Abstract:[Objective] In order to detect the effect of lactic acid bacteria isolated from Tibetan Plateau on silage fermentation quality of Elms nutans.[Methods] We used 3 isolated lactic acid bacteria with better growth at low temperatures of 10 and 15 ℃ at ensiling of Elymus nutans. Subsequently,effects of the selected lactic acid bacteria on fermentation profiles of Elymus nutans silages stored at 15 and 25 ℃ were evaluated by using the same species of commercial inoculants as the control.[Results]PP-6 isolated from Tibetan Plateau could ferment raffinose,lactose,sorbitol,melibiose and sucrose,and LS-5 could ferment cottonseed sugar,laetrile,rhamnose,lactose,sorbitol,xylose,arabinose,melibiose and sucrose,but the same species of commercial strains could not use these sugars. Inoculation of these three strains into Elymus nutans at 15 and 25 ℃ ensiled for 50 d,we found that LS-5 significantly reduced silage pH,propionic acid concentration and ratio of ammonia nitrogen/total nitrogen at 15 ℃ (P<0.05),salvaged more water-soluble carbohydrate and crude protein; Application of LP-2 and PP-6 as a combined inoculant to Elymus nutans significantly improved lactic acid concentration (P<0.05),resulting in a lower ratio of ammonia nitrogen/total nitrogen,saved more crude protein and significantly reduced neutral detergent fiber content (P<0. 05) as compared with the commercial strains.[Conclusion]The three isolated strains can improve silage quality of Elymus nutans growing on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau at low temperature,but these strains have no obvious advantages at 25 ℃ in comparison with the commercial inoculants.