Limited effect of environmental stress on cannabinoid profiles in high‐cannabidiol hemp (Cannabis sativa L.)

0106 biological sciences 0301 basic medicine 2. Zero hunger TJ807-830 Cannabis sativa hemp Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel trade 01 natural sciences Renewable energy sources cannabidiol 03 medical and health sciences flooding herbicide powdery mildew HD9502-9502.5
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12880 Publication Date: 2021-07-28T13:00:11Z
ABSTRACT
AbstractHemp (Cannabis sativa) is a burgeoning crop, but research‐based information about genetic and environmental effects of cannabinoid production is limited and will be essential for expanded cultivation. There are limited data available about the effect of environmental stressors on cannabinoid content, particularly for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in high‐cannabidiol (CBD) hemp. To address this, five stress treatments were applied in a replicated field trial with three high‐CBD hemp cultivars and cannabinoid content was assayed over a 3‐week time‐course spanning floral maturation. Cannabinoid production in terminal inflorescence shoot tip samples of three cultivars was measured under stress imposed by flooding, ethephon, powdery mildew, herbicide, and physical wounding in a split plot design. The treatments had limited effects on cannabinoid levels, with the exception of herbicide treatment which resulted in decreased cannabinoid content. Notably, there was no evidence that any of these stresses caused THC concentration or the ratio of THC to CBD to increase at harvest.
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