Research Article
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) Cultivar Adaptation, Biomass Production, and Cellulose Concentration as Affected by Latitude of Origin
Table 5
Mean cellulose and hemicellulose concentration of ten switchgrass cultivars grown at Swift Current, SK and at Brandon, MB, Canada.
| Cultivar | Cellulose | Hemicellulose | Swift Current | Brandon | Swift Current | Brandon |
| | | g kg−1 | |
| Blackwell | 282 | 288 | 288 | 266 | Cave-in-Rock | 249 | 283 | 285 | 266 | Dacotah | 312 | 330 | 293 | 275 | Forestburg | 306 | 298 | 300 | 296 | Nebraska 28 | 307 | 294 | 300 | 262 | Pathfinder | 274 | 290 | 284 | 274 | Summer | 285 | 311 | 301 | 288 | Sunburst | 293 | 313 | 302 | 302 | ND 3743 | 306 | 342 | 289 | 291 | Trailblazer | — | 285 | — | 270 |
LSD0.05 | 10 | 12 | ns | 16 |
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ns: not significant at .
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