Supplementary table 1 Fresh weight of the Zhongjiao NO.9,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,Plant crop (kg/plant),,,,,,,Ratoon crop (kg/plant),,,,,, ,Roots,Corms,Pseudostems,Leaves,Fingers,Bunches,,Roots,Corms,Pseudostems,Leaves,,, Plant 1,2.28,18.8,35.18,8.42,28.72,3.45,,0.18,2.15,5.7,1.06,,, Plant 2,2.44,17.5,39.44,8.9,26.39,3.04,,N.a.,3.1,11.5,2.24,,, Plant 3,2.24,18.26,38.76,8.6,24.64,3.22,,N.a.,5.18,10.09,2.15,,, Plant 4,2.06,13.98,37.84,8.6,26.15,2.89,,0.44,1.66,5.24,1.7,,, Plant 5,1.7,15.76,39.2,9.4,25.64,3.22,,0.29,2.29,5.7,1.26,,, n.a. = data not available.,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Supplementary table 2 Nutrient concentrations in different organs of the plant crops,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Plant crop,,N g/kg,P g/kg,K g/kg,Ca g/kg,Mg g/kg,S g/kg,Cu mg/kg, Zn mg/kg,Fe mg/kg,Mn mg/kg,B mg/kg,Mo mg/kg,Moisture % Leaves,Plant 1,18.99,1.59,19.5,16.49,4.84,1.29,6.17,18.93,117.53,2597.9,13.32,0.15,82.9 ,Plant 2,19.28,1.58,19.81,17.78,4.86,1.32,9.08,19.8,153.88,3081.8,14.61,0.12,81 ,Plant 3,20.88,1.71,16.5,16.12,4.66,1.37,7.44,19.72,125,2864.75,12.67,0.13,80.2 ,Plant 4,20.23,1.54,18,14.28,4.42,1.35,7.08,22.03,143.78,2748.05,14.23,0.13,80.5 ,Plant 5,17.32,1.38,14.88,17.49,5.24,1.16,8.35,19.29,165.39,2586.25,12.02,0.13,81.5 Pseudostems,Plant 1,8.8,1.09,58.25,9.98,5.64,0.58,5.99,8.64,320.69,540,13.32,0.23,94.3 ,Plant 2,10.33,1.12,64.25,7.15,5.65,0.71,6.54,8.04,231.63,410.88,14.48,0.24,94.4 ,Plant 3,8.8,1.02,51.5,11.44,5.82,0.65,8.53,13.06,263.33,604.58,12.28,0.26,94.2 ,Plant 4,7.64,0.93,59,10.49,6.59,0.66,9.44,15,259.9,533,12.54,0.26,94.5 ,Plant 5,6.33,0.89,49.25,9.35,7.27,0.7,6.72,6.3,224.19,398.8,10.34,0.22,93.2 Corms,Plant 1,6.04,0.56,35.94,3.01,3.76,0.26,5.45,47.71,345.13,306.72,6.01,0.12,88.3 ,Plant 2,6.11,0.59,36.06,3.54,3.79,0.25,5.99,54.32,217.49,364.91,5.69,0.1,87.6 ,Plant 3,6.62,0.72,43.69,4.66,4.18,0.26,8.17,78,299.1,434.21,7.63,0.12,91.7 ,Plant 4,5.89,0.5,40.44,4.21,4.38,0.28,5.99,54.73,266.77,425.29,6.46,0.13,90.2 ,Plant 5,6.4,0.48,40.75,3.61,4.21,0.27,5.99,57.61,330.99,395.21,5.49,0.11,88.6 Roots,Plant 1,7.93,0.74,57.75,4.94,3.24,0.49,9.44,23.14,1298.4,295.83,8.15,0.11,93.5 ,Plant 2,7.57,0.77,60,4.92,3.3,0.34,9.44,23.31,1288.3,296.92,8.47,0.13,91.1 ,Plant 3,7.57,0.77,56.5,4.59,3.62,0.38,9.8,24.72,1239.85,330.84,8.28,0.14,91.9 ,Plant 4,8.22,0.62,55.75,4.95,3.47,0.4,8.89,18.93,1308.5,268.91,8.34,0.14,90.9 ,Plant 5,7.13,0.64,56.25,4.44,2.75,0.41,9.26,21.4,1397.4,284.94,8.02,0.17,91.4 Bunches,Plant 1,17.1,3.56,95,4.08,1.78,2.53,5.08,27.52,125.59,354.8,31.07,0.55,94.3 ,Plant 2,18.12,3.44,95.25,3.74,1.93,2.83,4.18,22.9,90.46,295.83,29.26,0.5,93.1 ,Plant 3,17.03,3.62,99,3.55,1.49,3.25,4.18,21.27,74.91,306.56,30.04,0.51,94.3 ,Plant 4,17.25,3.11,87.5,3.88,1.47,2.65,3.99,19.18,94.7,294.43,29.78,0.46,94.1 ,Plant 5,17.25,3.36,92.75,3.46,1.69,3.32,3.99,16.03,72.29,247.59,25.5,0.64,93.3 Fingers,Plant 1,4.29,0.99,14.19,0.19,0.78,0.25,3.45,3.94,9.08,22.5,5.23,0.12,82.8 ,Plant 2,4.29,0.95,14,0.2,0.81,0.25,3.81,4.95,10.29,22.89,5.88,0.13,81.9 ,Plant 3,3.57,1,14.13,0.14,0.75,0.25,3.63,4.08,9.28,16.43,3.94,0.12,81.3 ,Plant 4,3.27,0.89,15.06,0.16,0.66,0.22,3.63,3.81,8.47,16.2,5.23,0.12,82 ,Plant 5,3.64,1.08,19.06,0.21,0.77,0.25,4.18,4.19,8.27,16.28,5.49,0.13,81.5 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Supplementary table 3 Nutrient concentrations in different organs of the ratoon crops,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Ratoon crop,,N g/kg,P g/kg,K g/kg,Ca g/kg,Mg g/kg,S g/kg,Cu mg/kg, Zn mg/kg,Fe mg/kg,Mn mg/kg,B mg/kg,Mo mg/kg,Moisture % Leaves,Plant 1,21.61,1.78,28.31,1.73,2.05,0.91,8.17,18.63,174.07,283.68,11.5,0.2,83.6 ,Plant 2,22.92,2.05,32.25,2.55,2.58,1.01,9.08,17.49,256.27,306.23,14.1,0.2,86.9 ,Plant 3,25.25,2.61,35.31,4.34,2.35,1.1,10.53,17.66,186.39,366.78,14.74,0.27,86.2 ,Plant 4,21.47,1.98,31.13,2.38,2.12,1.04,9.62,21.84,230.9,396.48,12.67,0.21,87.8 ,Plant 5,19.94,2.17,33.31,2.17,2.18,0.9,8.89,18.82,275.55,245.18,11.76,0.21,87.9 Pseudostems,Plant 1,13.24,3.06,70.75,3.91,2.87,0.35,8.71,10.95,229.04,286,14.74,0.22,96.8 ,Plant 2,12.44,2.8,65.75,4.59,2.93,0.39,9.08,9.81,265.45,419.8,15.91,0.22,96.6 ,Plant 3,15.35,3.91,87.5,5.95,2.94,0.43,10.53,13.09,293.43,524.83,16.82,0.24,97.4 ,Plant 4,16.66,4.19,87.75,5.03,2.96,0.54,10.89,17.57,270.81,554.03,15.39,0.25,97.1 ,Plant 5,13.97,3.28,72.75,4.06,2.69,0.57,9.26,13.31,246.77,356.03,13.84,0.26,96.5 Corms,Plant 1,9.24,1.37,30.56,1.47,2.45,0.32,5.99,15.65,234.66,202.47,5.69,0.11,93.4 ,Plant 2,8.37,1.29,29.06,1.39,1.76,0.34,5.63,16.57,192.65,325.55,4.97,0.18,92.1 ,Plant 3,9.68,1.65,34.25,1.73,1.86,0.51,6.54,21.02,236.07,358.69,5.82,0.18,92 ,Plant 4,10.04,1.73,35.75,1.32,2.36,0.51,7.26,20.48,181.34,245.72,5.82,0.2,92.2 ,Plant 5,9.53,1.66,31.13,1.36,1.95,0.49,6.17,17.24,154.28,292.98,5.88,0.21,91.9 Roots,Plant 1,11.72,2.29,73,4.22,2.87,0.84,19.64,32.08,2591.95,284.13,10.55,0.14,93.2 ,Plant 2,12.37,2.37,71.5,4.01,2.48,0.86,16.16,32.24,3685.5,304.39,10.94,0.12,94 ,Plant 3,12.22,2.24,74,5.88,3.13,0.83,17.06,33.49,2584.85,375.18,10.68,0.16,93.4 ,Plant 4,11.35,1.98,68,4.13,2.91,0.61,12.53,27.14,2496,283.22,10.35,0.14,92.2 ,Plant 5,11.93,2.33,62.5,4.24,2.74,0.67,14.7,34.77,3826.85,296.61,10.55,0.13,92.3