Challenges towards Revitalizing Hemp: A Multifaceted Crop.

Craig Schluttenhofer, Ling Yuan

Journal: Trends in plant science 2018;22(11):917-929

PMID: 28886910

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Abstract

Hemp has been an important crop throughout human history for food, fiber, and medicine. Despite significant progress made by the international research community, the basic biology of hemp plants remains insufficiently understood. Clear objectives are needed to guide future research. As a semi-domesticated plant, hemp has many desirable traits that require improvement, including eliminating seed shattering, enhancing the quantity and quality of stem fiber, and increasing the accumulation of phytocannabinoids. Methods to manipulate the sex of hemp plants will also be important for optimizing yields of seed, fiber, and cannabinoids. Currently, research into trait improvement is hindered by the lack of molecular techniques adapted to hemp. Here we review how addressing these limitations will help advance our knowledge of plant biology and enable us to fully domesticate and maximize the agronomic potential of this promising crop.

Address: Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA; The Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA.; Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA; The Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA; South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China. Electronic address: [email protected].

DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2017.08.004

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MeSH Terms: Cannabidiol, Cannabis, Clinical Trials as Topic, Crops, Agricultural, Humans, Orphan Drug Production, Plant Oils, Seeds