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ArticleMicroorganisms2025

Effects of Moisture Content Gradient on Alfalfa Silage Quality, Odor, and Bacterial Community Revealed by Electronic Nose and GC-MS.

Yichao Liu, Zhijun Wang, Lin Sun, Yuhan Zhang, Muqier Zhao, Junfeng Hao, Mingjian Liu, Gentu Ge, Yushan Jia, Shuai Du

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Article in Microorganisms, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Yichao LiuKey Laboratory of Forage Cultivation, Processing and High Efficient Utilization, College of Grassland Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010010, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0839-9541
Zhijun WangKey Laboratory of Forage Cultivation, Processing and High Efficient Utilization, College of Grassland Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010010, China.
Lin SunInner Mongolia Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences, Hohhot 010010, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0589-2103
Yuhan ZhangForestry and Grassland Work Station of Inner Mongolia, Hohhot 010000, China.
Muqier ZhaoKey Laboratory of Forage Cultivation, Processing and High Efficient Utilization, College of Grassland Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010010, China.
Junfeng HaoKey Laboratory of Forage Cultivation, Processing and High Efficient Utilization, College of Grassland Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010010, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1283-2114
Mingjian LiuKey Laboratory of Forage Cultivation, Processing and High Efficient Utilization, College of Grassland Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010010, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2780-4167
Gentu GeKey Laboratory of Forage Cultivation, Processing and High Efficient Utilization, College of Grassland Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010010, China.
Yushan JiaKey Laboratory of Forage Cultivation, Processing and High Efficient Utilization, College of Grassland Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010010, China.
Shuai DuKey Laboratory of Forage Cultivation, Processing and High Efficient Utilization, College of Grassland Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010010, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Better quality and odor of silage and normal microbial fermentation metabolism are mostly dependent on an appropriate moisture content. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of different moisture content gradients (50, 60, 70, and 80%) on the bacterial community, odor, and quality of alfalfa silage at 60 days by using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and electronic nose, with six replicates per group. The results showed that there were significant differences in odor response intensity among all groups, among which the 80% group had the strongest reaction to terpenoids, sulfides, and nitrogen oxides. Similarly, the different volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were mainly terpenoids, alcohols, and ketones, such as pine, camphor, and menthol (e.g., carlin and levomenthol). The dominant bacterium was

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bacterial diversityfermentation qualitymetabolic pathwayodor compositionvolatile organic compounds

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PMID40005747
PMCPMC11858379

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