Table 1 Chemical composition* of sugarcane bagasse samples obtained from experimental sugarcane hybrids ranked† by their lignin content

89

16.8 ± 0.1^a

27.3 ± 0.3^{a,c,d,f,i,j,k,l,m}

40.3 ± 0.1^{a,b,c,d,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m}

7.5 ± 0.1^a

92.0

146

18.6 ± 0.1^b,c,d

31.6 ± 0.8^b,e,g,h

40.9 ± 0.3^{b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,l}

2.4 ± 0.1^{b,c,d,e,g,h,i,l,m}

93.5

58

18.6 ± 0.1^c,d

26.3 ± 0.1^{c,d,f,i,j,k,l,m}

40.9 ± 0.3^{c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,l}

2.6 ± 0.2^{c,d,e,h,i,l,m}

88.4

53

19.4 ± 0.5^d,e,f,g

27.1 ± 0.4^{d,f,i,j,k,l,m}

42.2 ± 0.5^{d,e,f,g,h,i,l}

2.7 ± 0.1^d,e,h,i,l,m

91.3

166

19.6 ± 0.5^e,f,g,h,i

31.5 ± 0.1^e,g,h

43.2 ± 0.4^e,f,h,l

1.9 ± 0.1^e,g,h,l,m

96.2

87

19.7 ± 0.1^f,g,h,i,j

27.3 ± 0.8^f,i,j,k,l,m

42.2 ± 0.3^f,g,h,i,l

3.9 ± 0.4^f,i

93.1

321

20.2 ± 0.4^g,h,i,j

31.0 ± 1.0^g,h

40.4 ± 0.5^{g,h,i,j,k,l,m}

1.6 ± 0.3^g,l

92.9

50

20.5 ± 0.1^h,i,j

30.0 ± 2.0^h,j

42.0 ± 1.0^h,i,l

2.5 ± 0.1^h,i,l,m

94.6

8

20.5 ± 0.4^i,j

26.6 ± 0.7^i,j,k,l,m

40.0 ± 1.0^i,j,k,l,m

3.2 ± 0.4^i,m

90.0

121

20.6 ± 0.1^j,k

28.2 ± 0.5^j,k,l

39.0 ± 1.0^j,k,m

4.9 ± 0.2^j,k

92.9

140

21.5 ± 0.2^k

27.0 ± 0.3^k,l,m

38.2 ± 0.5^k,m

5.1 ± 0.5^k

91.8

MB

24.0 ± 0.1^l,m

26.0 ± 1.0^l,m

42.0 ± 2.0^l

2.2 ± 0.4^l,m

93.8

RC

24.5 ± 0.5^m

25.2 ± 0.4^m

38.2 ± 0.2^m

2.6 ± 0.1^m

90.5