scholarly journals Suitability of alfalfa and orchard grass for ensilage

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 1315-1320
Author(s):  
J. Knezevic ◽  
M. Milenkovic ◽  
B. Milosevic ◽  
D. Bekovic ◽  
M. Aksic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Fermentation Process ◽  
Buffer Capacity ◽  
Soluble Sugars ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Dry Matter Content ◽  
Orchard Grass

Alfalfa and orchard grass should have, in terms of suitability for ensilaging, the appropriate content of soluble sugars, the corresponding dry matter content and low buffer capacity. When using plants that are less suitable for silage, it is necessary to increase dry matter content in the biomass by adding sugar components and enzymes to direct the fermentation process in order to provide quality and stable silage.

scholarly journals Aerobic stability of triticale silage in single culture or in mixtures with oat and/or legumes

2010 ◽  
Vol 39 (11) ◽  
pp. 2349-2356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valter Harry Bumbieris Junior ◽  
Clóves Cabreira Jobim ◽  
Jean-Claude Emile ◽  
Juliano Roman ◽  
Michele Simili da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Buffer Capacity ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Dry Matter Content ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
Pisum Arvense ◽  
Avena Strigosa ◽  
Single Culture ◽  
Aerobic Stability ◽  
Silage Production

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the aerobic stability and losses during the fermentation process of triticale silages in single crop or in mixtures with oats and/or legumes. The following crops were used for silage production: triticale (X. Triticosecale Wittimack), triticale intercropped with forage pea (Pisum arvense) and triticale intercropped with oats (Avena strigosa Schreb), forage pea and vetch (Vicia sativa). The dry matter content and its recovery did not differ among the silages. Buffer capacity was higher for tricale silage intercropped with oats, forage pea and vetch(88.67 m eq. NaOH/100 g DM) followed by triticale intercropped with forage pea (80.80 m eq. NaOH/100 g DM). Electric conductivity values were higher in the intercropped triticale silages. Triticale silage presented the lowest temperatures observed in the silos, and the silages of intercropped triticale silages presented higher heat retention and higher pH values. Silage of triticale intercropped with oats and legumes presented lower aerobic stability but it did not reduce the aerobic stability of the total feed. Dry matter recovery during storage and in stability evaluations in aerobiosis is similar among the silages.

The growth of young cattle fed on dried grass alone and with barley 2. Effects on digestion

1971 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 473-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. K. Poutiainen ◽  
C. R. Lonsdale ◽  
G. E. Outen
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Butyric Acid ◽  
Retention Time ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Alimentary Tract ◽  
Soluble Sugars ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Dry Matter Content ◽  
Young Cattle ◽  
Almost All

SUMMARY1. Young cattle were fed on four types of wafer containing chopped or coarsely-milled dried grass, with or without 50% of barley.2. At slaughter, the alimentary tract of each animal was removed and the contents of each part were weighed and sampled to determine the extent and site of digestion. Chromic oxide was used as an indigestible marker.3. The form in which the grass was processed had no effect on any of the parameters measured.4. The dry-matter content of the digesta in all parts of the alimentary tract was significantly higher when barley was included in the wafers. The inclusion of barley decreased the proportion of acetic acid and increased the proportion of butyric acid in the rumen liquor. The proportions of propionic and valeric acids were unaffected. Barley also appeared to reduce the proportion of digestible dry matter which disappeared in the forestomachs (31·44%) compared with that when grass was given alone (42·59%).5. With grass alone about 70% of the apparently digestible cellulose disappeared from the forestomachs, but the technique used did not allow a good estimation of these proportions when mixed diets were given. The retention time of dry matter in the forestomachs was not affected by the diet but the inclusion of barley in the wafers increased the retention time of cellulose in the forestomachs.6. Of 1·6·1·9 kg of starch ingested in mixed diets, 92-96% was apparently digested in the forestomachs, and only 80-130 g per day escaped rumen fermentation. The intake of starch on diets of grass alone was negligible and almost all the soluble sugars were digested in the forestomachs.7. More N was recovered at the omasum than was ingested, but the different diets had no effect on the site of digestion of N.

scholarly journals The Effect of Cultivar and Biostimulant Treatment on the Carrot Yield and its Quality

2012 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aneta Grabowska ◽  
Edward Kunicki ◽  
Agnieszka Sękara ◽  
Andrzej Kalisz ◽  
Renata Wojciechowska
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Nutritional Quality ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Foliar Application ◽  
Soluble Sugar ◽  
Soluble Sugars ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Cultivated Plants ◽  
Dry Matter Content

Summary Modifications in growing techniques can affect the yield and nutritional quality of various cultivated plants. Among them, the use of biostimulants is environmental friendly method of stimulating crop productivity, stress resistance, and affecting yield or chemical composition of the plants. The aim of the investigation was determining of the effect of biostimulant treatment on yield and its quality of carrot grown for summer harvest. The experiment was carried out in 2009-2011 in the experimental station of the University of Agriculture in Krakow, south Poland. Two experimental factors were taken into consideration: (1) cultivar: Nandrin F1 and Napoli F1 (2) dose of Aminoplant (foliar application): 1.5 and 3.0 dm3∙ha-1 and control (without Aminoplant). Total and marketable yield, root length, its diameter, leaf mass and leaf : root mass ratio were assessed. The dry matter, soluble sugar, carotenoids and nitrate ions contents were analyzed as main determinants of carrot nutritional quality. Aminoplant influenced not only carrot productivity, but mainly chemical composition of the roots. The present results also suggest that carrot reaction to biostimulant treatment was depended on a cultivar more than on environmental conditions in particular growing seasons. The significant effect of Aminoplant in a dose of 1.5 dm3∙ha-1 on the yield of roots and leaf rosette mass of ‘Nandrin F1’ appeared only in the first year of the experiment. Spraying with Aminoplant in a dose of 3.0 dm3∙ha-1 significantly increased the soluble sugars content in carrot roots of both cultivars but only in 2011. Dry matter content was also affected by biostimulant treatment mainly for ‘Napoli F1’, which showed the lowest dry matter content when sprayed with Aminoplant in a dose of 1.5 dm3∙ha-1. In 2010 control plants contained the greater amount of carotenoids, while in next year roots of plants treated with Aminoplant in a dose of 3.0 dm3∙ha-1 had more these compounds. The significant effect of Aminoplant on nitrates content in carrot roots was observed but were not repeatable in the experimental years, so different climatic conditions modified carrot reaction on biostimulant spraying.

scholarly journals The Effect of Polyethylene Film and Polypropylene Non-Woven Fabric Cover on Cobs Parameters and Nutritional Value of Two Sweet Maize (Zea mays L. var. saccharata Bailey) Hybrids

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 539
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Adamczewska-Sowińska ◽  
Józef Sowiński ◽  
Mirosław Anioł ◽  
Piotr Ochodzki ◽  
Roman Warzecha
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Sugar Content ◽  
Soluble Sugars ◽  
Total Yield ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Polyethylene Film ◽  
Woven Fabric ◽  
Dry Matter Content ◽  
F1 Hybrid

In 2012–2014, at the Research and Didactic Station of the Department of Horticulture at Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences (51°19′06′′ N, 17°03′49′′ E), field studies were conducted to evaluate the responses of two sweet maize hybrids to sowing dates (early and optimum) and five methods of maize plant coverings—polyethylene film: perforated (PE), red (PER), green (PEG), polypropylene non-woven fabric (PP), and control (C), with non-irrigation systems. Total yield and morphological characteristics of cobs were compared. In 2012 soluble sugars and carotenoids content were measured. The use of maize cover at the beginning of growth (PE and PER) significantly influenced the number of rows, while PE and PEG increased the number of grains per cob. Covering maize sown at a later date, with polyethylene film and non-woven fabric, ensured better production effects than using such covers after earlier sowing. Signet F1 hybrid was charact0erized by significantly higher sugar content and Rustler F1 by higher lutein and zeaxanthin levels. The application of the optimum sowing date resulted in a significantly higher yield of cobs, by 11.3%, than after early sowing. The yield increase as a result of the applied covers was higher after sowing at a later date. The content of dry matter in grains was positively correlated with the content of sucrose, glucose, and fructose. The change in carotenoids content also depended on the accumulation of dry matter in the kernels. The study confirmed the correlation of sweet maize accumulated growing degree days (AGDD), and revealed dependence of grain quality on dry matter content in the grain.

Losses in the conservation of grassland herbage in lined trench silos:II. Comparison of lacerated silages of low and high dry-matter content made by the cold fermentation process

1965 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. O. Brown ◽  
J. A. M. Kerr
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Fermentation Process ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Dry Matter Content ◽  
Nutrient Losses ◽  
High Dry Matter

A conservation experiment is described in which a comparison is made of quality and of nutrient losses in wilted and unwilted lacerated silages made by the cold fermentation process in large trench silos. The losses of dry matter in the two wilted silages were 19.7 and 16.7% and in the unwilted silages 23.3 and 22.1%.

scholarly journals ULTRASONIC DISINTEGRATION OF LIGNOCELLULOSE RAW MATERIALS AS A PRE-TREATMENT OF A SUBSTRATE FOR MICROBIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION OF BIOBUTANOL

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 49-55
Author(s):  
O. O. Tigunova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Fermentation Process ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Biofuel Production ◽  
Specific Power ◽  
Dry Matter Content ◽  
Genus Clostridium ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
Producer Strains

Aim. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of ultrasonic disintegration on the lignocellulosic raw materials (biomass of the non-cereal part of rape) with its subsequent use as a substrate for the production of biobutanol. Methods. Butanol-producing strains and the biomass of the non-cereal part of rape Brassica napus were used in the present study. Ultrasonic disintegration of lignocellulosic raw materials was performed on the specially designed equipment. Results. The effect of ultrasonic disintegration on lignocellulosic raw materials was investigated for further application in biofuel production based on microbiological conversion. The possibility of using the obtained components after the pre-treatment of lignocellulose by ultrasonic disintegration as a substrate for the microbiological synthesis of butanol was shown. The highest accumulation of butanol (2.4 g/l) was obtained with the use of 5% dry matter content in the medium, 5 min treatment and the specific power of ultrasonic disintegration of 0.72 W/ml. Conclusions. The possibility of producer strains of the genus Clostridium to use cellulose in the fermentation process has been shown. When using ultrasonic disintegration for pretreatment of the non-cereal part of the biomass of rape, the accumulation of butanol increased by 3 folds.

scholarly journals Postharvest Quality Evolution in Long Shelf-Life “Vesuviano” Tomato Landrace

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 11885
Author(s):  
Mario Parisi ◽  
Roberto Lo Scalzo ◽  
Carmela Anna Migliori
Keyword(s):  
Organic Acids ◽  
Shelf Life ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Soluble Sugar ◽  
Soluble Sugars ◽  
Storage Period ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Postharvest Quality ◽  
Dry Matter Content

“Vesuviano” or “piennolo” tomato is among the most famous Italian small tomato landraces and is cultivated on the slopes of Vesuvio volcano (Southern Italy). The “piennolo” tomato is an interesting case with regard to its potential sustainability, as it is traditionally grown in water-deficit conditions with a low fertilizer input. Fruits with a high firmness and a thick skin can be stored for 3–4 months at room temperature (“long shelf-life” or LSL tomato) without postharvest fungicide applications. The aim of this research was to study the retention, changes in quality, and nutritional traits of “Vesuviano” tomatoes over 120 days of “natural” storage. The dry matter, soluble sugar, organic acids, volatile compounds, and carotenoid contents were evaluated at harvesting and in fruits stored for 40, 80, and 120 days. Slight decreases in dry matter content, soluble sugars, and sweetness index were found, while the organic acids levels remained relatively stable. Moreover, interesting increases in the concentrations of certain flavor volatiles, alcohols, aldehydes, and terpenes were detected. Regarding carotenoids, the total lycopene levels exhibited a 1.5-fold increase from harvest to 120 days. The unchanged lycopene cis-isomer levels and the β-carotene/total lycopene ratio is characteristic of relatively stable isomerization activity and indicated an optimal ripening pattern up until the end of the “natural” storage period. These results, which demonstrate good overall quality retention of this LSL tomato, represent a well-grounded reason to enhance the cultivation and marketing of this genetic resource, the fruits of which can be appreciated by consumers during the winter–early spring, when high-quality fresh tomatoes are not available on the markets.

Optimum harvest date of maize for biogas and silage purposes

2009 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-125
Author(s):  
G. Hadi
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Vegetation Period ◽  
Dry Mass ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Harvest Date ◽  
Dry Matter Content ◽  
Dry Matter Yield ◽  
Vegetative Organs

The dry matter and moisture contents of the aboveground vegetative organs and kernels of four maize hybrids were studied in Martonvásár at five harvest dates, with four replications per hybrid. The dry matter yield per hectare of the kernels and other plant organs were investigated in order to obtain data on the optimum date of harvest for the purposes of biogas and silage production.It was found that the dry mass of the aboveground vegetative organs, both individually and in total, did not increase after silking. During the last third of the ripening period, however, a significant reduction in the dry matter content was sometimes observed as a function of the length of the vegetation period. The data suggest that, with the exception of extreme weather conditions or an extremely long vegetation period, the maximum dry matter yield could be expected to range from 22–42%, depending on the vegetation period of the variety. The harvest date should be chosen to give a kernel moisture content of above 35% for biogas production and below 35% for silage production. In this phenophase most varieties mature when the stalks are still green, so it is unlikely that transport costs can be reduced by waiting for the vegetative mass to dry.

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