Table 1.
Solubility of extractive substances in the steamed and alkali-washed bamboo strands

Extractives	NaOH concentration (%)
	0	1	2	3	4	5
	Soluble in:
Cold water (%)	15.12±0.19^a	14.47±0.75^b	8.77±0.01^c	7.66±0.01^d	7.93±0.41^d	8.14±0.05^d
Hot water (%)	17.54±0.43^ab	16.37±0.67^ab	15.75±0.84^ab	14.14±4.62^a	20.08±1.51^bc	22.43±5.32^bc
1% NaOH (%)	33.36±0.06^a	31.93±0.55^a	29.97±3.70^a	30.16±5.99^a	32.51±7.80^a	34.15±2.89^a
Ethanol-benzene (%)	17.50±0.81^a	15.39±0.32^bc	14.75±0.84^c	13.97±0.03^d	15.51±0.19^bc	15.58±0.00^b

Different letters on the same row show significant differences between treatments according to Duncan multiple range test at 5% confidence interval.