Top spoilage losses in maize silage sealed with plastic films with different permeabilities to oxygen

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-42

  Bernardes, T F ^a   Nussio, L G ^b   do Amaral, R C ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aerobic deterioration; Film cover; Maize silage; Management practices; Oxygen barrier

Indexed keywords

FERMENTATION; FILM; MAIZE; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXYGEN; PERMEABILITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SILAGE; SILO; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84856684700     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2011.00823.x     Document Type: Article

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