Hemp Breeding
Dr. John McKay, Director of Genetics for New West Genetics and Josh Schneider, CEO of Cultivaris spoke at the virtual Hemp Industry Daily conference last week, running concurrently with the MJBizCon Next conference. Both of these guys have been involved in horticulture and research for many years and provide technical leadership to their respective breeding companies. Cultivaris produces and distributes young plants propagated under sterile conditions, New West produces hemp seed genetics, including an AOSCO certified hempseed grain variety.
The seed segment avoids disease transmission that the young plant segment is susceptible to. Virus can be particularly…
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