Tissue

Corn internode

Neutral

Sugars

Lignin

g∙kg−1

Uronosyls

Phenolics

Total Cell Wall

Leaf

Node 9

441.8 ± 39.3

73.6 ± 12.6

27.4 ± 0.5

4.8 ± 0.3

547.6

Node 10

546.9 ± 164.4

87.3 ± 6.5

24.1 ± 1.3

5.6 ± 0.8

663.8

Node 11

487.3 ± 23.0

88.6 ± 6.0

21.6 ± 3.8

5.8 ± 1.2

603.2

Node 12

522.4 ± 12.0

91.5 ± 9.2

23.7 ± 0.7

7.2 ± 0.8

644.9

Node 13

521.6 ± 58.3

82.7 ± 5.0

23.9 ± 1.0

7.9 ± 1.6

636.0

Node 14

534.0 ± 65.4

87.5 ± 13.1

20.8 ± 1.5

8.0 ± 0.7

650.3

Midrib

Node 9

824.6 ± 60.3

140.4 ± 14.2

32.5 ± 2.4

12.3 ± 1.0

1009.8

Node 10

597.4 ± 49.1

150.8 ± 2.9

29.5 ± 2.8

13.9 ± 0.4

791.6

Node 11

724.3 ± 170.2

146.9 ± 30.0

29.9 ± 1.9

15.1 ± 0.5

916.3

Node 12

774.1 ± 62.2

152.6 ± 20.1

26.6 ± 3.4

17.2 ± 3.8

970.4

Node 13

673.8 ± 87.0

170.1 ± 10.3

28.0 ± 2.8

15.3 ± 0.2

887.3

Node 14

740.1 ± 104.7

158.4 ± 12.4

27.9 ± 1.9

16.9 ± 0.7

943.3

Sheath

Node 9

767.4 ± 27.3

140.3 ± 8.7

38.9 ± 6.4

12.4 ± 1.5

958.1

Node 10

734.2 ± 20.7

134.3 ± 8.9

35.0 ± 6.8

13.3 ± 1.6

916.8

Node 11

716.0 ± 87.3

127.2 ± 21.8

40.8 ± 2.1

14.8 ± 2.3

898.8

Node 12

708.2 ± 44.1

139.6 ± 2.7

39.4 ± 2.6

14.2 ± 1.1

895.4

Node 13

805.2 ± 118.1

136.4 ± 30.5

36.0 ± 5.8

14.6 ± 1.9

992.2

Node 14

835.0 ± 47.5

123.1 ± 1.6

36.3 ± 2.1

14.9 ± 1.1

1009.3