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Table 2 Composition of winter rye samples on a dry matter (DM) basis

From: Winter rye as a bioenergy feedstock: impact of crop maturity on composition, biological solubilization and potential revenue

Sample ID

Soluble fraction of DM

Carbohydrate

Carbohydrate

Acetyl

Protein

Protein

Lignin

Ash

Total

Unknown

Insoluble

Soluble

Insoluble

Soluble

Insoluble

Soluble

April 16-0 N

36.4%

64.8%

41.4%

23.4%

2.2%

8.7%

1.2%

7.5%

9.6%

0.5%

85.8%

8.6%

5.6%

April 16-60 N

32.8%

63.6%

44.1%

19.6%

2.4%

8.8%

1.3%

7.5%

10.2%

0.5%

85.6%

8.7%

5.7%

April 27-0 N-wilted

30.0%

65.5%

44.0%

21.4%

2.4%

6.5%

1.3%

5.2%

12.0%

0.8%

87.2%

9.4%

3.4%

April 27-0 N

28.6%

67.0%

47.4%

19.6%

2.6%

6.6%

1.7%

4.8%

12.3%

0.6%

89.0%

6.8%

4.2%

April 27-60 N

27.9%

64.7%

47.0%

17.7%

2.6%

6.9%

2.0%

4.9%

12.2%

0.6%

86.9%

7.8%

5.3%

May 4-0 N

19.3%

64.8%

53.6%

11.2%

3.0%

6.0%

1.8%

4.2%

14.3%

0.6%

88.7%

7.5%

3.9%

May 4-60 N

20.6%

64.4%

52.2%

12.2%

2.7%

6.5%

2.3%

4.2%

14.2%

0.6%

88.4%

7.3%

4.3%

May 10-0 N

15.2%

65.4%

56.3%

9.1%

3.0%

4.6%

1.9%

2.6%

15.6%

0.7%

89.2%

7.4%

3.4%

May 10-60 N

16.5%

65.3%

55.0%

10.3%

2.8%

5.3%

2.6%

2.7%

16.0%

0.6%

90.1%

6.5%

3.4%

  1. Note: the values in ‘Total’ are the sum of the italic values.