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Challenges Towards Revitalizing Hemp: A Multifaceted Crop, Craig M. Schluttenhofer, Ling Yuan
Challenges Towards Revitalizing Hemp: A Multifaceted Crop, Craig M. Schluttenhofer, Ling Yuan
Plant and Soil Sciences Faculty Publications
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 …