aciculated

The empty-seeds and the aciculated dry branches showed the lowest values.

Results for the aciculated dry branches and the Pinus were statistically equal.

The Pinus and the apple pruning pellets presented the highest volatile matter values and did not differ statistically from each other, while the aciculated dry branches and the empty seed pellets were statistically different, presenting the lowest values.

The highest ash content was found in the aciculated dry branches, but the numbers did not differ statistically from the apple pruning and the empty-seed pellets.

Therefore, the values reported for the aciculated dry branches are consistent with the higher lignin and the extractive contents reported for this biomass (Table 1 and Table 2).