This study was performed to investigate the growth characteristics and inorganic components of Codonopsis lanceolata regarding regional differences. The plant height of Japanese Codonopsis lanceolata was 373.6 cm, so it’s revealed that it has more vigorous growth than Korean won. The flowering time of Korean Codonopsis lanceolata was 2 weeks faster than Japanese one. Total fresh weight of root was 41.0 g and 39.0 g for Korean and Japanese respectively, thus, no significance difference was found. However, regarding fresh weight, Korean one had a more fresh weight (35.4 g) of main root parts, but Japanese one had a more fresh weight (9.6 g) of the lateral root part. Each inorganic component was found more in the aboveground parts, regardless of the region and the content of K was the largest. Regarding the content of macroelements for each part of Codonopsis lanceolata, the content of Na, Mg, P, S, and Ca in Korean Codonopsis lanceolata was found the highest on the leaf, followed by stem and root. In the case of Japanese Codonopsis lanceolata, same result was found on the content of Mg and Ca, however, the highest content of Na and P was found in the stem.

• Soo Jeong Kwon(Department of Food Nutrition and Cookery, Woosong College)
• Tae Yeon Park(Department of Food Nutrition and Cookery, Woosong College)
• Moon Soon Lee(Department of Industrial Plant Science & Technology, Chungbuk National University)
• Hee Ock Boo(WELLPHYTO Co. Ltd.)
• Gag Yeon Cho(Department of Food Nutrition and Cookery, Woosong College)
• Sun Hee Woo(Department of Crop Science, Chungbuk National University)
• Jin Woong Cho(College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University)
• Hee Doo Lee(Chungbuk Agricultural Research and Extension Services)
• Seong-Woo Cho(Crop Breeding Research Division, NICS, RDA)
• Hag Hyun Kim(Department of Food Nutrition and Cookery, Woosong College) Corresponding author