Assessing the adaptive role of cannabidiol (CBD) in Cannabis sativa defense against cannabis aphids.

ABSTRACT: Cannabis sativa is known for having unique specialized or secondary metabolites, cannabinoids that are derived from an extension of the terpene pathway in the Cannabis lineage and includes more than 100 other similar metabolites. Despite the assumption that cannabinoids evolved as novel herbivory defense adaptations, there is limited research addressing the role of cannabinoids in C. sativa responses to insect herbivores. Here we investigated the role of cannabidiol (CBD), the predominant cannabinoid in hemp, in plant defense against cannabis aphid (Phorodon cannabis), one of the most damaging pests of hemp. We hypothesize that insect feeding may induce changes in cannabinoids as an adaptive strategy for defense. We found that mean fecundity, net reproductive ra

SUBMITTER: MacWilliams J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10616793 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature