Table 1.

Chemical composition in apical, middle, and basal segments of MBS at harvest. Data are presented as the mean ± standard error (SE) (n = 3). The error bar is 95% confidence interval and different letters indicate significant differences between apical, middle and basal segments of MBS (P ≦ 0.05).

Sample	Cellulose (%)	Hemicellulose (%)	Lignin (%)
Apical	19.71 ± 2.08a	42.43 ± 0.27a	10.28 ± 0.77a
Middle	24.10 ± 1.12a	35.57 ± 0.90b	11.85 ± 0.42b
Basal	29.50 ± 1.13b	33.71 ± 1.28c	13.86 ± 0.52c

Note: lignin as acid soluble lignin.