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Table 4 The in vitro gas test parameters related to different silages prepared from Alhaji maurorum

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

Item

bgas

cgas

Gas 12 h

Gas 24 h

Gas 48 h

Gas 72 h

AM1

8.99e

0.0088

0.067c

2.67d

2.67d

2.68f

AM2

9.33e

0.0084

0.133bc

2.50d

3.0d

3.64ef

AM3

14.9cd

0.0172

1.63abc

6.57bcd

8.93bcd

9.27cd

AM4

19.0b

0.0188

1.93abc

9.77abc

12.2abc

13.3abc

AM5

22.9a

0.0174

1.84abc

10.8ab

14.2ab

15.5ab

AM6

24.3a

0.0206

3.47a

11.9a

16.0a

17.6a

AM7

13.5d

0.0130

1.50bc

4.57d

6.90cd

7.73de

AM8

18.1bc

0.0191

2.0ab

7.03abcd

11.4abc

12bcd

AM9

15.4bcd

0.0150

1.10bc

4.94cd

9.27abcd

9.84cd

SEM

1.05

0.0016

0.25

0.76

1.03

1.03

P-value

 < 0.0001

0.59

0.015

0.002

0.002

 < 0.0001

  1. a-f 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, bgas (ml/200 mg DM) potential gas production, cgas (%/h) fractional rate of gas production, gas 12, 24, 48, and 72 h (ml/200 mg DM) cumulative gas production after 12, 24, 48, and 72 h incubation, SEM standard error of the mean