Journal
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Volume 101, Issue 12, Pages 5225-5235Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.11171
Keywords
amaranth; Lactobacillus plantarum; molasses; microbial population
Funding
- National Key RD Projects [2017YFD0502104]
- China's Hunan Province Graduate Science and Technology Innovation Program [CX20190501]
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The addition of molasses and Lactobacillus plantarum can improve the fermentation quality of silage and enhance aerobic stability. Specifically, Lactobacillus plantarum alone can provide better aerobic stability for rice straw silage.
BACKGROUND The objective was to determine how molasses and Lactobacillus plantarum affect chemical composition, fermentation quality, aerobic stability, and the microbial community of an ensiled mixture of amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriaus, AF) and rice straw. Treatments were control (C, no addition), L. plantarum (L; 2 x 10(5) cfu g(-1) fresh weight), molasses (M; 40 g kg(-1) fresh matter), and their combination (LM). All treatments were ensiled for 1, 3, 5, 7, and 30 days. RESULTS All additives improved fermentation quality with greater lactic acid (LA), acetic acid, and lower pH than C silage over the ensiling period. The LM silage combination optimized fermentability, manifested as greater LA contents and a more rapid pH reduction during the first 7 days of ensiling than L or M silages. After 30 days of ensiling, inoculant L. plantarum increased Lactobacillus abundance and reduced bacterial diversity and Enterobacteriaceae abundance compared with silage treated with molasses. Molasses addition reduced the relative concentration of structural carbohydrates (neutral and acid detergent fiber, and hemicellulose) after 30 days of ensiling. Finally, there was spoilage after 2 days and 4 days of aerobic exposure in C and LM silages respectively, whereas L silage had not spoiled after 4 days. CONCLUSIONS Although the combination of L. plantarum and molasses further optimized fermentation characteristics, L silage had better aerobic stability. (c) 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.
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