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Table 2 Comparison of cell wall compositional profiles for a panel of commercial silage maize cultivars and experimental mutant counterparts of five cultivars

From: Maize feedstocks with improved digestibility reduce the costs and environmental impacts of biomass pretreatment and saccharification

 

CW

Cel

Lig

Cel/CW

Hem/CW

Lig/CW

pCa I

pCa II

FA I

FA II

Di-FA I

Di-FA II

DHS

H

S

G

HYB-001

613

363

54

574

338

88

25.9

24.4

7.67

9.73

0.08

0.16

0.13

3.43

15.3

10.7

HYB-002

566

330

52

562

347

92

25.8

24.1

7.68

9.76

0.07

0.12

0.12

3.34

15.5

11.9

HYB-003

675

373

70

579

318

103

28.4

26.4

8.39

10.86

0.07

0.12

0.12

3.85

15.2

12.0

HYB-004

631

374

62

578

324

98

27.3

25.7

7.48

9.81

0.05

0.11

0.13

3.74

16.7

12.3

HYB-005

598

351

55

570

339

91

26.2

24.1

8.22

10.35

0.06

0.14

0.12

3.55

14.7

11.5

HYB-006

682

409

68

587

312

100

27.1

25.0

8.31

10.70

0.04

0.11

0.11

3.80

15.1

11.5

HYB-007

693

401

79

582

305

113

29.8

28.1

7.92

10.72

0.05

0.12

0.12

4.20

16.8

13.4

HYB-008

632

411

64

575

324

101

26.6

24.9

7.97

10.26

0.06

0.13

0.12

3.47

15.4

11.2

HYB-009

672

410

72

590

304

106

29.5

27.3

8.16

10.70

0.04

0.11

0.11

4.20

16.8

12.7

HYB-010

630

378

63

583

318

99

26.9

25.0

7.57

10.0

0.04

0.12

0.12

3.68

16.3

12.2

HYB-011

657

387

64

572

331

97

24.1

22.6

7.20

9.85

0.06

0.17

0.13

3.28

14.1

11.6

HYB-012

717

445

85

590

291

119

32.6

30.5

7.94

10.89

0.02

0.09

0.11

4.73

18.6

14.2

HYB-013

678

419

75

598

283

119

28.9

27.1

7.81

10.38

0.04

0.13

0.12

3.88

17.1

12.1

HYB-014

704

435

81

594

292

114

32.1

30.0

7.83

10.71

0.01

0.08

0.10

4.8

18.2

15.1

HYB-015

699

435

76

598

288

114

28.6

26.7

7.78

10.42

0.04

0.11

0.12

3.99

16.4

13.2

HYB-016

715

432

85

585

306

109

32.7

30.9

7.78

10.73

0.02

0.07

0.11

4.46

19.0

13.5

HYB-017

705

435

78

597

293

110

32.6

30.4

8.48

11.31

0.05

0.10

0.11

4.52

16.4

12.9

HYB-018

714

438

81

592

294

114

32.5

30.5

8.05

11.01

0.03

0.10

0.11

4.89

18.9

14.1

HYB-010-bm3

625

339

41

555

377

66

17.4

15.8

7.57

10.0

0.09

0.19

0.14

2.45

6.9

9.6

HYB-011-bm3

638

353

46

560

368

72

17.8

16.7

7.44

9.58

0.10

0.18

0.13

2.56

6.5

10.0

HYB-006-bm1

690

399

61

573

340

88

19.7

17.9

7.57

9.73

0.04

0.11

0.11

2.80

11.6

10.2

HYB-009-bm1

684

388

58

563

353

85

17.9

16.5

7.43

9.59

0.06

0.15

0.12

2.57

10.7

10.1

HYB-014-bm1

678

397

64

580

326

94

23.0

21.1

7.52

9.89

0.03

0.08

0.10

3.37

13.1

12.4

F probabilitya

***

***

***

***

***

***

***

***

***

***

***

***

***

***

***

***

L.S.D.b

43

3

8

15

22

8

3.0

2.8

0.35

0.43

0.03

0.03

0.01

0.55

1.8

1.3

  1. aSignificance of differences between entries as determined by ANOVA; p < 0.05 (*), p < 0.01(**), and p < 0.001(***), NS indicates non-significant differences
  2. bLeast significant differences of means (5 % level)