The effects of epiphytic microbiota and chemical composition of Italian ryegrass harvested at different growth stages on silage fermentation.
Xuejing YinJie ZhaoSi-Ran WangZhihao DongJunfeng LiTao ShaoPublished in: Journal of the science of food and agriculture (2022)
The epiphytic microbiota played a more important role in the fermentation type, whereas the chemical composition had a great influence on the contents of fermentation end-products. However, chemical composition had a stronger effect on the microbial community of silage than the epiphytic microbiota. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.