9 A Short History on the Turbulent Origins of Useful Plants

Welcome to the New Hemp Times show recorded at GothamStudio, the sweetest smelling podcast studio in the world. Today’s episode is partially powered by McSorley’s Chilli Dogs, McSorley Ale house, the oldest ale house in the United States. Also, powered by Five and Dimes Old Fashioned, hand crafted by Erin.TheIllustrious actor Greer Barnes and the unapologetic farmer Ran discuss the turbulent origins of cannabis, chocolate, chili peppers and coffee with Jan Roberts, LCSW, and Jahan Marcu, Ph.D.Subscribe and support us at Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/newhemptimesSegments:Our word of the day is Monoecy and the origins of useful plantsCannaBusting Finding or Fiction We will test your knowledge of recent cannabis news and science*NEW* closing segment Mind MunchiesWORD of the DAY:Monoecy- male and female flowers on the same plant. Is an aberration used by breeders to create relatively stable monoecious hemp cultivatorsNotes on the word of the day:Cannabis is normally dioecious, which means unisexualmale or female flowers develop on separate plants, although cosexual monoecious or hermaphrodite examples with both sexes produced on one plant do occur. Cannabis is anemophilous (wind pollinated), relying on air currents to carry pollen grains from male plantsto female plants.The hairs on a cannabis plant, usually white, turningorange or reddish color when drying or curing, are the sexual organs, the stigmas, which are adhered to a bract, the bract is covered in hundreds of resinous trichomes, which produce an aromatic resin that we all know and love.Normally, a male plant sheds its pollen and dies. Femaleplants can keep on maturing for months, an flowers are formed if no pollination occurs.Undernormal conditions, cannabis populations will produce about a 1:1 ratio of male and female plants.Monoecy- male and female flowers on the same plant. Is an aberration used by breeders to create relatively stable monoecious hemp cultivators.BECAUSE artificial selection undercultivation for certain characteristics, such as female flower forms, result in abnormal sex ratios.Stress, the environment , and genetic factors can influence ratios of male to females and co-sexual individuals.“French cultivars are monoecious, with male and femaleflowers appearing on the same plant, and are grown primarily for making specialty paper pulp, animal bedding, and construction materials. Breeding in“Breeding in France today is mainly aimed at maintenanceof extant cultivars (conservative breeding) and at further reduction of their THC content. Genetic homogeneity of cultivars must be maintained by careful selection of monoecious parents each year.”“In 1913 and 1914, Lyster Dewey published results ofthe USDA’s initial hemp breeding experiments begun in 1903. ”Excerpts From: Clarke, Robert, Merlin, Mark. CannabisEvolution and EthnobotanyCANNABUSTING - Findings or FictionWhen you hear something strange about marijuana? Who ya gonna call? CannaBusters!Here are sources, real and imagined for our discussion of current events:News (Courtesy of MJToday and other newsletters)The Cannabis Industry Has Always Been Rooted in Racism. 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