Table 2. Underground part characteristics of wild-simulated ginseng by three cultivation sites (Pyeongchang, Seosan, and Geochang) and three ages (two-year-old, five-year-old, and eight-year-old).

Site	Year	Rhizome length (mm)	Root length (mm)	Main root length (mm)	Lateral root length (mm)	Main root diameter (mm)	Root fresh weight (g)
Pyeongchang	2	7.21±1.56 a	116.86±49.49	21.98±5.98	94.89±47.75	5.43±1.31	0.63±0.56
	5	13±3.66	179.33±46.49	53.14±21.45	126.19±35.47	8.78±1.56	3.02±1.67
	8	25.31±3.54	233±55.87	40.19±13.44	192.82±55.18	12.68±2.29	5.64±1.6
Seosan	2	1.4±1.27	67.02±21.56	11.02±2.43	56.01±21.09	3.04±0.85	0.83±0.44
	5	6.72±1.87	131.05±28.07	35.37±8.94	95.68±28.03	10.5±2.39	2.95±1.63
	8	19.22±6.48	174.73±41.33	29.28±13.8	145.45±40.5	11.78±3.17	2.94±1.07
Geochang	2	2.69±0.9	75.21±26.09	18.76±4.18	56.46±23.54	4.45±0.77	0.26±0.15
	5	7.07±2.3	171.02±30.55	24.27±7.51	146.75±33.36	9.69±1.65	2.18±0.76
	8	16.66±5.69	246.93±44.59	29.07±14	217.86±43.6	14.39±2.39	6.29±2.48

Mean±Standard deviation.