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    • Figure 1. 

      Effects of cellulase and xylanase on ADF and NDF of silage maize.

    • TreatmentsXylanase (g·kg−1)Cellulase (g·kg−1)
      C0-X0X : 0C : 0
      C0.25-X0C : 0.25
      C0.5-X0C : 0.5
      C1.0-X0C : 1.0
      C0-X0.25X : 0.25C : 0
      C0.25-X0.25C : 0.25
      C0.5-X0.25C : 0.5
      C1.0-X0.25C : 1.0
      C0-X0.5X : 0.5C : 0
      C0.25-X0.5C:0.25
      C0.5-X0.5C : 0.5
      C1.0-X0.5C : 1.0
      C0-X1.0X : 1.0C : 0
      C0.25-X1.0C : 0.25
      C0.5-X1.0C : 0.5
      C1.0-X1.0C : 1.0
      Cellulase and xylanase were provided by Shanghai Yien Chemical Technology Co. Ltd. (Shanghai, China).

      Table 1. 

      Cellulase and xylanase experiment design.

    • XylanaseCellulasepH valueWater soluble
      carbohydrates
      (%)
      Ammonia
      nitrogen/total
      nitrogen (%)
      X0C03.71 ± 0.10Aa3.02 ± 0.03Ab10.53 ± 0.44Aa
      C0.253.59 ± 0.00Aa3.26 ± 0.17Aab9.36 ± 0.46ABa
      C0.53.72 ± 0.06Aa3.73 ± 0.27Aa9.69 ± 0.27Aa
      C1.03.71 ± 0.09Aa3.33 ± 0.07Aab9.82 ± 0.49Aa
      X0.25C03.70 ± 0.03Aa3.32 ± 0.24Aa9.50 ± 0.48ABa
      C0.253.68 ± 0.02Aa3.33 ± 0.26Aa10.45 ± 0.46Aa
      C0.53.67 ± 0.04Aa3.39 ± 0.12Aa8.77 ± 0.57Aa
      C1.03.77 ± 0.09Aa3.42 ± 0.20Aa8.49 ± 0.73ABa
      X0.5C03.65 ± 0.01Aa3.58 ± 0.23Aa7.68 ± 0.49Cab
      C0.253.73 ± 0.08Aa3.85 ± 0.28Aa6.79 ± 0.17Cb
      C0.53.70 ± 0.02Aa3.58 ± 0.11Aa8.49 ± 0.70Aa
      C1.03.64 ± 0.01Aa3.66 ± 0.07Aa8.23 ± 0.38ABab
      X1.0C03.61 ± 0.02Aa3.40 ± 0.23Aa8.09 ± 0.43BCa
      C0.253.72 ± 0.07Aa3.78 ± 0.19Aa8.31 ± 0.44Ba
      C0.53.73 ± 0.06Aa3.66 ± 0.17Aa9.27 ± 0.48Aa
      C1.03.69 ± 0.04Aa3.79 ± 0.51Aa7.81 ± 0.56Ba
      Different lowercase letters indicate there are significant differences between cellulase concentration treatments at the same concentration of xylanase (p < 0.05); different uppercase letter indicates that there are significant difference between different xylanase concentration treatments at the same cellulase concentration (p < 0.05).

      Table 2. 

      Effects of cellulase and xylanase on pH, water soluble content and ammonia nitrogen/total nitrogen of silage maize.

    • Xylanase
      (g·kg−1)
      Cellulase
      (g·kg−1)
      Lactic acid
      (mg·g−1 FM)
      Acetic acid
      (mg·g−1 FM)
      Propionic acid
      (mg·g−1 FM)
      Butyric acid
      (mg·g−1 FM)
      X0C012.71 ± 0.58Ab11.99 ± 0.74Aa4.45 ± 0.08ABa1.31 ± 0.04Ab
      C0.2513.74 ± 0.82Aab11.31 ± 1.00Aa3.45 ± 0.18Bb1.01 ± 0.09Ac
      C0.514.46 ± 0.64Aab9.57 ± 1.24Aa3.11 ± 0.36Bb1.54 ± 0.02Aa
      C1.015.11 ± 0.32Aa9.83 ± 1.28Aa3.06 ± 0.31Bb1.43 ± 0.07Aab
      X0.25C013.92 ± 0.59Aa10.33 ± 0.53Ba3.18 ± 0.16Cb2.01 ± 0.39Aa
      C0.2514.12 ± 0.35Aa10.71 ± 0.20Aa3.29 ± 0.13Bb1.25 ± 0.27Aab
      C0.513.03 ± 0.77Aa7.95 ± 2.37ABa3.23 ± 0.15Bb1.10 ± 0.25Aab
      C1.010.86 ± 0.35Bb3.91 ± 0.15Bb4.19 ± 0.13Aa0.72 ± 0.11Bb
      X0.5C010.65 ± 0.06Ba4.50 ± 0.15Ca5.09 ± 0.11Aa1.19 ± 0.39Aa
      C0.2511.03 ± 0.27Ba4.30 ± 0.16Ba5.21 ± 0.33Aa1.52 ± 0.09Aa
      C0.510.47 ± 0.11Ba4.29 ± 0.06Ba5.13 ± 0.16Aa1.38 ± 0.32Aa
      C1.010.70 ± 0.27Ba4.37 ± 0.15Ba4.77 ± 0.08Aa1.43 ± 0.20Aa
      X1.0C09.47 ± 0.22Ba3.80 ± 0.25Ca4.00 ± 0.40Bab1.20 ± 0.18Aab
      C0.259.42 ± 0.08Ca3.84 ± 0.09Ba3.28 ± 0.17Bb1.02 ± 0.12Ab
      C0.59.57 ± 0.44Ba4.20 ± 0.60Ba4.63 ± 0.09Aa1.53 ± 0.09Aa
      C1.010.28 ± 0.18Ba3.95 ± 0.15Ba4.64 ± 0.24Aa1.07 ± 0.06ABb
      Different lowercase letters indicate there are significant differences between cellulase concentration treatments at the same concentration of xylanase (p < 0.05); different uppercase letter indicates that there are significant difference between different xylanase concentration treatments at the same cellulase concentration (p < 0.05).

      Table 3. 

      Effects of cellulase and xylanase on organic acids of silage maize.

    • Xylanase (g·kg−1)Cellulase (g·kg−1)Water content (%)Crude protein (%)Ether extract (%)Crude ash (%)
      X0C074.33 ± 0.33Aa5.19 ± 0.14Bc2.97 ± 0.05Bb50.05 ± 2.27Aa
      C0.2574.33 ± 0.33Aa5.61 ± 0.16Ab3.23 ± 0.17Aab48.76 ± 2.38Aa
      C0.575.33 ± 0.33Aa6.11 ± 0.05Aa3.69 ± 0.27Aa45.80 ± 3.21Aa
      C1.074.67 ± 0.33Aa5.50 ± 0.11Bbc3.30 ± 0.07Aab44.74 ± 0.15Aa
      X0.25C074.67 ± 0.33Aa5.71 ± 0.04ABab3.40 ± 0.18ABa52.06 ± 1.85Aa
      C0.2575.00 ± 0.58Aa5.51 ± 0.14Abc3.46 ± 0.09Aa43.14 ± 0.39Bb
      C0.575.33 ± 0.33Aa5.39 ± 0.10Bc3.31 ± 0.08Aa42.76 ± 3.98Ab
      C1.076.00 ± 0.58Aa5.92 ± 0.07Aa3.70 ± 0.18Aa47.76 ± 1.59Aab
      X0.5C075.33 ± 0.33Aa5.93 ± 0.02Aa3.55 ± 0.22Aa50.55 ± 1.33Aa
      C0.2575.33 ± 0.33Aa5.89 ± 0.14Aab3.47 ± 0.13Aa49.51 ± 0.45Aa
      C0.574.33 ± 0.67Aa5.49 ± 0.20Bbc3.54 ± 0.11Aa45.33 ± 2.13Aa
      C1.075.33 ± 0.33Aa5.37 ± 0.03Bc3.63 ± 0.07Aa49.20 ± 2.04Aa
      X1.0C075.33 ± 0.67Aa5.38 ± 0.36ABa3.53 ± 0.11Aa50.57 ± 1.40Aa
      C0.2575.00 ± 0.00Aa5.72 ± 0.06Aa3.75 ± 0.19Aa49.73 ± 0.95Aa
      C0.575.00 ± 0.58Aa5.57 ± 0.14Ba3.62 ± 0.17Aa48.75 ± 1.08Aa
      C1.075.67 ± 0.33Aa4.63 ± 0.07Cb3.42 ± 0.17Aa49.26 ± 1.33Aa
      Different lowercase letters indicate there are significant differences between cellulase concentration treatments at the same concentration of xylanase (p < 0.05); different uppercase letter indicates that there are significant difference between different xylanase concentration treatments at the same cellulase concentration (p < 0.05).

      Table 4. 

      Effects of cellulase and xylanase on nutritional parameters of silage maize.

    • TreatmentsCellulaseXylanaseCellulase* Xylanase
      pH value0.749ns0.925 ns0.503 ns
      WSC (%)0.171ns0.028 *0.834ns
      AN/TN (%)0.826ns0.019 *0.028 *
      LA (mg·g−1)0.954ns0.001**0.000 **
      AA (mg·g−1)0.239ns0.000 **0.005 **
      PA (mg·g−1)0.780ns0.012 *0.000 **
      BA (mg·g−1)0.626ns0.904ns0.017 *
      WC (%)0.425ns0.316ns0.335 ns
      CP (%)0.638ns0.584ns0.000 **
      EE (%)0.606ns0.241ns0.152ns
      Ash (%)0.025 *0.017 *0.142ns
      NDF (%)0.044 *0.227ns0.335ns
      ADF (%)0.003 **0.128ns0.348ns
      'ns' indicates that the difference is not significant (p > 0.05); '*' indicates that the difference is significant (p < 0.05); '**' indicates that the difference is very significant (p < 0.01).

      Table 5. 

      Interaction of cellulase and xylanase on the fermentation quality and nutritional components

    • TreatmentsR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12AverageRank
      C0.50.280.850.220.890.700.980.361.000.940.850.670.430.681
      C1.00.350.370.191.000.741.000.450.590.420.990.790.610.622
      C0.5-X0.250.570.450.470.630.510.920.710.510.440.151.000.430.573
      C0.25-X0.250.480.370.020.830.840.890.590.590.640.340.960.000.554
      C0.251.000.290.310.760.920.820.780.660.340.170.350.050.545
      C1.0-X0.50.700.780.610.220.070.200.450.500.850.690.311.000.536
      C0.25-X1.00.300.920.590.000.000.890.770.731.000.540.250.290.537
      C1.0-X0.250.000.490.550.250.010.471.000.870.940.430.460.340.488
      C1.0-X1.00.440.930.730.150.020.270.730.000.581.000.300.610.489
      C0-X1.00.890.450.650.010.000.560.630.510.730.790.160.310.4710
      C0.5-X0.50.390.680.550.180.060.040.490.580.740.570.720.540.4611
      C0-X0.50.650.680.760.220.090.060.640.880.750.240.160.210.4412
      C0.5-X1.00.240.770.340.030.050.270.370.640.850.650.360.670.4413
      C0.25-X0.50.221.001.000.280.060.000.380.850.650.280.270.230.4414
      C0-X0.250.410.360.270.790.800.940.000.730.550.000.000.220.4215
      C00.330.000.000.581.000.360.550.380.000.410.220.380.3516
      R1~R12 stand for pH, water soluble carbohydrates, ammonia nitrogen/total nitrogen, lactic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, crude protein, crude extract, crude ash, neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent fiber.

      Table 6. 

      Analysis of silage maize membership function and comprehensive value ranking.