Table 6: Mean ethanol yields (mL plant-1) for four switchgrass populations based on half-sib progeny performance at the Knoxville, TN, under 1-cut (2010 to 2011) and 2-cut (2012 to 2013) system†.
Population | Mean ethanol yield (mL plant-1) | |||||
---------One-cut system-------- | --------Two-cut system---------- | |||||
2010 | 2011 | Mean | 2012 | 2013 | Mean | |
ARK | 145 b | 406 b | 275 b | 241 a | 68 a | 144 a |
OKN | 247 a | 542 a | 395 a | 235 a | 63 a | 147 a |
OKS | 244 a | 522 a | 383 a | 250 a | 70 a | 154 a |
TX | 251 a | 552 a | 402 a | 256 a | 71 a | 157 a |
Mean | 222 b | 505 a | 364 a | 246 b | 68 c | 150 b |
†Values followed by a common letter within a column are not significantly different as indicated by LSD mean separation at p = 0.05; Population source: ARK = Arkansas; OKN = NSL; OKS = Cimarron; TX = Texas (PI).