Table 3.
Effects of microbial inoculant without or with molasses on the chemical composition of garlic stalk after 7, 14, and 28 d of ensiling
| Items | Treatment1) | SE | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| |||||
| Control | LAB | LAB+M | |||
| Ensiled for 7 d | |||||
| Dry matter (%) | 64.4 | 63.3 | 63.9 | 0.73 | 0.356 |
| Crude protein | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 0.31 | 0.868 |
| True protein (% of crude protein) | 52.8 | 53.4 | 52.2 | 1.60 | 0.751 |
| NPN (% of crude protein) | 47.2 | 46.6 | 47.8 | 1.61 | 0.751 |
| Crude ash | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 0.32 | 0.666 |
| NDF | 50.4 | 51.7 | 51.4 | 1.30 | 0.603 |
| ADF | 49.9 | 49.7 | 48.4 | 1.21 | 0.448 |
| Ensiled for 14 d | |||||
| Dry matter (%) | 63.5 | 63.1 | 61.5 | 1.14 | 0.191 |
| Crude protein | 6.4b | 6.6b | 7.3a | 0.20 | 0.012 |
| True protein (% of crude protein) | 56.2a | 52.2ab | 48.4b | 1.71 | 0.004 |
| NPN (% of crude protein) | 43.8b | 47.8ab | 51.6a | 1.71 | 0.004 |
| Crude ash | 16.9 | 16.1 | 16.7 | 0.81 | 0.560 |
| NDF | 48.8ab | 49.9a | 46.1b | 1.33 | 0.036 |
| ADF | 50.2 | 48.9 | 47.7 | 1.31 | 0.194 |
| Ensiled for 28 d | |||||
| Dry matter (%) | 62.8 | 61.2 | 63.1 | 0.83 | 0.067 |
| Crude protein | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 0.21 | 0.150 |
| True protein (% of crude protein) | 52.8 | 51.4 | 52.2 | 1.81 | 0.748 |
| NPN (% of crude protein) | 47.2 | 48.6 | 47.8 | 1.84 | 0.748 |
| Crude ash | 16.7a | 16.1a | 15.2b | 0.33 | 0.003 |
| NDF | 49.4a | 48.4a | 46.6b | 0.40 | <0.001 |
| ADF | 48.0 | 46.1 | 46.0 | 0.81 | 0.052 |
Means of five observations.
SE, standard error; NPN, non-protein nitrogen; NDF, neutral detergent fiber; ADF, acid detergent fiber.
1)
Control, no inoculant; LAB, 0.5% (v/w) Lactobacillus plantarum KU5; LAB+M, 0.5% (v/w) Lactobacillus plantarum KU5+5% molasses.
Values are based on % of DM, unless stated.
a,b
Means with different superscripts within the same row differ.