Natural fermentation quality, bacteria, and functional profiles of three cuttings of alfalfa silage in a year in Inner Mongolia, China

Alfalfa is harvested two or three times a year in central and western Inner Mongolia, China. However, the variations in bacterial communities as affected by wilting and ensiling, and the ensiling characteristics of alfalfa among the different cuttings, are not fully understood. To enable a more comp...

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Main Authors: Juanjuan Sun, Jing Wang, Chunsheng Bai, Jinmei Zhao, Ying Yun, Zhu Yu, Yanlin Xue, Tengwei Zhang, Wenlong Bao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1083620/full