GINSENOSIDE CONTENTS OF PLANTLETS REGENERATED FROM PANAX-GINSENG EMBRYOIDS

Ginsenoside contents of plantlets regenerated from embryoids of Panax ginseng were compared by HPLC with those of seedlings, in order to det ermine whether the regenerated plantlets were similar to the seedlings with respect to their contents of saponins. Little difference was det ected. Further, comparison between the regenerated plantlets and calli grown under the same culture conditions suggested that Saponin produc tion by the regenerated plantlets is induced by tissue differentiation , rather than by culture conditions.