Table 2 Hemicellulose, cellulose and holocellulose contents in leaf and stem of elephant grass CT115, across 154 days of undisturbed regrowth, for the wet and dry seasons.

	Hemicellulose (g kg⁻¹)		Cellulose (g kg⁻¹)		Holocellulose (g kg⁻¹)
	Leaf	Stem	Leaf	Stem	Leaf	Stem
Wet season
14	312^e	–	204^c	–	516^e	–
28	350^Ad	310^Bde	244^Ab	260^Ac	594^Ad	570^Ad
42	388^Abc	357^Babc	285^Ba	318^Aab	673^Abc	675^Abc
56	371^Acd	363^Bab	279^Bab	329^Aab	649^Bc	692^Ab
70	431^Aa	331^Bbcd	254^Bab	346^Aab	684^Aab	677^Abc
84	432^Aa	322^Bcde	256^Bab	350^Aab	688^Aab	672^Abc
98	407^Aab	292^Be	266^Bab	353^Aa	673^Abc	645^Ac
112	418^Aab	360^Bab	284^Ba	321^Aab	702^Aab	681^Ab
126	433^Aa	388^Ba	281^Bab	340^Aab	714^Aa	727^Aa
140	412^Aab	381^Ba	269^Bab	324^Aab	680^Aabc	705^Aa
154	430^Aa	367^Bab	243^Bbc	313^Ab	673^Abc	680^Abc
se	6.4	6.4	6.7	6.7	7.2	7.2
R²	0.98	0.98	0.97	0.97	0.98	0.98
Dry season
14	294^b	–	300^c	–	594^b	–
28	289^Ab	258^B	313^Bbc	377^Abc	602^Ab	635^Ab
42	290^Ab	304^A	316^Babc	399^Aabc	606^Bab	703^Aab
56	321^Aab	277^B	356^Aab	361^Ac	677^Aa	637^Ab
70	356^Aab	295^B	361^Ba	412^Aab	716^Aa	707^Aab
84	332^Abc	273^B	323^Babc	368^Abc	654^Aab	640^Ab
98	370^Aa	312^B	348^Bab	424^Aa	717^Aa	735^Aa
112	382^Aa	291^B	335^Babc	383^Aabc	717^Aa	674^Aab
126	365^Aa	296^B	324^Babc	398^Aabc	689^Aa	694^Aab
140	361^Aab	273^B	336^Babc	363^Ac	696^Aa	636^Ab
154	359^Aab	295^B	326^Babc	388^Aabc	685^Aa	682^Aab
se	10.7	10.7	8.0	8.0	16.4	16.4
R²	0.92	0.92	0.95	0.95	0.86	0.86

se standard error, R² model adjustment.
^a,b,c…gMeans in the same column with different lowercase letter are different (P < 0.05).
^A,BMeans in the same row and variable, with different uppercase letter are different (P < 0.05).
Hemicellulose content = NDF – ADF, cellulose content = ADF – ADL, and holocellulose = hemicellulose + cellulose.

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