Posters: Researcher Carla Arizio coordinates a network of industrial hemp trials, for more information, men

Due to its association with cannabis, hemp has always been at a disadvantage. As both plants belong to the same plant species, for a long time they were lumped together and the development of the latter was also prohibited. But, despite belonging to the same family, the many differences between them demonstrate that they are daughters of different fathers. It is not only about the effect they produce, which in the case of hemp is null, but also about the entire architecture of the plant that makes it useful for construction, the textile industry, and human and animal food, among many other applications. For this to happen, starting with the laws that regulate medicinal cannabis and also industrial hemp, there is a silent and constant work by many researchers. Among them, the work of the INTA Castelar cultivar evaluation network stands out, who are the ones that establish which are the ideal varieties according to the area and the purpose that is intended. It is a work that they ...