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Table 2 Levels of sucrose, reducing sugars and fiber in access of ancestral genera and species of sugarcane

From: The potential of the energy cane as the main biomass crop for the cellulosic industry

Species (n)

Sucrose (%)

Reducing sugar (%)

Fiber (%)

Erianthus maximus (3)

2.24 ± 0.44

0.73 ± 0.23

26.4 ± 0.9

Erianthus arundinaceus (2)

0.62 ± 0.16

0.61 ± 0.17

30.3 ± 0.3

Miscanthus floridulus (5)

3.03 ± 0.56

0.79 ± 0.24

51.0 ± 2.0

Saccharum spontaneum (30)

5.35 ± 0.38

1.66 ± 0.06

31.8 ± 0.9

Saccharum robustum (10)

7.73 ± 0.83

0.27 ± 0.02

24.8 ± 1.6

Saccharum sinense (2)

13.45 ± 0.02

0.38 ± 0.08

12.8 ± 2.0

Saccharum officinarum (25)

17.48 ± 0.35

0.32 ± 0.02

9.8 ± 0.4

  1. (n) = number of evaluated accesses. Source: Bull e Glasziou [54].