Table 1. The effect of storage temperature on the growth and quality of ginseng seedlings during cultivation (unit: %)

	Inspection method	Temperature(°C)	Storage period (month)
	Inspection method	Temperature(°C)	0	2	4	6	8	10
1st visible inspection	Visible good ginseng seedling ratio after temperature cycling	0	100	93.9±5.8¹⁾^a2)	91.1±8.9^a	63.2±16.2^b	42.9±5.8^b	11.7±20.2^b
		−2	100	96.5±3.5^a	95.2±2.2^a	85.8±8.7^ab	79.7±10.4^a	48.5±15.9^b
		−4	100	97.8±2.2^a	94.9±3.2^a	86.8±5.8^a	48.1±21.1^ab	53.6±17.5^a
2nd growth inspection	Sprouting ratio of healthy ginseng seedling after 1st visible inspection	0	100	98.7±1.2^a	74.8±11.6^a	86.6±8.1^a	38.5±17.4^b	28.6±49.5^ab
		−2	100	88.7±1.0^b	80.7±7.0^a	77.4±7.6^a	69.4±5.9^a	67.2±11.1^a
		−4	100	89.0±4.5^b	44.8±15.2^b	37.7±15.9^b	41.7±11.6^b	37.3±16.5^b
	Good quality ratio of ginseng sprouts	0	100	98.7±1.2^a	60.9±14.0^ab	62.2±3.9^b	21.6±6.3^a	11.4±19.8^a
		−2	100	88.7±1.0^b	74.1±8.0^a	70.6±3.7^a	60.5±3.6^b	54.2±12.4^b
		−4	100	89.0±4.5^b	35.4±14.7^b	11.8±0.8^c	9.0±8.8^a	12.7±8.7^a
Total inspection	Total good sprouting rate after 1st and 2nd inspection	0	100	92.8±2.9^a	58.3±16.0^ab	41.3±5.1^b	9.7±4.7^b	4.0±6.9^b
		−2	100	86.3±1.1^a	72.1±8.6^a	58.4±4.3^a	54.3±7.8^a	28.2±6.4^a
		−4	100	87.7±4.6^a	37.2±12.6^b	15.1±1.8^c	6.9±5.7^b	10.6±1.7^b
	Total quality loss rate after 1st and 2nd inspection	0	0	7.2±2.9^a	41.7±16.0^ab	58.7±5.1^b	90.3±4.7^a	96.0±6.9^a
		−2	0	13.7±1.1^a	27.9±8.6^b	41.6±4.3^c	45.7±7.8^b	71.8±6.4^b
		−4	0	12.3±4.6^a	62.8±12.6^a	84.9±1.8^a	93.1±5.7^a	89.4±1.7^a

Values are mean±SD (n=3).
Means with different letters indicate a significant different within each film treatment by Duncan’s multiple range test (p<0.05). ^a-csignificant different among treatments.