| Autor: |
Romilda Rodrigues do Nascimento, Ricardo Loiola Edvan, Keuven dos Santos Nascimento, Dhiéssica Morgana Alves Barros, Lucas de Souza Barros, Luan Felipe Reis Camboim, Tairon Pannunzio Dias e Silva, Rafael de Souza Miranda, Marcos Jácome de Araújo, Anisio Ferreira Lima Neto, Leilson Rocha Bezerra, Francisco Naysson de Sousa Santos, Edson Mauro Santos, Stelio Bezerra Pinheiro de Lima |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Agriculture, Vol 13, Iss 8, p 1536 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2077-0472 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/agriculture13081536 |
| Popis: |
The objective of this study was to obtain different dry matter contents and proportions of melon plant biomass for silage making. A completely randomized design with factorial arrangement (3 × 2) and four replications was adopted. The first factor consisted of three melon biomass mixtures based on as-fed composition of plant (branches + leaves) and harvested melon (fruits)—100% plant (0% fruit), 90% plant + 10% fruit, and 100% fruit. The second factor corresponded to the ensiled material, which was either fresh or dehydrated in the field after harvest (40% dry matter). Silages produced from dehydrated biomass after fruit harvest, containing 0% and 10% fruit, showed the highest dry matter contents: 297 g/kg and 293 g/kg, respectively. Silages produced from fresh biomass containing 0% and 10% fruit showed high concentrations of acetic acid, reaching 14.9 g/kg and 14.1 g/kg, respectively. Silages produced from dehydrated biomass containing 10% and 100% fruit showed better results in terms of the indicators associated with high-quality silage. Dehydration improves the fermentative profile and overall quality of melon silage. |
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