Fibre composition | Flower (dry wt%) | Stem (dry wt%) | Leaves (dry wt%) | Standard Method |
Extractive | 26.56 ± 7.30 | 22.04 ± 0.08 | 33.71 ± 2.28 | TAPPI-204cm-97 |
Lignin | 46.00 ± 0.05 | 28.00 ± 0.05 | 27.00 ± 0.04 | TAPPI-222om-02 |
Holocellulose | 55.00 ± 0.03 | 70.30 ± 0.13 | 63.3 ± 0.16 | ASTM D1104-56 |
α-cellulose | 33.00 ± 0.00 | 29.00 ± 0.01 | 30.00 ± 0.18 | ASTM D1103-60 |
Hemicellulose | 22.00 ± 0.00 | 41.30 ± 0.00 | 33.00 ± 0.00 | By Difference |
Moisture | 5.68 ± 0.57 | 6.44 ± 0.75 | 7.60 ± 0.39 | ASTM D1102-84 |
Ash | 16.00 ± 6.00 | 15.66 ± 10.97 | 19.00 ± 9.80 | ASTM E871-82 |