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Yield and quality of hemp (Cannabis sativa) grown in organic and conventional farming
KAŠPAR, Jan
Hemp is an ancient crop that has a wide range of uses compared to commonly grown crops. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of variety and cultivation system on the yield of total biomass, amount of flowers, leaves, achenes and plant waste, the thousand achene weight, the proportion of size fractions of achenes, the proportion of shelled aschenes and husks and the yield of oil. Hemp cultivation can be recommended for organic farming, because hemp plants had significantly the higher weight of female plants and the yield of total biomass in green and dry matter in t/ha both at flowering and at the end of vegetation perod. They also had the higher production of inflorescences and leaves, and the production of achenes. The cultivation systems are comparable in the proportion of coating layers of achenes and the thousand achene weight. The conventional system was significantly better in the proportion of oil in the achenes and the proportion of the size fraction of achenes above 3.5 mm. When comparing the varieties, a higher yield of biomass and achenes was achieved for the variety Santhica 70 from conventional production (Meclov), namely 57.3 t/ha and 1.5 t/ha. The yield of flowers and leaves was higher from organic production (Chlum) in the Fedora 17 variety, namely 3.08 /ha. The higher proportion of oil in hemp achenes was determined for the variety Santhica 70 from conventional production (Sušice) at 16.5%.
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