The Effect of Different Forms of Titanium Dioxide on the Yield, Chemical and Microbiological Parameters of Perennial Ryegrass ( Lolium perenne L.) Herbage and Silage

Sebastian Wojciech Przemieniecki, Marta Borsuk-Stanulewicz (), Cezary Purwin, Olga Kosewska and Magdalena Oćwieja
Additional contact information
Sebastian Wojciech Przemieniecki: Department of Entomology, Phytopathology and Molecular Diagnostics, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Prawocheńskiego 17, 10-720 Olsztyn, Poland
Marta Borsuk-Stanulewicz: Department of Animal Nutrition, Feed Science and Cattle Breeding, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 5, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
Cezary Purwin: Department of Animal Nutrition, Feed Science and Cattle Breeding, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 5, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
Olga Kosewska: Department of Entomology, Phytopathology and Molecular Diagnostics, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Prawocheńskiego 17, 10-720 Olsztyn, Poland
Magdalena Oćwieja: Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, 30-239 Kraków, Poland

Agriculture, 2023, vol. 13, issue 8, 1-15

Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the applicability of three forms of titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) and their effect on the yield, chemical and microbiological quality of perennial ryegrass herbage and silage. Two types of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO 2 NPs) and a commercial product, labeled here as TiO 2 Com, were selected for the studies. The yield and chemical parameters of herbage did not improve significantly in response to the TiO 2 treatment, in comparison to the control group (CONT). The crude protein content of silage was significantly lower in the TiO 2 Com-treated group than in the TiO 2 NPs2 group (117 vs. 129 g kg −1 dry matter (DM)). The use of water-soluble carbohydrates during fermentation was limited in the TiO 2 NPs2 and TiO 2 Com groups. The fermentation pattern was similar for each investigated group, and a significant difference in pH values was noted between the TiO 2 NPs2 (pH = 4.49) and CONT (pH = 4.68) group. Lactic acid concentration was the highest in the TiO 2 NPs1 group (94.8 g kg −1 DM), and the difference relative to the CONT group (83.2 g kg −1 DM) was statistically significant. It was concluded that TiO 2 and its nanoparticles have the potential to improve the physicochemical and microbiological quality of herbage and silage.

Keywords: titanium dioxide; titanium dioxide nanoparticles; Lolium perenne; perennial ryegrass; silage; microbiota (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/13/8/1588/pdf (application/pdf)
https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/13/8/1588/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gam:jagris:v:13:y:2023:i:8:p:1588-:d:1213720

Access Statistics for this article

Agriculture is currently edited by Ms. Leda Xuan

More articles in Agriculture from MDPI
Bibliographic data for series maintained by MDPI Indexing Manager ().