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 |