Abstract
Silage fermentation quality and nutrient composition are significantly influenced by the raw material used before ensiling, including agronomic practices such as fertilizer application. This study evaluated the effects of different levels of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) biofertilizer applied during corn cultivation on nutrient composition, silage fermentation characteristics, in vitrorumen fermentation dynamics, and methane emissions. Corn plants were harvested 82 days post-planting, cut 10 cm above ground level, and manually chopped into pieces of 3–5 cm in length. The chopped forage was packed into 10-liter silos, compacted to expel air, and sealed to ensure anaerobic conditions. All samples were ensiled for 30 days. A completely randomized design was employed with three AMF biofertilizer levels (0, 10, and 20 g per planting hole) and six replications. Data were analyzed using ANOVA followed by Tukey’s test for multiple comparisons. The results indicated that AMF application had a limited effect on nutrient composition but significantly increased (P 0.05) water-soluble carbohydrate (WSC) content, which is crucial for efficient fermentation. All silages were well preserved, as evidenced by a pH below 4. Enhanced in vitro rumen fermentation, indicated by increased total short-chain fatty acid (TSCFA) production, higher gas output, and a slight improvement in degradability, was associated with higher WSC content. Elevated WSC levels also contributed to reduced methane emissions by promoting more efficient microbial fermentation.
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Claim · model-written summary
AMF biofertilizer significantly increased water-soluble carbohydrate content of corn silage compared with the 0 level.
- Taxon
- corn
Zea mays subsp. mayst0 - Treatment
- Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) biofertilizere1
- Outcome
- water-soluble carbohydrate (WSC) contente2
- Direction
- increasede2
- Comparator
- 0e3
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Verbatim
t0“WHOLE-CROP CORN SILAGES”
e1“effects of different levels of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) biofertilizer applied during corn cultivation”
e2“significantly increased (P 0.05) water-soluble carbohydrate (WSC) content”
e3“three AMF biofertilizer levels (0, 10, and 20 g per planting hole)”
Claim · model-written summary
AMF application had a limited effect on silage nutrient composition.
- Taxon
- cornZea mays subsp. mayst0
- Treatment
- AMF applicatione4
- Outcome
- nutrient compositione4
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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Verbatim
t0“WHOLE-CROP CORN SILAGES”
e4“AMF application had a limited effect on nutrient composition”
Claim · model-written summary
All silages were well preserved, with a pH below 4.
- Taxon
- cornZea mays subsp. mayst0
- Outcome
- pHe5
- Value
- below 4e5
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Verbatim
t0“WHOLE-CROP CORN SILAGES”
e5“All silages were well preserved, as evidenced by a pH below 4”
Claim · model-written summary
Enhanced in vitro rumen fermentation, with more TSCFA, higher gas output and slightly better degradability, was associated with higher WSC content.
- Taxon
- cornZea mays subsp. mayst0
- Compound
- WSCe6
- Outcome
- in vitro rumen fermentatione6
- Direction
- Enhancede6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“WHOLE-CROP CORN SILAGES”
e6“Enhanced in vitro rumen fermentation, indicated by increased total short-chain fatty acid (TSCFA) production, higher gas output, and a slight improvement in degradability, was associated with higher WSC content”
Claim · model-written summary
Elevated WSC levels contributed to reduced methane emissions by promoting more efficient microbial fermentation.
- Taxon
- cornZea mays subsp. mayst0
- Compound
- WSCe7
- Outcome
- methane emissionse7
- Direction
- reducede7
- Qualifier
- by promoting more efficient microbial fermentatione7
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Verbatim
t0“WHOLE-CROP CORN SILAGES”
e7“Elevated WSC levels also contributed to reduced methane emissions by promoting more efficient microbial fermentation”
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