Seed from Midwest ginseng farms planted in eastern forests raises questions
April 14, 2026
April 14, 2026
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 14 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Seed from Midwest ginseng farms planted in eastern forests raises questions
To meet global demand for American ginseng, the medicinal plant traditionally collected in the forests of Appalachia and traded and used internationally, the plant now is commonly cultivated on forest farms in the U.S. Northeast. But, according to a team of researchers at Penn S . . .
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Seed from Midwest ginseng farms planted in eastern forests raises questions
To meet global demand for American ginseng, the medicinal plant traditionally collected in the forests of Appalachia and traded and used internationally, the plant now is commonly cultivated on forest farms in the U.S. Northeast. But, according to a team of researchers at Penn S . . .