Microbial communities and natural fermentation of corn silages prepared with farm bunker-silo in Southwest China

• Published in: Bioresource technology Vol. 265; pp. 282 - 290
• Main Authors: Guan, Hao, Yan, Yanhong, Li, Xiaoling, Li, Xiaomei, Shuai, Yang, Feng, Guangyan, Ran, Qifan, Cai, Yimin, Li, Ying, Zhang, Xinquan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2018
• Subjects: Acetobacter; bacteria; Bradyrhizobium; Bunker-silo silage; China; Climatic factor; climatic factors; Corn; corn silage; correlation; epiphytes; farms; fermentation; Fermentation quality; humidity; lactic acid; Lactobacillus; microbial communities; Natural microbial community; Pediococcus; rain; raw materials; silage making; temperature; Weissella; China; Bunker-silo silage; Corn; Climatic factor; Fermentation quality; Natural microbial community

[Display omitted] •This is the first microbiome study of corn silage in hot and humid area.•Lactobacillu and Acetobacter spp. are dominant bacteria after ensiling.•Lactobacillus and Pediococcus spp. improve silage fermentation.•Acetobacter and Bradyrhizobium spp. are correlated to acetic acid produc...