The variability of productive and morphofunctional characteristics of cultivated panax ginseng in Primorye

Wild Panax ginseng C.A. Mey. (Araliaceae) is a rare medicinal plant. The purpose of the research was to assess genetic diversity of productive and morphofunctional characteristics of ginseng plants in scientific and industrial plantation. The research problem was studying individual variability and the analysis of correlation interrelation of root weight and structurally functional characteristics of 60 plants of ginseng cultivated for six-years. A wide variation was found on root weight (9.7-95.7 g, CV - 43 %), on seeds number (13-146, CV - 48 %), on the length of the main root - from 1,5 to 15,0 cm (CV - 57 %) and to the quantity lateral (from 1 to 10, CV - 42 %) and subordinate clauses (from 0 to 7, CV - 53 %) roots. The parameters of the biomass structure also varied significantly, reflecting the diversity of donor-acceptor relations’ types and morphotypes of ginseng plants on the plantation. The fruits index was more variable CV - 37 % and root index was the most conservative CV - 10 %...