Abstract:This study investigated the effects of different IBA concentrations (0,0.1%,0.2%,0.3%,0.5% and 1%) on the root growth of seedlings propagated from stem cuttings in Chinese Silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis ‘Mihua’).The results showed that root length,root surface area,root volume,root tip number and mean root diameter of the seedlings propagated from stem cuttings initially increased with the increasing concentration of IBA,followed by a decrease when IBA concentration further increased.Root length,root surface area,root volume,root tip number and mean root diameter reached the maximum at 0.3% IBA treatment,which were 1 187.964 cm,632.647 cm2,12.424 cm3,15 280.167 and 0.696 mm,respectively.The IBA concentration in a range of 0.1%~0.3% could obviously promote the root growth of seedlings;however,root growth was significantly inhibited when IBA concentration increased to 1%.