Determining the specific mass of corn silage by an indirect method/Determinacao da massa especifica de silagens de milho por metodo indireto

An alternative method to estimate the specific mass (SM) of silage were evaluated in two studies with corn silages in trench silos. The values of penetrometer resistance were correlated with the SM values obtained with the use of sampling by a metal cylinder and the SM of the silage was estimated by...

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Published in:Ciência rural 2011-09, Vol.41 (9), p.1622
Main Authors: da Silva, Michele Simili, Jobim, Cloves Cabreira, Tormena, Cassio Antonio, Calixto, Jr., Moyses, Filho, Jose Luis Soriane, Roman, Juliano
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Corn
Silage
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Summary:An alternative method to estimate the specific mass (SM) of silage were evaluated in two studies with corn silages in trench silos. The values of penetrometer resistance were correlated with the SM values obtained with the use of sampling by a metal cylinder and the SM of the silage was estimated by means of regression. Since there was a high positive relationship of penetration resistance of the metallic cone and SM estimated with SM observed, the penetrometer can be used as indirect method for determining the SM of corn silage.
ISSN:0103-8478