Table 3.

Effect of two rooting medium formulations on rooting in diploid and triploid P. edulis ‘Mantianxing’

Treatment	Number of rooted plants (plants)	Number of main roots (roots)	Length of main roots (cm)	Number of lateral roots (roots)	Length of lateral roots (cm)	Average seedling height (cm)	Rooting rate (%)
AD	6.67 ± 1.15a	15.33 ± 3.06a	12.17 ± 4.37a	52.33 ± 12.01a	1.03 ± 0.21a	3.47 ± 1.04a	66.67 ± 0.12a
AT	8.33 ± 0.58a	25.33 ± 8.39a	6.10 ± 1.49a	57.33 ± 8.08a	1.03 ± 0.64a	3.27 ± 0.50a	83.33 ± 0.06a
BD	5.33 ± 2.08a	10.67 ± 4.51a	5.94 ± 0.68a	16.33 ± 7.51a	1.56 ± 0.33a	2.47 ± 0.40a	53.33 ± 0.21a
BT	7.33 ± 0.58a	17.33 ± 1.53a	6.46 ± 0.83a	35.33 ± 3.51a	0.43 ± 0.09a	3.03 ± 0.15a	73.33 ± 0.06a

Note: Treatment codes correspond to combinations of ploidy and formulation: “D” stands for diploid, “T” for triploid; “A” refers to the formulation (0.1 mg/L NAA + 0.2 g AC + 1/2 MS), and “B” to the formulation (0.5 mg/L IBA + 0.2 g AC + 1/2 MS). For instance, “AD” indicates diploids cultured in formulation A, with other codes following this logic. Data in the table are mean ± SD. Within the same formulation, different letters denote significant differences between treatments at the p < 0.05 level for both ploidies of ‘Mantianxing’