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Table 4 Plant productivity parameters, biomass content and sucrose yield of experimental sugarcane hybrids ranked by their lignin content

From: Chemical composition and enzymatic digestibility of sugarcane clones selected for varied lignin content

Hybrid number

Plant productivity, wet ton/hectare

Diameter at internode, mm

Plant bending score*

Dry biomass content (bagasse), kg/ton of wet plant

Sucrose yield, kg/ton of wet plant

89

101.2

25

2

176.0

142.5

146

52.6

20

4

84.4

147.4

58

84.9

32

3

142.4

131.1

53

63.9

25

5

135.4

124.5

166

50.5

28

1

112.4

138.9

87

81.8

25

-

190.2

137.8

321

54.4

30

2

115.2

119.1

50

72.9

24

1

97.4

143.4

8

84.7

25

1

131.2

152.0

121

91.4

26

3

114.8

117.1

140

88.0

33

3

175.8

123.1

  1. *Degree of plant bending in the stalk was scored from 1 (straight) to 5 (bent).