Table 9: Components of variation and means for feedstock composition components (%) and predicted ethanol content (mL kg-1) in leaf and stem tissue estimated based on half-sib progeny performance at Knoxville, TN (2012).

Feedstock components Cellulose Hemicellulose Lignin Ethanol content
Source of variation ------------------------Component of variation -------------------------
Germplasm source 0.32 0.00 0.00 5.53
HS progeny/germplasm 0.22** 0.00 0.00 0.00
Tissue type/Germ*source 0.14* 5.62** 1.02** 37.9**
Residual 1.98** 2.32** 0.35** 43.00**
------------------------------Means by tissue type ---------------------------
Mean leaves 41.7 a 39.2 b 4.0 b 266 b
Mean Stem 40.8 b 43.6 a 6.0 a 277 a
Whole plant 41.0 41.4 5.0 272

*Significant at 0.05 probability level;**Significant at 0.01 probability level.