“…Results concerning fermentation patterns and aerobic stability are controversial. For example, previous studies have shown that L. plantarum reduces (Ávila, Valeriano, et al., ; Carvalho et al., ; Itavo et al., ), has no effect (Freitas, Pereira, Rocha, Costa, et al., ; Freitas, Pereira, Rocha, Detmann, et al., ; Pedroso et al., ), and increases ethanol concentration, DM loss, and aerobic stability of sugarcane silage (Pedroso et al., , ; Valeriano et al., ). Similarly, inoculation of sugarcane silage with L. buchneri has produced inconsistent results on DM loss and aerobic stability (Ávila et al., ; Balieiro Neto et al., ; Sá Neto, Nussio, Zopollatto, Junges, & Bispo, ).…”