The effect of biogas slurry application on biomass production and the silage quality of corn

Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of biogas slurry application on biomass production and the silage quality of corn. Methods A field experiment was conducted in which corn was grown using different biogas slurry application rates. The effect of 25% to 500% biogas slurr...

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Main Authors: Hua Sun, Kai Shi, Hairong Ding, Chenglong Ding, Zhiqing Yang, Chen An, Chongfu Jin, Beiyi Liu, Zhaoxin Zhong, Xia Xiao, Fuyin Hou
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Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2023-12-01
Series:Animal Bioscience
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author Hua Sun
Kai Shi
Hairong Ding
Chenglong Ding
Zhiqing Yang
Chen An
Chongfu Jin
Beiyi Liu
Zhaoxin Zhong
Xia Xiao
Fuyin Hou
author_facet Hua Sun
Kai Shi
Hairong Ding
Chenglong Ding
Zhiqing Yang
Chen An
Chongfu Jin
Beiyi Liu
Zhaoxin Zhong
Xia Xiao
Fuyin Hou
author_sort Hua Sun
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description Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of biogas slurry application on biomass production and the silage quality of corn. Methods A field experiment was conducted in which corn was grown using different biogas slurry application rates. The effect of 25% to 500% biogas slurry nitrogen replacement (T1 to T14) on the yield and quality indices of corn were studied by field plot experiments. Results The results revealed that biogas slurry application improved the stem diameter and relative feed value of corn silage in treatments T13 and T11. Moreover, the fermentation quality of corn silage was improved due to an increase in lactic acid content; in comparison with the chemical synthetic fertilizer (CF) group. The crude protein contents of corn silage had no obvious change with increasing biogas slurry application. However, the forage quality index of acid detergent fiber was decreased (p<0.05) in the T11 group compared with the CF group. In addition, higher (p<0.05) 30 h in vitro dry matter digestibility and 30 h in vitro neutral detergent fiber digestibility were observed in the T11 and T13 groups than in the CF group. Conclusion Based on these results, it was concluded that the optimum biogas slurry application rate for corn was approximately 350% to 450% biogas slurry nitrogen replacement under the present experimental conditions.
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spelling doaj.art-c3b0371285b746d98f413c33843ab8592023-11-01T04:58:55ZengAsian-Australasian Association of Animal Production SocietiesAnimal Bioscience2765-01892765-02352023-12-0136121918192510.5713/ab.23.012925100The effect of biogas slurry application on biomass production and the silage quality of cornHua Sun0Kai Shi1Hairong Ding2Chenglong Ding3Zhiqing Yang4Chen An5Chongfu Jin6Beiyi Liu7Zhaoxin Zhong8Xia Xiao9Fuyin Hou10 Jiangsu Coastal Area Institute of Agricultural Science, Yancheng 224000, China Jiangsu Coastal Area Institute of Agricultural Science, Yancheng 224000, China Jiangsu Coastal Area Institute of Agricultural Science, Yancheng 224000, China Institute of Animal Science, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China Jiangsu Coastal Area Institute of Agricultural Science, Yancheng 224000, China Jiangsu Coastal Area Institute of Agricultural Science, Yancheng 224000, China Jiangsu Coastal Area Institute of Agricultural Science, Yancheng 224000, China Institute of Animal Science, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China Jiangsu Coastal Area Institute of Agricultural Science, Yancheng 224000, China Jiangsu Coastal Area Institute of Agricultural Science, Yancheng 224000, China Jiangsu Coastal Area Institute of Agricultural Science, Yancheng 224000, ChinaObjective The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of biogas slurry application on biomass production and the silage quality of corn. Methods A field experiment was conducted in which corn was grown using different biogas slurry application rates. The effect of 25% to 500% biogas slurry nitrogen replacement (T1 to T14) on the yield and quality indices of corn were studied by field plot experiments. Results The results revealed that biogas slurry application improved the stem diameter and relative feed value of corn silage in treatments T13 and T11. Moreover, the fermentation quality of corn silage was improved due to an increase in lactic acid content; in comparison with the chemical synthetic fertilizer (CF) group. The crude protein contents of corn silage had no obvious change with increasing biogas slurry application. However, the forage quality index of acid detergent fiber was decreased (p<0.05) in the T11 group compared with the CF group. In addition, higher (p<0.05) 30 h in vitro dry matter digestibility and 30 h in vitro neutral detergent fiber digestibility were observed in the T11 and T13 groups than in the CF group. Conclusion Based on these results, it was concluded that the optimum biogas slurry application rate for corn was approximately 350% to 450% biogas slurry nitrogen replacement under the present experimental conditions.http://www.animbiosci.org/upload/pdf/ab-23-0129.pdfbiogas slurrybiomass yieldcorn silagefermentation qualityforage quality
spellingShingle Hua Sun
Kai Shi
Hairong Ding
Chenglong Ding
Zhiqing Yang
Chen An
Chongfu Jin
Beiyi Liu
Zhaoxin Zhong
Xia Xiao
Fuyin Hou
The effect of biogas slurry application on biomass production and the silage quality of corn
Animal Bioscience
biogas slurry
biomass yield
corn silage
fermentation quality
forage quality
title The effect of biogas slurry application on biomass production and the silage quality of corn
title_full The effect of biogas slurry application on biomass production and the silage quality of corn
title_fullStr The effect of biogas slurry application on biomass production and the silage quality of corn
title_full_unstemmed The effect of biogas slurry application on biomass production and the silage quality of corn
title_short The effect of biogas slurry application on biomass production and the silage quality of corn
title_sort effect of biogas slurry application on biomass production and the silage quality of corn
topic biogas slurry
biomass yield
corn silage
fermentation quality
forage quality
url http://www.animbiosci.org/upload/pdf/ab-23-0129.pdf
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