|
Components, percentage of dry matter
|
Fresh
|
Ensiled without additives
|
Ensiled with formic acid
|
|---|
| |
Month 0
|
Month 4
|
Month 8
|
Month 4
|
Month 8
|
|---|
|
Dry matter, %
|
24.4
|
24.7
|
25.7
|
25.8
|
24.8
|
|
WSCa
|
5.9
|
3.3
|
3.7
|
8.2
|
18.3
|
|
Glucose
|
3.6
|
1.2
|
1.4
|
3.6
|
13.4
|
|
Fructose
|
1.8
|
X
|
X
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
|
Galactose
|
X
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
1.4
|
1.5
|
|
Arabinose
|
X
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
1.0
|
1.2
|
|
Glucansb
|
29.1
|
24.0
|
28.0
|
33.4
|
30.0
|
|
Cellulose
|
16.8
|
8.5
|
13.4
|
15.2
|
16.9
|
|
Arabinoxylan
|
8.1
|
8.1
|
6.5
|
7.6
|
7.2
|
|
Galactan
|
1.9
|
1.0
|
0.8
|
1.3
|
1.1
|
|
Galacturonic acid
|
4.3
|
3.7
|
4.2
|
4.1
|
3.1
|
|
Lignin
|
12.5
|
12.6
|
13.8
|
13.2
|
13.2
|
|
Protein
|
18.8
|
18.8
|
18.8
|
19.4
|
19.4
|
|
Ash
|
7.0
|
5.9
|
6.0
|
5.4
|
5.1
|
- Samples were extracted with acetone. Water-soluble carbohydrates (WSC) and fructose were determined from the filtrates of the blended crop.
- aNon-structural carbohydrates expressed as total monosaccharides.
- bGlucans from non-cellulose parts.
- X = < 0.5% of dry matter.
