Torkamaneh Davoud, Jones Andrew Maxwell Phineas
Département de Phytologie, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.
Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.
Genome. 2021 Jul 9:1-5. doi: 10.1139/gen-2021-0016.
Although cannabis is legalized and accepted as an agricultural commodity in many places around the world, a significant lack of public germplasm repositories remains an unresolved problem in the cannabis industry. The acquisition, preservation, and evaluation of germplasm, including landraces and ancestral populations, is key to unleashing the full potential of cannabis in the global marketplace. We argue here that accessible germplasm resources are crucial for long-term economic viability, preserving genetic diversity, breeding, innovation, and long-term sustainability of the crop. We believe that cannabis restrictions require a second look to allow genebanks to play a fuller and more effective role in conservation, sustainable use, and exchange of cannabis genetic resources.
尽管大麻在世界许多地方已合法化并被视为一种农产品，但大麻行业仍存在一个尚未解决的重大问题，即公共种质资源库严重匮乏。获取、保存和评估包括地方品种和原始种群在内的种质，是在全球市场上充分发挥大麻潜力的关键。我们在此认为，可获取的种质资源对于作物的长期经济可行性、保护遗传多样性、育种、创新以及长期可持续性至关重要。我们认为，需要重新审视大麻限制措施，以便基因库能够在大麻遗传资源的保护、可持续利用和交换方面发挥更充分、更有效的作用。
