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Theoretical Carbohydrates Requirement for Alfalfa Silage Production 1
Author(s) -
Smith Lawrence H.
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1962.00021962005400040003x
Subject(s) - silage , wilting , agronomy , fermentation , production (economics) , chemistry , crop , biology , food science , economics , macroeconomics
Synopsis Approximately 0.13% carbohydrate is required for ensilage production, assuming no buffering action. Buffer systems between inorganic ions and organic acids produced by fermentation increase this requirement to 6 or 7%. The availability of these ions is reduced by wilting of the crop.