. 2019 Aug 26;33(3):436–445. doi: 10.5713/ajas.19.0464

Table 7.

Effects of the addition of incremental proportions of citrus pulp to garlic stalk on the chemical composition after 14 d of ensiling

Items	Treatment¹⁾				SE	p-value

	GS 70%+CP 30%	GS 60%+CP 40%	GS 50%+CP 50%	GS 40%+CP 60%
d-0 (before ensiling)
Dry matter (%)	63.5^a	57.4^b	45.5^c	44.5^c	1.44	<0.001
Crude protein	7.7^ab	7.8^a	7.5^ab	7.3^b	0.10	0.014
NDF	41.5^b	44.7^a	37.5^c	35.0^c	1.01	<0.001
Acid detergent fiber	45.2^b	49.4^a	42.3^c	43.2^bc	1.04	<0.001
Ether extract	1.4^a	1.1^b	1.1^b	1.2^b	0.12	0.001
Crude ash	12.6^a	10.2^c	11.1^b	11.7^ab	0.31	<0.001
NFC	36.8^b	36.2^b	42.8^a	44.8^a	1.10	<0.001
Ensiled for 14 d
Dry matter (%)	62.9^a	56.3^b	48.3^c	42.2^d	2.14	<0.001
Crude protein	7.8^b	9.3^a	8.0^b	7.9^b	0.15	<0.001
NDF	44.3^a	45.3^a	37.4^b	32.9^c	0.50	<0.001
Acid detergent fiber	44.7^ab	46.9^a	43.1^b	38.8^c	1.03	<0.001
Ether extract	1.7^b	2.0^a	2.1^a	2.1^a	0.11	0.004
Crude ash	12.4	12.6	12.5	11.8	0.34	0.167
NFC	33.8^c	30.8^d	40.0^b	45.3^a	0.63	<0.001

Means of five observations.

SE, standard error; NDF, neutral detergent fiber; NFC, non-fibrous carbohydrates; DM, dry matter.

¹⁾

GS, garlic stalk; CP, citrus pulp.

Values are based on % of DM, unless stated.

^a–d

Means with different superscripts within the same row differ.