Table 3 Saponin concentrations (%) in seed and seedling root of P. notoginseng during seed germination and juvenile stage
From: Saponin accumulation in the seedling root of Panax notoginseng
| Â | Month | R1 | Rg1 | Re | Rb1 | Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seed | Nov | ND | ND- | ND- | ND- | ND- |
Dec | ND | ND- | ND- | ND- | ND- | |
Jan | ND | ND- | ND- | ND- | ND- | |
Seedling root | Feb | ND | ND- | ND- | 0.002 | ND- |
Mar | ND | ND- | ND- | 0.061 | ND- | |
Apr | ND | ND- | ND- | 0.059 | ND- | |
May | ND | 0.046 | 0.028 | 0.092 | 0.002 | |
Jun | 0.036 | 0.122 | 0.029 | 0.098 | 0.017 | |
Jul | 0.056 | 0.232 | 0.036 | 0.106 | 0.018 | |
Aug | 0.062 | 0.322 | 0.049 | 0.240 | 0.050 | |
Sep | 0.168 | 0.664 | 0.077 | 0.405 | 0.107 | |
Oct | 0.214 | 0.552 | 0.095 | 0.627 | 0.122 | |
Nov | 0.178 | 0.566 | 0.111 | 0.439 | 0.074 | |
Dec | 0.158 | 0.541 | 0.092 | 0.431 | 0.078 | |
Jan | 0.146 | 0.375 | 0.063 | 0.380 | 0.053 | |
Feb | 0.109 | 0.447 | 0.051 | 0.309 | 0.040 |