Effect of commercial inoculants on fermentation of 1987 silage crops

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports, Dec 1988

Fourteen commercial silage inoculants were evaluated in 32 trials using nine different crop species harvested in 1987 and ensiled in PVC laboratory silos. Microorganism profiles of the crops showed high numbers of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in all but one trial. Most inoculants supplied relatively high numbers of LAB per gram of crop--52 of the 66 inoculant samples supplied more than 10 (100,000) viable LAB per gram. The forage crops--wheat, bromegrass, sudangrass, and alfalfa--were highly responsive to the inoculants. When compared to untreated silages, treated silages had lower pH, acetic acid, ethanol, and ammonia-nitrogen values and higher lactic acid content. In general, late summer- and early autumn- harvested row crops--corn, grain sorghum, forage sorghum, and high moisture shelled corn--ensiled rapidly, and most inoculants had limited effect on the rate and efficiency of fermentation.

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Effect of commercial inoculants on fermentation of 1987 silage crops

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports A. Laytimi 0 R. Hart 0 K. Bolsen 0 Bolsen, K.; Laytimi , A.; Hart, R.; Nuzback, L.; Niroomand, F.; Leipold, L.; and Ilg, H (1988) "Effect of Follow this and additional works at: https://newprairiepress.org/kaesrr commercial inoculants on fermentation of 1987 silage crops," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station - See next page for additional authors This report is brought to you for free and open access by New Prairie Press. It has been accepted for inclusion in Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports by an authorized administrator of New Prairie Press. Copyright 1988 Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service. Contents of this publication may be freely reproduced for educational purposes. All other rights reserved. Brand names appearing in this publication are for product identification purposes only. No endorsement is intended, nor is criticism implied of similar products not mentioned. K-State Research and Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Effect of commercial inoculants on fermentation of 1987 silage crops Abstract Fourteen commercial silage inoculants were evaluated in 32 trials using nine different crop species harvested in 1987 and ensiled in PVC laboratory silos. Microorganism profiles of the crops showed high numbers of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in all but one trial. Most inoculants supplied relatively high numbers of LAB per gram of crop--52 of the 66 inoculant samples supplied more than 10 (100,000) viable LAB per gram. The forage crops--wheat, bromegrass, sudangrass, and alfalfa--were highly responsive to the inoculants. When compared to untreated silages, treated silages had lower pH, acetic acid, ethanol, and ammonia-nitrogen values and higher lactic acid content. In general, late summer- and early autumnharvested row crops--corn, grain sorghum, forage sorghum, and high moisture shelled corn--ensiled rapidly, and most inoculants had limited effect on the rate and efficiency of fermentation. Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Authors K. Bolsen, A. Laytimi, R. Hart, L. Nuzback, F. Niroomand, L. Leipold, and H Ilg This research report is available in Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: https://newprairiepress.org/kaesrr/vol0/iss1/945 (...truncated)


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K. Bolsen, A. Laytimi, R. Hart, L. Nuzback, F. Niroomand, L. Leipold, H Ilg. Effect of commercial inoculants on fermentation of 1987 silage crops, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports, 1988, Issue 1,