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Table 1 Compositional analysis of 2-month-old and 3-year-old bamboo

From: Evaluation of biomass quality in short-rotation bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) for bioenergy products

Total biomass (%)

Position height from ground (m)

Ash (%)

OSE (%)

Carbohydrate (%)

Lignin (%)

AIL

ASL

Total

2-month old

01

3.15 ± 0.06a

1.65 ± 0.09a

82.17 ± 0.59c

15.83 ± 0.89b

2.46 ± 0.02a

18.29 ± 0.89b

06

4.01 ± 0.11b

1.75 ± 0.18a

80.74 ± 0.41b

12.31 ± 0.73a

2.99 ± 0.10b

15.30 ± 0.63a

11

5.39 ± 0.13c

2.46 ± 0.18b

78.67 ± 0.26a

11.03 ± 0.63a

3.60 ± 0.10c

14.63 ± 0.57a

3-year old

01

1.36 ± 0.03b

5.54 ± 0.28a

71.85 ± 2.36

23.55 ± 0.79

1.87 ± 0.08

25.41 ± 0.84

06

1.13 ± 0.10a

6.85 ± 0.43b

71.37 ± 2.45

23.43 ± 1.01

2.03 ± 0.11

25.46 ± 1.06

11

1.15 ± 0.06a

4.75 ± 0.16a

69.89 ± 2.63

24.99 ± 0.72

2.13 ± 0.16

27.13 ± 0.76

  1. If the ANOVA showed a significant difference among sample means, Scheffe’s multiple comparison test was used to determine differences. Values indicated by the same lower case letter are not significantly different (α = 0.01). Scheffe: a < b < c
  2. AIL acid-insoluble lignin, ASL acid-soluble lignin, OSE organic solvent extractives