| Production step | One-node stem section | Ten-node stem section | ||||
| 10 cm | 25 cm | 40 cm | 10 cm | 25 cm | 40 cm | |
| Stem-node cutting | 4.3 ± 0.3 | 4.0 ± 0.7 | 4.4 ± 0.6 | 5.0 ± 1.0 | 5.3 ± 0.6 | 5.2 ± 0.5 |
| Digging hole | 1.5a ± 0.8 | 2.4a ± 0.4 | 4.5b ± 0.6 | 1.6a ± 1.0 | 2.1a ± 0.6 | 4.0b ± 0.4 |
| Burying stem sections | 1.2 ± 0.5 | 1.9 ± 0.5 | 1.8 ± 0.2 | 1.6 ± 0.4 | 1.6 ± 0.4 | 3.8 ± 1.5 |
| Digging-out and transplanting of stem sections | 3.2 ± 0.6 | 3.3 ± 0.7 | 4.4 ± 0.3 | 12.8 ± 4.4 | 12.9 ± 0.6 | 13.4 ± 1.9 |
| Total | 10.2a ± 0.6 | 11.7a ± 1.5 | 15.1b ± 1.4 | 21.0 ± 4.9 | 21.9 ± 0.3 | 26.4 ± 3.6 |