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Table 3 Effects of different treatments on the fermentation property of natural grass silage

From: Modulation of the microbial community and the fermentation characteristics of wrapped natural grass silage inoculated with composite bacteria

Items

C

B

P

M

p-value

pH

5.12 ± 0.04a

4.77 ± 0.01b

4.64 ± 0.06b

4.57 ± 0.02b

 < 0.001

LA (%DM)

3.40 ± 0.00c

6.80 ± 0.53b

7.73 ± 0.15a

8.00 ± 0.10a

 < 0.001

AA (%DM)

3.00 ± 0.10a

2.70 ± 0.10b

1.73 ± 0.06d

2.10 ± 0.17c

 < 0.001

LA/AA

0.13 ± 0.04d

2.53 ± 0.28c

4.46 ± 0.71a

3.83 ± 0.31b

 < 0.001

  1. Different lowercase letters within the same row indicate significant differences among treatment groups (p < 0.05)
  2. C: control; B: Lentilactobacillus buchneri and Pediococcus pentosaceus treatment group; P: Lactoplantibacillus plantarum A1 and Lactoplantibacillus plantarum LP-21 treatment group; M: Lactoplantibacillus plantarum, Enterococcus faecium and Pediococcus pentosaceus treatment group; pH: pondus hydrogenii; LA: lactic acid; AA: acetic acid; LA/AA: the ratio of lactic acid to acetic acid