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Table 4 Estimated mass of reducing sugars (by DNS), glucose and ethanol produced from pretreated straw derived from different cultivars (5 % substrate, 37 FPU/g, 96 h) incubated at 50 or 40 °C, respectively

From: Effect of Brassica napus cultivar on cellulosic ethanol yield

Cultivar name

Product yield (g/kg PT material)

DNSa

Glucose

Ethanol

Canard

445 ± 39

289 ± 13

142 ± 1

Canberra x Courage

510 ± 42

352 ± 23

107 ± 19

Darmor

483 ± 15

367 ± 22

173 ± 35

Erglu

415 ± 48

286 ± 37

154 ± 14

Hansen x Gaspard

564 ± 94

361 ± 19

107 ± 13

Judzae

395 ± 29

269 ± 8

171 ± 13

Licrown x Express

438 ± 14

289 ± 6

147 ± 13

Madrical x Recital

452 ±24

302 ± 45

135 ± 10

Major

484 ± 24

344 ± 19

177 ± 9

POH285, Bolko

496 ± 22

331 ± 32

146 ± 31

Quinta

460 ± 60

312 ± 44

137 ± 20

Ramses

325 ± 39

215 ± 20

91 ± 17

Sensation NZ

423 ± 21

277 ± 21

135 ± 36

Shannon x Winner

388 ± 29

266 ± 17

125 ± 5

Slapka Slapy S3

514 ± 52

374 ± 58

185 ± 18

Slovenska Krajova

511 ± 18

332 ± 55

157 ± 9

York

456 ± 24

344 ± 21

141 ± 7

Mean

456

312

143

Range

239

159

94

Range (% mean)

52

51

66

  1. Significant differences in product yields were observed between cultivars (ANOVA p < 0.001). Italicised values are atypically low when compared to most cultivars
  2. aGlucose equivalent reducing groups as assayed using DNS reagent