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. 2015 Mar 12;8:44. doi: 10.1186/s13068-015-0224-0

Table 5.

Ethanol yield (% of theoretical) after 8 h of alcoholic fermentation

Variety Symbol Residue Ethanol yield (%)
SP79-1011 K Straw 74.70A
Tops 65.52B
Bagasse 54.69C
RB867515 M Straw 74.19A
Tops 64.47B
Bagasse 55.91C
SP81-3250 Q Straw 73.90A
Tops 63.85B
Bagasse 58.16C
RB92579 X Straw 73.74A
Tops 66.38B
Bagasse 56.30C

Data are from the cellulosic hydrolysates resulting from the enzymatic hydrolysis of straw, tops, and bagasse from four varieties of sugarcane (K, M, Q, and X) pretreated with dilute acid.

Means with different subscript capital letters are significantly different (Tukey’s test, P < 0.05).