Fig. 1

Sugarcane sampling schematic and overview of compositional statistics. a Labelled sugarcane plant schematic, as utilised in this study. Internodes and leaves labelled in line with McCormick et al. [43]. b, c Combined leaf, root and internode data for hemicellulose, cellulose, lignin, other and total extractives (N = 36). a Box plot of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, other and extractives. b Pearson correlation analysis between determined compositions, cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, other and extractives. Bolder colours indicate a stronger correlation. The red colour describes a positive correlation, whilst the blue describes a negative correlation. All values reported and compared at DW