Germination of American ginseng was 80% after treating moist seeds 3.5 mo at 15°C (59 °F) followed by 9 mo at 1 to 2 °C (34 to 36 °F) in the laboratory. The warm treatment promoted the embryo to grow ...

As a result of game management practices and alterations in habitat, white-tailed deer populations (Odocoileus virginianus Z.) have increased to all time highs within the last century. Large herd ...

Jessica B. Turner is a doctoral candidate at West Virginia University. She studies ginseng conservation, specifically in regards to surface mining. Jessica is a Phipps Conservatory Botany in Action ...

China has slapped a 15 percent tariff on American ginseng, causing some in the hills and hollers of Arkansas to predict a price drop. Trevor Mills, owner of Mills Ginseng Roots and Herbs in Harrison, ...

American ginseng (Panax quinquefolium) has been cultivated since the late 1890s, primarily because of the historically high prices paid for the wild roots which have been gathered since the 1700s.

WAUSAU — Few crops compare to American ginseng. The beige root resembles a cross between a carrot and a turnip and above ground a combination potato and strawberry plant. The complexity, vulnerability ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The ban on ginseng harvesting in the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Ginseng hunting season is getting started, but the U.S. Forest Service said it would be paused in two national forests this year to preserve the wild ginseng population. In a release ...

Denny Colwell fires up a weed whacker and makes quick work of his prized American ginseng patch, a fall ritual that helps hide the slow-growing, long-lived perennials from poachers keen on digging ...

When David Scholtz and Mike Rucker plant their crop, they’re never sure what price it’ll bring. That’s not unusual for farming, but it’s even more a gamble when the crop won’t be ready for the market ...