TY - JOUR
T1 - Ensilage of whole‐crop barley. II.—Composition of barley and barley silage at different stages of growth
AU - Macgregor, A. W.
AU - Edwards, R. A.
PY - 1968/11
Y1 - 1968/11
N2 - Samples of whole barley cv. Zephyr were cut at 7 stages of growth and after being chopped were ensiled in small laboratory silos. Changes in individual carbohydrates and organic acids during ensilage were studied. The water‐soluble carbohydrates, which rose to a maximum (32.6% of the dry matter) at the milky kernels stage of growth, consisted mainly of fructosans with smaller amounts of fructose, glucose and sucrose. The main organic acid of the plant, malic acid, disappeared during ensilage. The practical significance of the changes is discussed.
AB - Samples of whole barley cv. Zephyr were cut at 7 stages of growth and after being chopped were ensiled in small laboratory silos. Changes in individual carbohydrates and organic acids during ensilage were studied. The water‐soluble carbohydrates, which rose to a maximum (32.6% of the dry matter) at the milky kernels stage of growth, consisted mainly of fructosans with smaller amounts of fructose, glucose and sucrose. The main organic acid of the plant, malic acid, disappeared during ensilage. The practical significance of the changes is discussed.
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U2 - 10.1002/jsfa.2740191111
DO - 10.1002/jsfa.2740191111
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84982359006
SN - 0022-5142
VL - 19
SP - 661
EP - 666
JO - Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
JF - Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
IS - 11
ER -