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Table 2.

Ruminal disappearance rate (%) of DM from whole corn stover and different morphological fractions

Fraction	Ruminal disappearance rate of dry matter at different time points (h)

	0	4	8	12	24	48	72
Leaf sheath	8.23±0.37^d	11.87±0.27^d	14.82±0.29^d	21.83±2.07^cd	36.04±1.03^cd	46.62±1.01^d	56.59±2.12^b
Leaf blade	16.79±0.55^a	19.13±0.30^a	22.88±1.21^b	25.65±0.31^abcd	42.15±1.04^b	63.67±1.37^a	67.46±0.70^a
Stem pith	16.83±0.70^a	20.01±0.43^a	25.48±1.01^a	28.57±1.49^a	47.48±0.42^a	58.92±0.84^b	67.42±2.49^a
Stem node	6.70±0.24^e	17.28±0.19^e	21.05±0.22^b	24.00±0.28^bcd	27.27±0.23^e	43.09^e±1.40^e	50.18±1.13^c
Stem rind	5.16±0.17^f	19.32±0.04^a	21.62±0.51^b	23.72±1.04^bcd	28.96±0.79^e	39.86±0.84^e	44.78±1.08^d
Ear husk	4.75±0.21^f	9.98±0.25^e	17.97±0.60^c	26.24±1.65^abc	36.58±1.17^c	61.30±0.60^ab	65.45±1.44^a
Tassel	11.52±0.29^c	14.97±0.17^c	17.18±0.04^c	21.43±0.95^cd	33.64±2.15^d	48.18±1.38^cd	50.44±2.82^c
Whole plant	13.51±0.28^b	17.33±0.23^b	21.36±0.27^b	27.74±0.44^ab	38.54±1.23^c	51.53±1.39^c	58.78±0.72^b
p-value	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
SEM	0.97	0.63	0.68	0.60	1.46	1.62	1.71

^a–f

Means in the same column with different superscript letters are significantly different at p<0.05;

SEM = Standard error of mean.