Table 1. Development of MMS treated seedlings.

MMS concentrations	Rooting ratio/%			Rooting	Axillary	Leaves color and internodes	Terminal crown
/(mg·L−1)	10d	20d	30d	time/d	crowns		grow
0	90.0a	100a	100a	6	Yes	Small, light yellow leaf without seta and short internodes	Expand
20	75.0b	90a	100a	7	Yes	Green leaf with seta and normal internodes	Normal
60	30.0c	75.0b	86.7b	12	None	Green leaf with seta and normal internodes	Normal
100	0d	11.1c	31.7c	17	None	Green leaf with seta and normal internodes	Normal
HS	100a	100a	100a	5	None	Green leaf with seta and normal internodes	Normal

HS: Healthy seedlings. The different letters within a column indicate significant difference, while the same letters within a column indicate no significant difference (p<0.05).