Satellite Symposium 2: Silage
Description
Preserving high quality forage in cool humid regions of agricultural production remains a challenge due to potentially high levels of protein degradation during ensiling. Red clover is an exception maintaining its high protein levels during ensiling. Decreased proteolytic activity in red clover is due to polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity and appropriate o-diphenol substrates (Jones et al., 1995, Sullivan et al., 2004). This work highlights potential strategies for utilising PPO as a means of decreasing proteolytic degradation during the ensiling of lucerne and other forages.
Citation
Hatfield, R. D.; Sullivan, M. L.; and Muck, R. E., "Using the Red Clover Polyphenol Oxidase Gene to Inhibit Proteolytic Activity in Lucerne" (2023). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 82.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/satellitesymposium2/82
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Using the Red Clover Polyphenol Oxidase Gene to Inhibit Proteolytic Activity in Lucerne
Preserving high quality forage in cool humid regions of agricultural production remains a challenge due to potentially high levels of protein degradation during ensiling. Red clover is an exception maintaining its high protein levels during ensiling. Decreased proteolytic activity in red clover is due to polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity and appropriate o-diphenol substrates (Jones et al., 1995, Sullivan et al., 2004). This work highlights potential strategies for utilising PPO as a means of decreasing proteolytic degradation during the ensiling of lucerne and other forages.
