Table 1 Analysis of maize mesocotyl growth

Growth time

Fresh weight (mg)

Dry weight (mg)

RWC (%)

Protein mg/g dry weight

Cellulose (%) (per dry weight)

48 h

27.78 ± 2.41^a

2.79 ± 0.19 ^a

90.86 ± 0.33 ^a

90.22 ± 8.28 ^a

31.04 ± 3.41 ^a

84 h

115.93 ± 2.10 ^b

8.65 ± 0.59 ^b

93.06 ± 0.36 ^b

41.14 ± 11.70 ^b

40.65 ± 0.79 ^b

132 h

269.08 ± 9.33 c

22.24 ± 0.88 ^c

92.36 ± 0.38 ^b

38.48 ± 4.30 ^b

24.59 ± 6.38 ^c

Incubation time

Fresh weight (mg)

Dry weight (mg)

RWC (%)

Protein mg/g dry weight

Cellulose (%) (per dry weight)

0 h

32.78 ± 0.52 ^a

2.35 ± 0.04 ^a

92.84 ± 0.11 ^a

0.24 ± 0.03 ^a

No detection

12 h, − IAA

38.23 ± 0.50 ^b

2.47 ± 0.08 ^a

93.53 ± 0.18 ^b

0.16 ± 0.04 ^a

23.93 ± 1.52 ^a

12 h, + IAA

52.19 ± 3.81 ^c

2.73 ± 0.02 ^a

94.75 ± 0.39 ^c

0.15 ± 0.02 ^a

19.50 ± 2.95 ^b