Table 2 Chemical compositions of stylo before ensiling^a

(g/kg FM)

(g/kg DM)

(mEq/kg DM)

(g/kg DM)

(g/kg TN)

Fresh stylo

289.9d

10.11e

51.13e

706.8

491.8

15.82a

5.64b

397.8e

0.46b

0.93f

0.00d

Stylo inoculated at chopping and placed for 1 d

CK

319.5c

10.44cde

53.72cde

725.8

499.4

11.44ab

5.67b

666.5c

2.41a

1.98de

55.76c

SXC48

318.1c

10.97ab

55.18bcd

686.8

482.0

10.66ab

6.03a

715.0c

2.38a

2.77bc

72.27b

CCZZ1

325.3c

10.65abcd

53.21de

699.9

474.9

13.57ab

5.70b

573.2d

2.13a

1.76e

46.48c

XC124

325.5c

10.50bcde

53.77cde

719.8

499.8

12.75ab

5.74b

692.0c

1.68a

2.23cde

49.46c

Stylo inoculated at chopping and placed for 2 d

CK

381.8ab

10.83abc

60.01a

700.5

488.2

10.67ab

6.12a

958.8b

1.69a

2.75bc

77.26b

SXC48

365.4b

11.06a

57.01b

678.8

476.8

9.58b

6.32a

1033.6a

1.63a

3.32a

88.52a

CCZZ1

376.6ab

11.03a

56.15bc

690.8

488.7

13.51ab

6.14a

966.0ab

1.81a

2.84ab

77.36b

XC124

385.9a

10.31de

57.11b

681.4

466.1

13.92ab

6.10a

941.0b

1.73a

2.47bcd

70.43b

SEM^c

1.837

0.076

0.283

3.918

4.430

0.562

0.029

7.587

0.119

0.058

1.175

Significance^d

Delayed filling

**

*

**

NS

NS

NS

**

**

**

**

**

Inoculation

NS

**

NS

NS

NS

NS

*

**

NS

**

**

Interaction

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

*

NS

NS

NS