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Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (8): 191-198.DOI: 10.11686/cyxb2024350

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Effects of lactic acid bacteria additives on citrus fruit and corn stalk fermentation characteristics and odor characteristics of mixed silage

Rong-rong LI1(), Rui CAI2(), Xi XU1, Rui TIAN1   

  1. 1.College of Environment and Life Science,Weinan Normal University,Weinan 714000,China
    2.School of Environmental Science and Engineering,Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan 430074,China
  • Received:2024-09-09 Revised:2024-10-21 Online:2025-08-20 Published:2025-06-16
  • Contact: Rui CAI

Abstract:

Feed odor plays an important role in animal feed preference, feed intake and growth rate. However, currently, research on the odor characteristics of feed is extremely limited. In this study, headspace-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and high-throughput sequencing technologies were used to analyze the effects of adding Lactobacillus plantarum (LPA group) or not adding LPA (CK group) inoculant on the fermentation quality, bacterial flora structure and volatile compounds of mixed silage of inferior citrus (Citrus reticulata) fruits and corn (Zea mays) stalks. It was found that, compared with the CK group, silages in the LPA group had significantly reduced pH, acetic acid and ammonia nitrogen content (P<0.05), and significantly increased lactic acid content (P<0.05). Lactobacillus was the dominant bacterial genus in both silage groups. However, the relative abundance of Lactobacillus in the LPA group was higher, and the relative abundance of Klebsiella was lower than in the CK group. Carbohydrate metabolism was the most important metabolic activity in silage. Compared with the LPA-group silages, the relative abundance of genes related to fructose and mannose metabolism, and starch and sucrose metabolism were decreased in CK silage. D-limonene was the most abundant terpene compound in the silages. The CK-group silages had increased content of acid and alcohol compounds and reduced the content of D-limonene, compared to the LPA-group silages. The relative abundance of Klebsiella was extremely significantly positively correlated with the relative content of acetic acid and ethanol (P<0.01). In conclusion, adding L. plantarum increased the relative abundance of Lactobacillus, facilitated retention of D-limonene, and improved the fermentation quality and flavor composition of mixed silage feed incorporating citrus fruit.

Key words: over-ripe citrus fruit, ensiling, fermentation characteristics, odor characteristics