From: Ensiling of crops for biogas production: effects on methane yield and total solids determination
Row | Percentage of | Maize | Hemp | Beets | Beet tops | |
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A | Ensiling replicates, n | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
B | TS prior to ensilinga | Fresh WW | 26.8 ± 0.2 | 31.4 ± 2.1 | 23.0 ± 0.2 | 13.2 ± 1.6 |
C | VS prior to ensilinga | Fresh WW | 25.0 ± 0.1 | 28.4 ± 0.4 | 21.3 ± 0.9 | 10.6 ± 0.6 |
D | Uncorrected TS after ensilingb | Silage WW | 24.5 ± 0.8 | 29.4 ± 0.4 | 14.2 ± 0.1 | 10.4 ± 0.4 |
E | Weight after ensiling | Fresh WW | 99.2 ± 0.0 | 98.4 ± 0.1 | 95.6 ± 0.3 | 99.0 ± 0.5 |
F | Decrease in TS based on uncorrected TSc | Fresh WW | 2.5 ± 0.8 | 2.4 ± 2.1 | 9.5 ± 0.2 | 2.9 ± 1.6 |
G | Maximum CO2 relasedd | Fresh WW | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 0.7 |
H | TS after ensiling based on CO2 releasee | Silage WW | 26.5 | 30.4 | 20.6 | 12.6 |
I | Corrected TS after ensiling according to Porter and Murrayf | Silage WW | 26.4 ± 0.1 | 30.7 ± 0.5 | 23.3 ± 1.1 | 13.1 ± 0.7 |
J | Corrected TS after ensiling based on measurementsg | Silage WW | 26.5 ± 0.1 | 30.4 ± 0.5 | 23.8 ± 1.1 | 13.6 ± 0.7 |
K | Decrease in TS, corrected according to Porter and Murray [5]h | Fresh WW | 0.6 ± 0.2 | 1.2 ± 2.2 | 0.7 ± 1.0 | 0.2 ± 1.8 |