ISHS Acta Horticulturae 770: XXVII International Horticultural Congress - IHC2006: International Symposium on Cultivation and Utilization of Asian, Sub-tropical, and Underutilized Horticultural Crops
PAST, PRESENT AND PROSPECT OF GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AND PRODUCTION TRACEABILITY OF KOREAN GINSENG |
| Authors: | Hoon Park, Byung Dae Lee |
| Keywords: | Panax ginseng, site registration, GAP, cultivation diary, microbial protectants |
| Abstract:
Ginseng is recognized as an important economic crop in Korea for millennia. The government monopolized tributary collection, processing, and trade during the wild ginseng collection stage. During the cultivation production stage, the government controlled cultivation method, processing, and trade. Under the monopoly system, good agriculture practices (GAP) served as the standard cultivation method and traceability was deemed essential. Growers must register their production fields for purposes of certifying the production place and the age of produced ginseng. After the monopoly ended, GAP and traceability remained as a tradition. The characteristics of ginseng growth (no fertilizer, 2-year soil preparation) very well matched organic farming. There are 3 levels of environmentally safe ginseng production, i.e., spraying low level of agrochemicals or no agrochemicals, and organic farming. For traceability, quarterly checking of cultivation diary by local ginseng corporation among growers is being practiced. Microbial pest control (MPC) in soil started 30 years ago and MPC in soil and aerial part is the key to accelerate organic production of raw ginseng. | |
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