Abstract
Alfalfa(cv.Suntoryin)was dried in clear plastic covered sheds to investigate the benefits for alfalfa hay production in the Huanghuaihai region.Air temperatures in the plastic covered shed were 27-46℃ higher than the outside temperature(5-13℃);there lative humidity under plastic was 16%-52%lower than that outside indicating that plastic covered sheds could increase alfalfa drying rate,helping to maintain forage value while eliminating the risk of high night humidity and rain.The moisture content of alfalfa dried under plastic was reduced to 15%after 32 hours,48hours less than the control.The crude protein and total digestible nutrient contents were 18.64% and 66.72%,20.73% and 11.00% higher than the control,respectively;neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent fiber contents were 41.89% and 29.65%,12.60% and 17.87%lower than the control,respectively.Alfalfa dried under plastic dried more quickly and was of higher quality suggesting that the use of plastic covered drying sheds would be advantageous for farmers with relatively small areas of alfalfa who live in high rainfall areas.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
Plastic sheds were hotter than outside.
- Taxon
- Alfalfa
Medicago sativat0 - Outcome
- Air temperaturese0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 27-46℃e0
- Comparator
- outside temperaturee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Air temperatures in the plastic covered shed were 27-46℃ higher than the outside temperature(5-13℃)”
t0“alfalfa”
Claim · model-written summary
Relative humidity under plastic was lower than outside.
- Taxon
- alfalfaMedicago sativat0
- Outcome
- lative humiditye0
- Direction
- lowere0
- Value
- 16%-52%e0
- Comparator
- that outsidee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“there lative humidity under plastic was 16%-52%lower than that outside”
t0“alfalfa”
Claim · model-written summary
Plastic sheds increased alfalfa drying rate.
- Taxon
- alfalfaMedicago sativae0
- Treatment
- plastic covered shedse0
- Outcome
- alfalfa drying ratee0
- Direction
- increasee0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“plastic covered sheds could increase alfalfa drying rate”
Claim · model-written summary
Plastic drying reduced alfalfa moisture to 15% after 32 hours, 48hours sooner than control.
- Taxon
- alfalfaMedicago sativae0
- Treatment
- dried under plastice0
- Outcome
- moisture contente0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Value
- 15%e0
- Qualifier
- 32 hours,48hours less than the controle0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The moisture content of alfalfa dried under plastic was reduced to 15%after 32 hours,48hours less than the control.”
Claim · model-written summary
Crude protein was 18.64%, 20.73% above control.
- Taxon
- alfalfaMedicago sativat0
- Treatment
- dried under plastice1
- Outcome
- crude proteine0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 18.64%e0
- Qualifier
- 20.73%e0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The crude protein and total digestible nutrient contents were 18.64% and 66.72%,20.73% and 11.00% higher than the control,respectively”
t0“alfalfa”
e1“Alfalfa dried under plastic dried more quickly”
Claim · model-written summary
Total digestible nutrient content was 66.72%, 11.00% above control.
- Taxon
- alfalfaMedicago sativat0
- Treatment
- dried under plastice1
- Outcome
- total digestible nutrient contentse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 66.72%e0
- Qualifier
- 11.00%e0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The crude protein and total digestible nutrient contents were 18.64% and 66.72%,20.73% and 11.00% higher than the control,respectively”
t0“alfalfa”
e1“Alfalfa dried under plastic dried more quickly”
Claim · model-written summary
Neutral detergent fiber was 41.89%, 12.60% below control.
- Taxon
- alfalfaMedicago sativat0
- Treatment
- dried under plastice1
- Outcome
- neutral detergent fibere0
- Direction
- lowere0
- Value
- 41.89%e0
- Qualifier
- 12.60%e0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent fiber contents were 41.89% and 29.65%,12.60% and 17.87%lower than the control,respectively.”
t0“alfalfa”
e1“Alfalfa dried under plastic dried more quickly”
Claim · model-written summary
Acid detergent fiber was 29.65%, 17.87% below control.
- Taxon
- alfalfaMedicago sativat0
- Treatment
- dried under plastice1
- Outcome
- acid detergent fiber contentse0
- Direction
- lowere0
- Value
- 29.65%e0
- Qualifier
- 17.87%e0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent fiber contents were 41.89% and 29.65%,12.60% and 17.87%lower than the control,respectively.”
t0“alfalfa”
e1“Alfalfa dried under plastic dried more quickly”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend plastic covered drying sheds for small alfalfa growers in rainy areas.
- Taxon
- alfalfaMedicago sativae0
- Outcome
- use of plastic covered drying shedse0
- Qualifier
- farmers with relatively small areas of alfalfa who live in high rainfall arease0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the use of plastic covered drying sheds would be advantageous for farmers with relatively small areas of alfalfa who live in high rainfall areas.”
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