Friday, November 21, 2014

Goji Information #3

Informational links about goji:
  • Wiki - Lycium Barbarum
  • flora of china
  • usda - shows it naturalized in almost every state of us.  Our experiments show a great degree of genetic variability between current wild/naturalized ascensions and current commercial strains being used in China.
  • pfaf - Some good information.  Raises an interesting question, are leaves edible/nutritious.  This plant family is generally toxic, but leaves have long history of being eaten in China.  How can they be tested for toxicity?
  • Montana Plant Life - Suggests it to stabalize sandy banks.
  • Institute for Traditional Medicine - Very interesting information about Goji


Other informational links:

Our research indicates that activity levels are increasing with relation to goji being produced as a crop in America.  Other then some regulation in Pennsylvania, requiring inspection of imported plant material, there is very little apparent government activity, which is strange because it is so closely related to potatoes and tomatoes, which are both important economic crops.  

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