DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7701-093-1-0146

SUMMER CATCH CROPS FOR FORAGE CONSERVATION

Martens, S. D.¹, Steinhöfel, O.¹

¹ Saxon State Office for Environment, Agriculture and Geology, Am Park 3,04886 Köllitsch, Germany

A range of dicot and monocot summer catch crops were grown on a small scale with the aim to test their ensilability. They were harvested in autumn and ensiled directly without wilting, in part with straw. After three months of anaerobic storage their fermentation quality and aerobic stability were determined. The average fermentation coefficient was reasonably high, while the aerobic stability without straw was rather low. The dry matter content < 200 g/kg of most dicots requires an absorbent to prevent silage effluent in practice.

Klíčová slova: Brassicaceae, Asteraceae, Gramineae, ensilability, fermentation coefficient

stránky: 146-147, Publikováno: 2026, online: 2026