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Table 6 The pH of the extract and buffering capacity (mEq × 10–3) parameters of different silage prepared from Alhaji maurorum

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

Item

pH

Titratable acidity

Acid-buffering capacity

Titratable alkalinity

Base-buffering capacity

Acid–base buffering capacity

AM1

6.57a

138a

53.9b

80.3 g

35.7f

90.9 cd

AM2

6.63a

147a

54.9b

95.3f

43.4e

101cb

AM3

6.98f

126b

63.7a

150ed

52.0d

120ab

AM4

6.14e

121bc

56.8b

159 cd

59.9b

118ab

AM5

5.92f

112dc

58.2b

203b

70.8a

130a

AM6

5.64 g

108d

66.0a

224a

69.3a

131a

AM7

6.48b

139a

55.8b

143e

53.4dc

110abc

AM8

6.24d

105d

46.7c

165c

57.8bc

102cb

AM9

6.35c

94.3e

40.1d

143e

54.3dc

76.8d

SEM

0.06

3.35

1.52

8.51

2.11

3.82

P-value

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

0.0003

  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, SEM standard error of the mean