The effect of an inoculant and enzymes on fermentation and nutritive value of sorghum straw silages

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 488-491

  Xing, L ^a,b   Chen, L J ^a   Han, L J ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Enzymes; Fermentation; Inoculant; Nutrient digestibility; Sorghum straw silage

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FERMENTATION; LACTIC ACID; WATER TREATMENT;

ACID CONCENTRATIONS; DISTILLED WATER; FERMENTATION QUALITIES; INOCULANT; MICROBIAL ANALYSIS; NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY; NUTRITIVE VALUES; SORGHUM STRAW;

ENZYMES;

LACTIC ACID;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIGESTIBILITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PH; SILAGE; SORGHUM; STRAW;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILAGE; SORGHUM;

EID: 51349106169     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.06.017     Document Type: Article

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