Table 1.

Qualitative and pseudoqualitative characteristics of six varieties of ginseng

Variety	Qualitative characteristic1)				Pseudoqualitative characteristic2)
	Aerial section3)			Below-ground section4)	Aerial section				Below-ground section
	Anthocyanin coloration of stem	Type of inflorescence	Shape of berry	Presence of stolons in roots	Distribution of anthocyanin coloration of stem	Shape of leaflet	Color of berry	Color of autumn leaves	Skin color of main root
Gumpoong	Absent	Simple	Round	Present	Absent	Broad elliptic	Yellow	Yellow	Cream
Sunun	Present	Simple	Round	Present	Along the whole stem	Broad elliptic	Red	Red	Cream
Sunpoong	Present	Simple	Round	Present	Along the whole stem	Broad elliptic	Red	Red	Cream
Sunone	Present	Simple	Round	Present	Along the whole stem	Broad elliptic	Red	Red	Cream
Cheongsun	Absent	Simple	Round	Present	Absent	Broad elliptic	Red	Red	Cream
Sunhyang	Present	Simple	Round	Present	On lower section only	Broad elliptic	Red	Red	Cream
Chunpoong	Present	Simple	Round	Present	On lower section only	Broad elliptic	Orange	Orange	Cream

^1),2)Investigated according to the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) test guidelines for ginseng (Panax ginseng Meyer)

³⁾Investigated in 4-yr-old plants

⁴⁾Investigated in 6-yr-old plants