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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2020

Treatment of Whole-Plant Corn Silage With Lactic Acid Bacteria and Organic Acid Enhances Quality by Elevating Acid Content, Reducing pH, and Inhibiting Undesirable Microorganisms.

Fu-Gui Jiang, Hai-Jian Cheng, Dong Liu, Chen Wei, Wen-Juan An, Ya-Fang Wang, Hai-Tao Sun, En-Liang Song

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed, 88 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Fu-Gui JiangInstitute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China.
Hai-Jian ChengInstitute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China.
Dong LiuShandong Provincial General Station of Animal Husbandry, Jinan, China.
Chen WeiInstitute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China.
Wen-Juan AnInstitute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China.
Ya-Fang WangInstitute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China.
Hai-Tao SunInstitute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China.
En-Liang SongInstitute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China.
Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention · CNShandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNShandong Province Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We investigated the variation in microbial community and fermentation characteristics of whole-plant corn silage after treatment with lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and organic acids. The fresh corn forages were treated with a combination of

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cornlactic acid bacteriamicrobial communityorganic acidsilage

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PMID33343533
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