Microbial composition of Hybrid pennisetum grass during ensilinga.
| Item | Ensiling day | SP | SLP | SNP | SLNP | Significant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEM | T | D | T × D | ||||||
| Lactic acid bacteria (log10 cfu g−1) | 5 | 4.85bA | 5.27aA | 5.21aA | 5.31aA | 0.224 | 0.002 | <0.001 | 0.03 |
| 7 | 4.80bA | 5.34aA | 5.06aA | 5.20aA | |||||
| 14 | 4.34bAB | 5.50aAB | 4.83abAB | 4.65abAB | |||||
| 30 | 4.52bAB | 5.27Aab | 4.79abAB | 5.23aAB | |||||
| Aerobic bacteria (log10 cfu g−1) | 5 | 4.87A | 4.63A | 4.92A | 4.21A | 0.212 | 0.000 | <0.001 | 0.05 |
| 7 | 4.74A | 4.55A | 4.14A | 4.55A | |||||
| 14 | 3.90aB | 2.44bB | 2.17abB | 2.91bB | |||||
| 30 | 4.63aB | 3.89bB | 2.00bB | 3.62bB | |||||
| Yeast (log10 cfu g−1) | 5 | 4.49A | 4.35A | 4.56A | 4.76A | 0.433 | 0.000 | <0.001 | 0.04 |
| 7 | 4.72A | 4.00A | 4.27A | 4.66A | |||||
| 14 | 4.06aB | 2.81bB | 1.40bB | 2.63abB | |||||
| 30 | 4.28aB | 1.65bB | 1.02bB | 3.53bB | |||||
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a, b, c, values with different lower case letters show significant (p < 0.05) differences among ensiling days in the same treatment. SP: control; SLP: Lactobacillus plantarum; SNP: natamycin; SLNP: Lactobacillus plantarum + natamycin.