Table 1. The effect of IM enantiomers on fresh weight (FW), malondialdehyde (MDA) and water content (WC).

	3 week			4 week
	F.W. (mg/plantlet)	MDA (nmol/mg FW)	WC (%)	FW (mg/plantlet)	MDA (nmol/mg FW)	WC
Control	11.4±2.2	0.1±0.0	92.5±0.6	23.8±2.1	0.1±0.0	92.5±0.8
S-(+)-IM	9.4±1.2	0.1±0.0	92.5±0.7	16.0±1.3**	0.1±0.0	90.3±1.2
R-(−)-IM	3.0±0.5** ##	0.6±0.1** ##	87.4±0.6** ##	5.9±0.5** ##	0.6±0.1** ##	86.2±1.4** ##
Rac	6.8±0.6**	0.3±0.0*	91.9±0.2	11.8±0.8**	0.3±0.0*	91.6±1.2

* or ** indicates that the values are significantly different, as compared with the control (p<0.05 or 0.01, respectively).

^##indicates that the values are significantly different, as compared with those of the S-IM-treated plants (p<0.01).