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Table 2 The content of monomeric carbohydrate and lignin from extractive-free biomass of 2-month-old and 3-year-old bamboo

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

Extractive-free samples

Height from ground (m) position

Carbohydrate (g/kg)

Mono-lignin (g/kg)

S/G ratio

Rham

Ara

Xyl

Man

Gal

Glu

Total

H

HA

V

VA

S

SA

Total

2-month old

01

5.15 ± 3.56

16.95 ± 2.06

296.83 ± 8.93

5.42 ± 1.43

9.30 ± 2.81

502.15 ± 6.83b

835.80 ± 5.98c

12.73 ± 0.73b

0.25 ± 0.03b

16.46 ± 0.20c

0.74 ± 0.03b

16.70 ± 0.50c

3.66 ± 0.19b

50.55 ± 0.83a

1.18 ± 0.04

06

5.02 ± 2.87

19.27 ± 4.69

297.62 ± 11.98

4.85 ± 3.08

5.80 ± 2.79

489.28 ± 7.95b

821.85 ± 4.20b

11.98 ± 0.02b

0.13 ± 0.02a

14.36 ± 0.07b

0.34 ± 0.02a

14.91 ± 0.82b

2.11 ± 0.56a

43.83 ± 0.45b

1.16 ± 0.07

11

3.25 ± 0.31

18.01 ± 1.38

309.30 ± 11.19

7.21 ± 2.78

7.48 ± 1.61

461.27 ± 4.91a

806.53 ± 2.68a

8.75 ± 0.16a

0.28 ± 0.02b

10.88 ± 0.12a

0.40 ± 0.03a

9.28 ± 0.34a

2.53 ± 0.19a

32.12 ± 0.05c

1.05 ± 0.03

3-year old

01

2.51 ± 0.28

14.64 ± 3.06

289.49 ± 18.01

7.55 ± 3.82

2.58 ± 1.68

443.80 ± 0.76

760.61 ± 24.94

12.18 ± 1.02b

0.40 ± 0.05b

31.85 ± 1.01

0.55 ± 0.10a

40.80 ± 0.18b

3.08 ± 0.22

88.85 ± 1.78b

1.36 ± 0.04a, b

06

2.26 ± 0.54

15.82 ± 0.35

308.80 ± 15.54

3.40 ± 2.13

4.37 ± 1.72

431.58 ± 13.89

766.21 ± 26.27

12.17 ± 0.32b

0.21 ± 0.04a

31.79 ± 1.05

0.89 ± 0.04b

44.17 ± 1.41c

3.21 ± 0.76

92.44 ± 0.60c

1.45 ± 0.06b

11

1.75 ± 0.58

15.96 ± 0.64

302.41 ± 16.55

2.14 ± 0.91

4.10 ± 2.11

407.40 ± 12.67

733.74 ± 27.65

9.50 ± 0.17a

0.26 ± 0.01a

31.59 ± 0.63

0.95 ± 0.05b

37.58 ± 1.09a

3.13 ± 0.14

83.01 ± 0.40a

1.25 ± 0.05a

  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. Gal galactose, Glu glucose, Man mannose, Rham rhamnose, Xyl xylose, H 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, HA 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, S syringaldehyde, SA syringic acid, V vanillin, VA vanillic acid