled with 1 × 104 CFU of Saccharomyces cerevisiae + 10% molasses, AM7 Alhaji maurorum ensiled with 1 × 108 CFU of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, AM8 Alhaji maurorum ensiled with 1 × 108 CFU of Saccharomyces cerevisiae + 5% molasses, AM9 Alhaji maurorum ensiled with 1 × 108 CFU of Saccharomyces cerevisiae + 10% molasses, DM (% of fresh weight) dry matter, CP crude protein, NDF neutral detergent fiber, ADF acid detergent fiber, EE ether extract, NFC non-fiber carbohydrate, SEM standard error of the mean
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