Fungal contamination of big-bale grass silage on Irish farms: Predominant mould and yeast species and features of bales and silage

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 121-137

  O'Brien, M ^a,b   O'Kiely, P ^a   Forristal, P D ^c   Fuller, H T ^b  

^a GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Baled silage; Mould; Penicillium paneum; Penicillium roqueforti; Schizophyllum commune; Yeast

Indexed keywords

DISEASE INCIDENCE; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; GRASS; GROWTH; SILAGE; YEAST;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM PANEUM; PENICILLIUM ROQUEFORTII; PICHIA; PICHIA FERMENTANS; SCHIZOPHYLLUM COMMUNE;

EID: 39049157306     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2007.00620.x     Document Type: Article

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