Community of natural lactic acid bacteria and silage fermentation of corn stover and sugarcane tops in Africa.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To effectively utilize crop by-product resources to address the shortage of animal feed during the dry season in Africa, the community of natural lactic acid bacteria (LAB) of corn stover and sugarcane tops and fermentation characteristics of silage were studied in Mozambique. METHODS:Corn stover and sugarcane tops were obtained from agricultural field in Mozambique. Silage was prepared with LAB inoculant and cellulase enzyme and their fermentation quality and microbial population were analyzed. RESULTS:Aerobic bacteria were the dominant population with 107 colony-forming unit/g of fresh matter in both crops prior to ensiling, while 104 to 107 LAB became the dominant bacteria during ensiling. Lactobacillus plantarum was more than 76.30% of total isolates which dominated silage fe

SUBMITTER: Cai Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7322639 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature