We are pleased to share that a recent article by researchers from the ARC Research Hub for Protected Cropping (PC Hub), first published in the Journal of Experimental Botany, has been featured in the Society for Experimental Biology Magazine.
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The study compares THC-dominant and CBD-dominant cannabis chemovars grown in controlled environments and reveals major differences in growth, nutrient uptake, and cannabinoid yield. Notably, the CBD-dominant chemovar retained several hemp-like traits—showing vigorous vegetative growth, low flower production, and excessive nutrient uptake, which led to reduced plant performance under standard cultivation conditions.
These findings highlight the need to tailor breeding and cultivation strategies to specific cannabis varieties and open opportunities for more sustainable production approaches.
We congratulate the research team for this recognition and their valuable contribution to advancing protected cropping and medicinal plant science.
Original article: Sink strength, nutrient allocation, cannabinoid yield, and associated transcript profiles vary in two drug-type Cannabis chemovars (https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erae367)
Authors: Ricarda Jost, Oliver Berkowitz, Amelia Pegg, Bhavna Hurgobin, Muluneh Tamiru-Oli, Matthew T Welling, Myrna A Deseo,
Hannah Noorda, Filippa Brugliera, Mathew G Lewsey, Monika S Doblin, Antony Bacic, James Whelan.
The Society for Experimental Biology is a learned society that was established in 1923 at Birkbeck College in London to “promote the art and science of experimental biology in all its branches”.
Today it represents and brings together an international community of experimental biologists to support them in their scientific work, new ideas and experimental techniques, and establish connections between cell, plant, and animal biology as covered by our three sections.
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