Table 2.
Fiber length near epidermis and pith from Phyllostachys pubescens culms by age (unit: μm)

		1year	2year	3year	4year	5year
Fiber length	Near epidermis	1672.9Aa	1962.5Ab	1702.3Aa	2185.2Ac	2007.6Ab
		(264.3)	(394.3)	(189.5)	(290.3)	(231.3)
	Near pith	982.9Ba	1153.6Bb	1183.9Bb	1304.5Bc	1297.2Bc
		(102.6)	(219.1)	(309.9)	(239.8)	(170.4)

Notes : The means are averages of 40 measurements. Numbers in parenthesis are standard deviations. Means within a column followed by the same capital letter are not significantly different at 5% significance level using Duncan’s multiple range test. Means within a line followed by the same lower case are not significantly different at 5% significance level using Duncan’s multiple range test.