Register      Login
Crop and Pasture Science Crop and Pasture Science Society
Plant sciences, sustainable farming systems and food quality
RESEARCH ARTICLE

Laboratory ensilage of Setaria sphacelata (Nandi) and Chloris gayana (C.P.I. 16144)

VR Catchpoole

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 16(3) 391 - 402
Published: 1965

Abstract

The ensilage of two harvests of Setaria sphacelata (Nandi) and Chloris gayana (C.P.I. 16144) with and without added sucrose has been examined in laboratory silos. Without added sucrose, second harvest S. sphacelata and both harvests of C. gayana produced "acetic acid" silage. With added sucrose, and in spite of rapid initial acidification to pH c. 3.8, material from these harvests tended to produce "butyric acid" silage. First harvest S. sphacelata, both with and without sucrose, produced wellpreserved silage. The reasons for this are not obvious, but may hold the key to successful ensilage of this grass.

https://doi.org/10.1071/AR9650391

© CSIRO 1965

Committee on Publication Ethics


Export Citation Get Permission

View Dimensions