Effect of the stage of growth, wilting and inoculation in field pea (Pisum sativum L.) silages. I. Herbage composition and silage fermentation

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1377-1382

  Borreani, Giorgio ^a   Cavallarin, Laura ^b   Antoniazzi, Sara ^b   Tabacco, Ernesto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ensilability characteristics; Fermentation quality; Lactic acid bacteria inoculant; Semi leafless field pea; Wilted silage

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 33745846776     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2525     Document Type: Article

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