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Characterization of Silage with Different Melon (Cucumis melo L) Biomasses and Dry Matter Contents

Romilda Rodrigues do Nascimento
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Ricardo Loiola Edvan
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Keuven dos Santos Nascimento
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Dhiéssica Morgana Alves Barros
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Lucas de Sousa Barros
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Luan Felipe Reis Camboim
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Tairon Pannunzio Dias e Silva
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Rafael de Souza Miranda
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Marcos Jácome de Araújo
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Anisio Ferreira Lima
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Leilson Rocha Bezerra
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Francisco Naysson de Sousa Santos
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Edson Mauro Santos
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Stelio Bezerra Pinheiro De Lima
Version 1 : Received: 5 May 2023 / Approved: 8 May 2023 / Online: 8 May 2023 (03:14:49 CEST)

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Nascimento, R.R.; Edvan, R.L.; Nascimento, K.S.; Alves Barros, D.M.; Barros, L.S.; Camboim, L.F.R.; Dias e Silva, T.P.; Miranda, R.S.; Araújo, M.J.; Lima Neto, A.F.; Bezerra, L.R.; Santos, F.N.S.; Santos, E.M.; de Lima, S.B.P. Characterization of Melon, (Cucumis melo L.) Silage with Different Biomass Mixtures and Dry Matter Contents. Agriculture 2023, 13, 1536. Nascimento, R.R.; Edvan, R.L.; Nascimento, K.S.; Alves Barros, D.M.; Barros, L.S.; Camboim, L.F.R.; Dias e Silva, T.P.; Miranda, R.S.; Araújo, M.J.; Lima Neto, A.F.; Bezerra, L.R.; Santos, F.N.S.; Santos, E.M.; de Lima, S.B.P. Characterization of Melon, (Cucumis melo L.) Silage with Different Biomass Mixtures and Dry Matter Contents. Agriculture 2023, 13, 1536.

Abstract

: The objective of this study was to obtain different dry matter contents and proportions of mel-on plant biomass for silage making. A completely randomized design was adopted with a facto-rial scheme (3 x 2) in four replications. The first factor corresponded to three mixtures of melon biomass on as fed basis (AF) of plant (branch + leaf) and fruit (harvested melon) as follows: 100% plant, 90% plant + 10% fruit, and 100% fruit. The other factor corresponded to the ensiled materi-al with fresh and dehydrated melon plant biomass (40% DM) which was dried in the field, after harvest. Silages with partial dehydration of the biomass available after fruit harvest with 0% and 10% fruit showed the greatest DM values: 297 and 293 g/kg DM, respectively. Silages with 0, 100 and 10% fruit showed medium LAB populations: 5.79, 5.14 and 4.58 logs CFU/g, respectively. Higher concentrations of acetic acid contents were observed in silages with 0 and 10% fresh fruit, which were 14.9 and 14.1 g/kg DM, respectively. Silages with 0% and 100% of dehydrated fruit showed better results for the indicators of good-quality silage. Dehydration improves the fer-mentative profile and quality of the melon silage.

Keywords

Dehydration; fermentative indicators; nutrients; melon

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Agricultural Science and Agronomy

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