The Establishment and Persistence of American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) in Maryland Forests.

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dc.contributor.advisorMcIntosh, Marlaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSlak, Daviden_US
dc.contributor.departmentPlant Science and Landscape Architecture (PSLA)en_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-08-03T13:15:36Z
dc.date.available2005-08-03T13:15:36Z
dc.date.issued2005-05-26en_US
dc.description.abstractAmerican ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) is a profitable non-timber forest product with the potential of improving the sustainability of Maryland forests. In order to determine factors affecting Maryland ginseng production, ginseng seeds and roots were planted in forests in Eastern, Central, and Western Maryland in plots amended with no treatment, lime, or gypsum. The response variables measured included soil nutrients and ginseng persisence and establishment. In general, soil lime treatments improved establishment at the Eastern but not the Central or Western sites. The gypsum soil treatments did not significantly affect populations. Establishment of American ginseng grown from seed ranked by site was Western>Central>Eastern. Conversely, root establishment was best at the Eastern site. Across sites, soil pH, Ca, Mg, and K were positively correlated with establishment and persistence. Thus, American ginseng was grown throughout Maryland and ginseng production was enhanced by lime addition at the Eastern site.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/2339
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledAgriculture, Agronomyen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledAgriculture, Forestry and Wildlifeen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledAgriculture, Plant Cultureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledAmerican ginsengen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledagroforestryen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledlimeen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledgypsumen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledwild simulateden_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledplant nutritionen_US
dc.titleThe Establishment and Persistence of American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) in Maryland Forests.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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