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Correlation between soil properties and growth of wild-simulated ginseng for site suitability assessment
Kiyoon Kim1
,
Yeong-Bae Yun2
,
Myeongbin Park3
,
Yurry Um4*
1Researcher, National Forest Seed Variety Center, Korea Forest Service, Chungju 27495, Korea
2Postdoctoral Fellow, Forest Medicinal Resources Research Center, National Institute of Forest Science, Yeongju 36040, Korea
3Master’s Researcher, Forest Medicinal Resources Research Center, National Institute of Forest Science, Yeongju 36040, Korea
4Researcher, Forest Medicinal Resources Research Center, National Institute of Forest Science, Yeongju 36040, Korea
*Corresponding Author
30 November 2025. pp. 432-441
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Abstract

Wild-simulated ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) is typically cultivated in forest environments for more than 7 years, and up to over 20 years, following principles of pesticide- and fertilizer-free management. This study was conducted to identify suitable cultivation sites for wild-simulated ginseng by analyzing the correlation between the growth characteristics of 7- and 13-year-old wild-simulated ginseng and the soil properties of their cultivation sites. The contents of organic matter and total nitrogen in the rhizosphere soil significantly decreased as the cultivation period increased. Correlation analysis revealed a significant negative relationship between root growth characteristics of wild-simulated ginseng and these soil components. The results of this study confirm that organic matter and total nitrogen are significantly correlated with the growth of wild-simulated ginseng, suggesting that these factors may serve as important indicators for selecting suitable cultivation sites. Furthermore, the findings imply that developing soil microbial formulations with high capacities for organic matter decomposition and nitrogen fixation could contribute to establishing sustainable and eco-friendly cultivation techniques for wild-simulated ginseng.

The Effect of Soil Properties of Cultivation Sites on the Growth Characteristics of Wild-Simulated Ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer).
Soil properties Growth characteristics
SL SD Rhl LL LD RD RL SFW RFW RDW
pH -0.067 (0.674) 0.118 (0.457) 0.378* (0.013) -0.294 (0.059) 0.151 (0.340) 0.042 (0.791) -0.186 (0.239) 0.213 (0.177) -0.066 (0.677) -0.038 (0.810)
EC -0.029 (0.855) -0.077 (0.629) 0.141 (0.374) -0.036 (0.819) -0.126 (0.425) 0.251 (0.109) 0.063 (0.694) 0.246 (0.116) 0.147 (0.351) 0.162 (0.307)
OM 0.042 (0.793) -0.077 (0.627) -0.134 (0.398) -0.151 (0.340) 0.107 (0.498) 0.062 (0.697) -0.234 (0.135) 0.149 (0.347) -0.035 (0.828) -0.158 (0.318)
TN -0.133 (0.402) -0.235 (0.134) -0.176 (0.264) -0.003 (0.983) 0.056 (0.727) -0.14 (0.376) -0.122 (0.443) -0.074 (0.639) -0.414** (0.006) -0.515** (0.001)
Avail. P2O5 0.236 (0.133) 0.159 (0.314) 0.103 (0.516) 0.274 (0.079) 0.387* (0.011) -0.172 (0.277) 0.071 (0.654) -0.105 (0.508) -0.261 (0.095) -0.248 (0.113)
K 0.309* (0.047) 0.321* (0.038) 0.232 (0.139) 0.056 (0.724) 0.336* (0.029) 0.298 (0.056) 0.196 (0.215) 0.285 (0.067) 0.332* (0.032) 0.424** (0.005)
Ca -0.005 (0.972) 0.016 (0.919) 0.191 (0.225) 0.022 (0.888) 0.081 (0.608) -0.166 (0.294) 0.136 (0.392) -0.014 (0.932) -0.072 (0.653) 0.090 (0.572)
Mg 0.049 (0.758) 0.08 (0.614) 0.08 (0.614) 0.152 (0.336) 0.078 (0.622) -0.19 (0.227) 0.274 (0.079) -0.077 (0.630) -0.022 (0.892) 0.115 (0.468)
Na 0.065 (0.683) -0.044 (0.781) -0.441** (0.003) 0.720** (0.001) -0.049 (0.758) -0.475** (0.001) 0.466** (0.002) -0.560** (0.001) -0.236 (0.132) -0.254 (0.104)
CEC 0.072 (0.649) -0.095 (0.551) -0.041 (0.798) -0.136 (0.390) 0.172 (0.276) 0.031 (0.844) -0.251 (0.109) 0.148 (0.351) -0.039 (0.805) -0.160 (0.311)

Correlation coefficient (R) written are significantly correlated between the variables compared. Negative values denote negative correlation and positive values denote positive correlation. Values in brackets means p value (**p ≤ 0.01, *p ≤ 0.05).

Keywords
Growth characteristics
Organic matter
Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer
Total nitrogen
Wild-simulated ginseng
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  • Publisher :Korean Society of Soil Science and Fertilizer
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국토양비료학회
  • Journal Title :Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국토양비료학회 학회지
  • Volume : 58
  • No :4
  • Pages :432-441
  • Received Date : 2025-07-08
  • Revised Date : 2025-08-15
  • Accepted Date : 2025-09-13
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7745/KJSSF.2025.58.4.432
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