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General Ginseng Discussion / Re: Genetic Diversity of Wild Ginseng
« on: March 09, 2014, 09:34:09 PM »
I agree that the deer & turkeys do not move the seed. I seldom see where a whole seed has passed through either one. But I think coons and oppossums do & probably coyotes & foxes too. Whenever I am hunting ginseng, I always check around any den trees that I see and often find it within 30 or 40 yards of those trees.
I once read a study where it was thought that ginseng in small isolated patches were prone to inbreeding depression. They crosspollenated wild ginseng with cultivated and the outcrossed ginseng was more vigorous with better survival rates. That being said the wild ginseng on an near my property has a short seed spike and rounded leaves. Within fifteen miles of there, I know of several places where it grows and the seed spikes are long and the leaves are more pointed, more like what I've grown from cultivated seed an obvious difference. I think the reason is seed planted from another source years ago both places have some very old, healthy plants. People have been buying seed and planting it for over 100 years and I see no problem with it. This is an interesting topic for me. Thanks.
I once read a study where it was thought that ginseng in small isolated patches were prone to inbreeding depression. They crosspollenated wild ginseng with cultivated and the outcrossed ginseng was more vigorous with better survival rates. That being said the wild ginseng on an near my property has a short seed spike and rounded leaves. Within fifteen miles of there, I know of several places where it grows and the seed spikes are long and the leaves are more pointed, more like what I've grown from cultivated seed an obvious difference. I think the reason is seed planted from another source years ago both places have some very old, healthy plants. People have been buying seed and planting it for over 100 years and I see no problem with it. This is an interesting topic for me. Thanks.