Heterofermentative Lactic Acid Bacteria Enhance the Aerobic Stability of Sweet Sorghum Silage.

ABSTRACT: Sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) silage is highly prone to aerobic spoilage due to its high sugar content, leading to significant nutritional losses. This study applied absolute microbial quantification, providing novel insights into how Lactobacillus buchneri and Lactobacillus hilgardii, alone or in combination, influence microbial succession and improve the aerobic stability of sweet sorghum silage. The treatments included: (1) control (CK, sterilised water); (2) Lactobacillus buchneri NX205 (LB); (3) Lactobacillus hilgardii M1814 (LH); and (4) a combination of LB and LH (LBLH). After 60 days of ensiling, lactic acid bacteria (LAB)-inoculated groups exhibited significantly lower pH, butyric acid and ammonia-N (except for the LB group), along with higher acetic acid compared with the CK

SUBMITTER: Tahir M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12595604 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature