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Need for Speed: a Breakthrough Speed Breeding Protocol for Hemp

Tuesday, 21 February, 2023

"Archeological evidence suggests that the cultivation and use of cannabis (Cannabis  sativa) can be traced back almost 12 000 years (Crocq,2020). Chinese legends state that the emperor Shen Nong discovered the medicinal properties of cannabis as far back as 2000 BCE."
GDIC lecturer, Susanne Schilling along with her colleagues has published in the prestigious (opens in a new window)The Plant Journal
Dr Susanne Schilling, Dr Rainer Melzer, Prof Paul McCabe and the PhD candidates Jiaqi Shi and Caroline Dowling as well the BSc graduate Shaun Muldoon are all from UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science. 
The highlight article about their work can be found (opens in a new window)here
UCD researchers also supplied the cover page photo for the issue.