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Table 3 Fermentation characteristics of different silages prepared from Alhaji maurorum

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

Item

TY

LA

AA

PA

BA

AN

E

pH

AM1

4.10e

0.45ed

0.17abcd

0.027cd

0.072 cd

0.185

0.152cd

5.47a

AM2

3.60f

0.60cb

0.14bcd

0.067ab

0.053de

0.175

0.130d

5.40abc

AM3

3.20g

0.72a

0.12d

0.082a

0.032e

0.162

0.112d

5.32d

AM4

4.81d

0.39e

0.17abc

0.020cd

0.110b

0.192

0.242b

5.42ab

AM5

4.29e

0.52 cd

0.15bcd

0.045bc

0.048de

0.185

0.192c

5.36bcd

AM6

4.19e

0.66ab

0.13 cd

0.020cd

0.041de

0.165

0.155cd

5.34cd

AM7

8.83a

0.37e

0.20a

0.011d

0.160a

0.212

0.350a

5.47a

AM8

8.31b

0.49d

0.18ab

0.036cd

0.102bc

0.175

0.285b

5.42ab

AM9

7.80c

0.59cb

0.16abcd

0.027cd

0.075 cd

0.192

0.242b

5.38bcd

SEM

0.35

0.02

0.02

0.004

0.007

0.005

0.01

0.012

P-value

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

0.006

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

0.46

 < 0.0001

0.002

  1. a-g Means 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, TY total yeast (log10 CFU/g DM), LA (% of DM) lactic acid, AA (% of DM) acetic acid, PA (% of DM) propionic acid, BA (% of DM) butyric acid, AN (% of total nitrogen) ammonia nitrogen, E (% of DM) ethanol, SEM standard error of the mean