Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Short Communication

Net photosynthesis of Panax ginseng on the different age in mountain area, Korea

Hyoungmin Suh1, Se Myung Seo 2, Dong-Sup Lee3 and Su Young Woo2*
1Institute of Taerim, Sabeol, Sangju, Kyungbuk 742-962, Republic of Korea. 2Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of Seoul, Seoul, 130-743, Republic of Korea. 3Department of Forest Resources, Kyungbuk National University, Sangju, 742-711, Republic of Korea.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Published: 30 October 2011

Abstract

Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer is an important pharmaceutical plant in North Eastern Asia. Five mountain forests, namely: Hongcheon, Sangju, Jinan, Poonggi and Andong were selected to compare net photosynthesis of P. ginseng in Korea. The net photosynthesis of 5 years old ginseng showed the highest values in all the forest areas. Obviously, net photosynthetic rates of forest ginseng grown in every five mountain forests decrease when the forest ginseng becomes old.

 

Key words: Age, forest ginseng, Korea, medicinal plants, net photosynthesis, Panax ginseng.