This experiment was conducted to evaluate the characteristics of the silage of the star grass (Cynodon nlemfuensis Vanderyst) with or without addition of citric pulp and submitted to different wilting time. The grass was harvested after 45 days of sprouting and stored for 35 days. The treatments were: 1 - ensilage immediately after the cut, 2 - ensilage immediately after the cut with the addition of 4% citric pulp, 3 - ensilage after wilting for one hour, 4 - ensilage after wilting for one hour with the addition of 4% citric pulp, 5 - ensilage after wilting for two hours, 6 - ensilage after wilting for two hours with the addition of 4% citric pulp, 7 - ensilage after wilting for three hours, and 8. ensilage after wilting for three hours with the addition of 4% citric pulp. The citric pulp was added to the fresh green forage. The analyzed characteristics (pH, DM, CP, NDF and ADF) allowed to conclude that the star grass, stored immediately after the cut or submitted to a wilting period up to three hours, with or without the addition of citric pulp, could be preserved satisfactorily in the form of fodder in a silo.
citric pulp; crude protein; dry matter; pH; wilting
