Study on the Quality of Mixed Silage of Rapeseed with Alfalfa or Myriophyllum

Siwei Chen, Chen Wan, Yingjun Ma, Keqiang Zhang, Feng Wang and Shizhou Shen ()
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Siwei Chen: Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
Chen Wan: Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
Yingjun Ma: Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
Keqiang Zhang: Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
Feng Wang: Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
Shizhou Shen: Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 5, 1-17

Abstract: The objective of this study was to improve the comprehensive rate of utilization of rapeseed ( Brassica napus subsp. napus L.), Myriophyllum ( Myriophyllum spicatum L.) spicatum and alfalfa ( Medicago sativa L.), reduce resource waste and environmental pollution. In this experiment, the effects of different proportions of the mixed silage of rapeseed and alfalfa or M. spicatum on the fermentation and nutritional quality were analyzed and further improved the quality of mixed silage using molasses and urea. Rapeseed was separately silaged with alfalfa and M. spicatum based on the ratios of 3:7, 5:5 and 7:3. After 60 days of mixed silage, the fermentation index and nutrient contents were measured to explore the appropriate ratio of mixed silage. The mixing ratio of rapeseed and alfalfa was better at 3:7: The contents of NH 3 -N/TN (4.61%), lactic acid (96.46 g·kg −1 dry matter [DM]) were significantly higher ( p < 0.05). The crude protein content (118.20 g·kg −1 DM) was the highest ( p < 0.05), while the pH (4.56) was the lowest when the mixing ratio of rapeseed and M. spicatum was 7:3. Considering the fermentation and nutrition quality, it is suggested that rapeseed and alfalfa should be mixed as silage at a ratio of 3:7 with 3% molasses and 0.3% urea, and rapeseed and M. spicatum should be mixed as silage at a ratio of 7:3 with 3% molasses.

Keywords: rapeseed; alfalfa; myriophyllum spicatum; mixed silage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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