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Table 2 Genetic effects account for most of the variation measured by the feedstock quality assay.

From: Biological conversion assay using Clostridium phytofermentans to estimate plant feedstock quality

Source of variation

Accessions tested, %a

 

Near-isogenic lines

Landraces

Experiment

7.50*

NAb

Replication

3.52

1.32

Genotype

64.12*

72.49*

Genotype × experiment

2.32

NA

Error

22.54

26.19

  1. aPercentage of the total variance for each source of variation for supernatant ethanol concentration of experiment 1 (S. bicolor bmr near-isogenic lines) and experiment 2 (15 S. bicolor ssp. accessions) 3 days after inoculation with Clostridium phytofermentans.
  2. bNA, not applicable.
  3. *Significant at the 0.01 probability level.