Conservation

The Role of Soil Fungi in Medicinal Plant Conservation and Regenerative Agriculture: Soil Fungal Inoculants’ Impacts on Crop Yield, Nutrition, and Basil Downy Mildew

by Melody Wright The cultivation of medicinal herbs using regenerative agriculture methods can be as vital as conservation and education in meeting United Plant Savers’ …

Solomon’s Seal

by Laurie Quesinberry Unlike ginseng (Panax quinquefolius), Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum multiflorum) sells for very little to a local root broker. However, its tendency to grow …

Humla Fund: Wild Medicinal Plant Conservation in Nepal’s Humla Valley

by Miranda Grizio At the northwest corner of Nepal, bordering Tibet, lies Nepal’s Humla District. This remote district is known for its Tibetan villages and …

Researchers study impact of medicinal plant’s harvest in San Juan National Forest

by Ann Bond National forests supply Americans with many natural resources – timber, livestock forage, minerals, energy – and increasingly, medicinal plants. Although native plants …

Supply and Regulation of Wild American Ginseng

Frey, Greg, James Chamberlain, and Jeff Prestemon. Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Forest Inventory & Analysis, Blacksburg, VA. (Presented at The Future of Ginseng …

NatureServe and Native Plant Conservation in North America

Frances, Anne, Amanda Treher, and Leah Oliver. NatureServe, Arlington, VA. (Presented at The Future of Ginseng and Forest Botanicals Symposium, July 12-14, 2017, Morgantown, …

Mycorrhizal Symbiosis in Forest-Grown American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) and the Relationship Between Mycorrhizal Colonization and Root Ginsenoside Content

Filyaw, Tanner R. and Sarah C. Davis. Environmental Studies, Ohio University, OH. , , (Presented at The Future of Ginseng and Forest Botanicals Symposium, …

Relationships between Genetic and Phytochemical Diversity of American Ginseng from Western North Carolina

Ward, Jennifer R.1,*, H. David Clarke1, Jonathan Horton1, John Brock2, Jessica Burroughs1, and Nicholas Freeman1 1 Biology Department, University of North Carolina Asheville. 2 Chemistry …

Assessing the Status of American Ginseng from Harvest and Monitoring Data

Schmidt, JP and Jenny Cruse-Sanders. University of Georgia, GA. (Presented at The Future of Ginseng and Forest Botanicals Symposium, July 12-14, 2017, Morgantown, WV) …