Effects of irrigation levels of corn silage hybrids on nutrient profile and in vitro disappearances

An abstract of a study by Alrumaih et al evaluating different irrigation regimens effects on nutritional composition, fermentation losses, and aerobic stability is presented. Corn silage hybrids assessed appear to preserve high nutritional value even when submitted to hydric stress. Corn crops assessed under restricted irrigation may require earlier harvesting time due to drier plants; whereas fermentation losses may be more dependent of hybrid type rather than irrigation level. Imminent post-opening of silos (0 to 5 d) appears to be more stable for hybrids that passed by water restriction.