Influence of harvest date of primary growth on microbial flora of grass herbages and haylage, and on fermentation and aerobic stability of haylage conserved in laboratory silos

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 328-338

  Muller C E ^a  

^a Kungsangen Research Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aerobic stability; Fermentation; Forages; Grasses; Harvest date; Haylage; Silage

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; FERMENTATION; FORAGE; GRASS; HARVESTING; LABORATORY METHOD; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SILO; YEAST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; POACEAE;

EID: 68849097623     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2009.00695.x     Document Type: Article

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