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Table 3 Mean values for supernatant ethanol concentration of shrub willow (Salix spp.) cultivars 5d after inoculation with Clostridium phytofermentans.

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

Cultivar name

Pedigree

Ethanol, mg ethanol/g feedstock*

Canastota

S. sacchalinensis/S. miyabeana

38.3a

Fabius

S. viminalis/S. miyabeana

35.4ab

Onondaga

S. purpurea

35.0ab

Preble

S. viminalis/S. sacchalinensis/S. miyabeana

34.5ab

Sherburne

S. sacchalinensis/S. miyabeana

34.1abc

94006

S. purpurea

33.2bcd

Fish Creek

S. purpurea

33.0bcd

Oneida

S. purpurea/S. miyabeana

31.7bcde

SV1

S. viminalis hybrid

31.3bcdef

Allegany

S. koriyangi /S. viminalis

29.8cdef

94001

S. purpurea

29.4def

Millbrook

S. purpurea/S. miyabeana

29.0def

Owasco

S. viminalis/S. miyabeana

27.9ef

Otisco

S. viminalis/S. miyabeana

26.9f

  1. *Values followed by the same letter are not significantly different at P < 0.05 based on Scheffé's test for multiple comparisons.