The Breeding Report of a New Monoecious Industrial Hemp Variety Yunma 12
Yunma 12 is a new late maturing monoecious industrial hemp variety bred by the Institute of Industrial Crops,Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in 2023.The average content of tetrahy-drocannabinol(THC)and cannabidiol(CBD)are 0.07% and 2.58%respectively.The regional trail from 2020 to 2021 showed that the average yield of inflorescence and leaf(2785.8 kg/hm2),seed yield(1959.15 kg/hm2)and bract and leaf yield(1921.05 kg/hm2)were 24.68%,14.00% and 12.33%more than those of the control variety Yunma 8.With strong drought,diseases and lodging resistance,Yunma 12 is a new monoecious industrial hemp variety which is suitable for planting in low latitude re-gions.