This study was carried out to investigate change of ginsenoside contents in red and fresh ginseng according toroot part and age by hydrolysis. Neutral total ginsenoside contents by hydrolysis in 6-year main root and lateralroot were significantly increased than those by non-hydrolysis, as 41.6 and 32.8%, respectively. However, there wasno significant difference in red ginseng. In fresh ginseng, ginsenoside contents of the protopanaxatriol group such as Re, Rf,Rg₁, Rg₂, and Rh₁ were not significantly different, but Rb₁, Rb₂, Rb₃, Rc, and Rd showed significant difference. The increaserate of neutral total ginsenoside content by hydrolysis was higher in epidermis-cortex than stele. Also, the neutraltotal ginsenoside content was fine root>rhizome>lateral root>main root, respectively. While there was no tendencytowards the increase of ginsenoside by hydrolysis with the increase of root age in fine root and rhizome, there was significantdecrease in main root and lateral root.

This study was carried out to investigate the correlation between root diameter and ginsenoside compositionof Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer cultivar Yunpoong. Dry matter ratio of main root was a little higher than that of lateral rootand fine root, and that was higher by the increase of root diameter in the same root parts. Total ginsenosides composition ofmain and lateral roots increased by the decrease of root diameter, especially in lateral root. Similar resulted in fine root, butthere was no significant difference where root diameter was below 2.5㎜. Except for ginsenoside-Rg1, other ginsenosidescomponent, PDs, PTs and total ginsenosides had highly negative correlation with the root diameter within whole root, mainroot+lateral root and lateral root+fine root, while Rg1 had positive correlation with the root diameter.

This study was carried out to understand the genetic pattern of self-sterility, using a self-fertile variety Cheongyangnative 1 and nine self-sterile cultivars in cultivated boxthorn (Lycium chinense Mill., 2n=24). The inheritance of self-fertility (SF)wa