Table 3. Variation of biomass saccharification in four Miscanthus species.
| Species | No. Accessions | Hexose released (% cellulose) | Total sugar released (% Dry matter) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1% NaOH | CV%a | 1% H2SO4 | CV% | 1% NaOH | CV% | 1% H2SO4 | CV% | ||
| M.sinensis | 78 | 51.40* | 18.10 | 34.82 | 21.84 | 36.96 | 36.23 | 38.90 | 13.60 |
| (28.88~71.14)# | (22.78~59.26) | (25.42~50.83) | (24.20~50.52) | ||||||
| M.floridulus | 36 | 51.44 | 21.28 | 37.27 | 23.71 | 35.00 | 46.06 | 38.71 | 11.87 |
| (29.50~73.79) | (11.79~58.45) | (26.87~47.33) | (23.00~47.39) | ||||||
| M.sacchariflorus | 32 | 56.70 | 20.97 | 37.11 | 26.06 | 38.22 | 25.16 | 37.95 | 14.28 |
| (27.47~78.49) | (9.95~47.57) | (27.28~44.76) | (16.67~45.45) | ||||||
| M.lutarioriparius | 25 | 36.78 | 28.03 | 23.73 | 33.06 | 32.14 | 35.11 | 34.60 | 12.00 |
| (27.25~73.90) | (11.45~42.63) | (26.25~46.21) | (27.14~42.95) | ||||||
| Total | 171 | 50.27 | 23.55 | 34.15 | 27.46 | 36.08 | 36.89 | 38.06 | 13.65 |
| (27.25~78.49) | (9.95~59.26) | (25.42~50.83) | (16.67~50.52) | ||||||
* Mean value
# Range in parenthesis.
a The coefficient of variation (CV),which represents the ratio of the standard deviation to the mean, is a statistical measure of the dispersion of data points in a data series around the mean.