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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.advisor | Crowe, Kevin | - |
dc.contributor.author | Winkelaar, Felix | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-05T19:50:48Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2019-11-05T19:50:48Z | - |
dc.date.created | 2018 | - |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca/handle/2453/4454 | - |
dc.description.abstract | American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) has been valued for centuries as a medicine, particularly in Asian cultures. It is highly valuable, and as a result it has been poached to endangered levels throughout much of its range. This thesis first reviews the ecology, history, market, cultivation methods and legality of ginseng in Ontario. Second, a business plan for growing and selling ginseng in southern Ontario is presented. This plan shows that American ginseng can be a profitable, long-term crop, and that, when grown as a crop, it can increase the value of private forested land in Ontario versus other crops. Finally, the results of the business plan were compared with a similar study done in New Zealand, where ginseng was grown beneath radiata pine (Pinus radiata D.Don.) plantations. The conclusion of this thesis is that American ginseng has excellent potential as a woodlot crop in southern Ontario. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.subject | American ginseng | en_US |
dc.subject | Cultivation methods (Ginseng) | en_US |
dc.title | An economic analysis of an American ginseng growing operation in a woodlot in Janetville, Ontario | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
etd.degree.name | Honours Bachelor of Science in Forestry | en_US |
etd.degree.level | Bachelor | en_US |
etd.degree.discipline | Natural Resources Management | en_US |
etd.degree.grantor | Lakehead University | en_US |
Appears in Collections: | Undergraduate theses |
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