Increase in the contents of ginsenosides in raw ginseng roots in response to exposure to 450 and 470 nm light from light-emitting diodes

Journal of Ginseng Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 198-204

  Park, Sang Un ^a   Ahn, Deok Jong ^b   Jeon, Hyeon Jeong ^b   Kwon, Tae Ryong ^b   Lim, Hyoun Sub ^a   Choi, Bo Seong ^c   Baek, Kwang Hyun ^c   Bae, Hanhong ^c  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Gyeongbuk Provincial Agricultural Research and Extension Services   (South Korea)

^c Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ginsenosides; Light emitting diode; Panax ginseng

Indexed keywords

PANAX GINSENG;

EID: 84859595915     PISSN: 12268453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5142/jgr.2012.36.2.198     Document Type: Article

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