Can public online databases serve as a source of phenotypic information for Cannabis genetic association studies?

ABSTRACT: The use of Cannabis is gaining greater social acceptance for its beneficial medicinal and recreational uses. With this acceptance has come new opportunities for crop management, selective breeding, and the potential for targeted genetic manipulation. However, as an agricultural product Cannabis lags far behind other domesticated plants in knowledge of the genes and genetic variation that influence plant traits of interest such as growth form and chemical composition. Despite this lack of information, there are substantial publicly available resources that document phenotypic traits believed to be associated with particular Cannabis varieties. Such databases could be a valuable resource for developing a greater understanding of genes underlying phenotypic variation if combined with appropri

SUBMITTER: Aardema ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7901747 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature