. 2021 Jan 31;63(1):91–103. doi: 10.5187/jast.2021.e7

Table 3. Effects of additives on organic acids and ratio of LA/AA of silage.

Crop	Treatment	pH	LA (g/kg)	AA (g/kg)	BA (g/kg)	LA/AA
Proso millet	C	4.35^a	40.08^b	14.14^b	2.27	2.83^b
	FA	4.24^b	21.02^c	35.91^a	ND	0.59^c
	LP	4.25^b	76.67^a	18.63^ab	ND	4.12^a
	Mean	4.28^A	45.92^B	22.89^C	0.76^B	2.51^A
Corn	C	3.86^a	61.45^b	48.60^b	ND	1.26^b
	FA	3.55^b	58.83^b	96.20^a	ND	0.61^b
	LP	3.53^b	70.42^a	24.37^b	ND	2.89^a
	Mean	3.65^B	63.57^A	56.39^B	ND	1.59^B
SSH	C	4.07^a	76.70^a	45.23^b	ND	1.70^a
	FA	3.62^b	32.61^b	97.81^a	5.91	0.33^c
	LP	3.70^b	78.37^a	80.70^ab	ND	0.97^b
	Mean	3.80^B	62.56^A	74.58^A	1.97^A	1.00^B
p-value	V	0.0261	< 0.0001	< 0.0001	0.0370	< 0.0001
	A	< 0.0001	< 0.0001	< 0.0001	0.8913	< 0.0001
	V × A	< 0.0001	< 0.0001	< 0.0001	0.0463	< 0.0001

Different lowercase letters in the same column indicate significant differences among additives (p < 0.05) and different uppercase letters in the same column indicate significant differences among crops (p < 0.05).

LA, lactic acid; AA, acetic acid; BA, butyric acid; C, control; FA, formic acid; ND, not detected; LP, Lactobacillus plantarum; SSH, sorghum-sudangrass hybrid; V, variety; A, additive.