Current status and future prospects in cannabinoid production through in vitro culture and synthetic biology

M Hesami, M Pepe, A Baiton, AMP Jones - Biotechnology Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
For centuries, cannabis has been a rich source of fibrous, pharmaceutical, and recreational
ingredients. Phytocannabinoids are the most important and well-known class of cannabis …

New insight into ornamental applications of cannabis: Perspectives and challenges

M Hesami, M Pepe, A Baiton, SA Salami, AMP Jones - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The characteristic growth habit, abundant green foliage, and aromatic inflorescences of
cannabis provide the plant with an ideal profile as an ornamental plant. However, due to …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and potentials of new breeding techniques in Cannabis sativa

CR Ingvardsen, H Brinch-Pedersen - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cannabis sativa L. is an ancient crop used for fiber and seed production and not least for its
content of cannabinoids used for medicine and as an intoxicant drug. Due to the psychedelic …

Investigation of the Effect of the Auxin Antagonist PEO-IAA on Cannabinoid Gene Expression and Content in Cannabis sativa L. Plants under In Vitro Conditions

JB Šenkyřík, T Křivánková, D Kaczorová, N Štefelová - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The in vitro shoot propagation of Cannabis sativa L. is an emerging research area for large-
scale plant material production. However, how in vitro conditions influence the genetic …

NLR- and mlo-Based Resistance Mechanisms against Powdery Mildew in Cannabis sativa

TM Sirangelo - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Powdery mildew (PM) is one of the most common Cannabis sativa diseases. In spite of this,
very few documented studies have characterized the resistance genes involved in PM …

Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Potential Pathogen Resistance in Cannabis sativa

TM Sirangelo, RA Ludlow, ND Spadafora - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) is one of the earliest cultivated crops, valued for producing a
broad spectrum of compounds used in medicinal products and being a source of food and …

[HTML][HTML] In planta female flower agroinfiltration alters the cannabinoid composition in industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.)

M Deguchi, S Dhir, S Potlakayala, S Dhir… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Industrial hemp is a diploid (2n= 20), dioecious plant, and an essential source of various
phytochemical productions. More than 540 phytochemicals have been described, some of …

Releasing the full potential of Cannabis through biotechnology

L Li, S Yu, J Chen, C Cheng, J Sun, Y Xu, C Deng… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) is a dioecious plant cultivated worldwide for thousands of
years. Besides the narcotic and therapeutic effects, Cannabis can be used as raw materials …

Enhancement of specialized metabolites using CRISPR/Cas gene editing technology in medicinal plants

S Das, M Kwon, JY Kim - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Plants are the richest source of specialized metabolites. The specialized metabolites offer a
variety of physiological benefits and many adaptive evolutionary advantages and frequently …

Bioengineering of Cannabis Plants from Lab to the Field: Challenges and Opportunities

F Sayed, W Eisenreich - Applications of Plant Molecular Farming, 2024 - Springer
In recent years, there have been significant growth and interest in cannabinoid-based drugs
for a wide range of medical conditions, some of which are neurogenic diseases, pain …