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Genetics and Marker-assisted Selection of the Chemotype in Cannabis sativa L.

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Cannabis sativa is an interesting crop for several industrial uses, but the legislations in Europe and USA require a tight control of cannabinoid type and content for cultivation and subsidies release. Therefore, cannabinoid survey by gas chromatography of materials under selection is an important step in hemp breeding. In this paper, a number of Cannabis accessions were examined for their cannabinoid composition. Their absolute and relative content was examined, and results are discussed in the light of both the current genetic model for cannabinoid’s inheritance, and the legislation’s requirements. In addition, the effectiveness of two different types of markers associated to the locus determining the chemotype in Cannabis was evaluated and discussed, as possible tools in marker-assisted selection in hemp, but also for possible applications in the forensic and pharmaceutical fields.

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Pacifico, D., Miselli, F., Micheler, M. et al. Genetics and Marker-assisted Selection of the Chemotype in Cannabis sativa L.. Mol Breeding 17, 257–268 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-005-5681-x

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