Welcome to the Journal of Industrial Hemp

Abstract

This issue starts with an interesting and beautifully illustrated paper by Small and Antle on cotyledon asymmetry in Cannabis. The authors present detailed information on the weight difference between the outer and inner cotyledon of seedlings, as well as other typical features, which may help to identify very young hemp seedlings. The next paper in this issue by Small, Marcus, Butler, and McElroy describes an apparent increase in biomass and seed productivity in hemp caused by branch proliferation following European corn borer (ECB) damage. This study is very interesting, not in the least because it allows to test the extent of ECB damage affected by several plant characteristics. The article by Chen, Sun, Negelescu, Wu, and Henderson compares the physical properties of hemp-based non-woven composites to those of several other plant-fibre based non-wovens. The resistance of nonwovens to termite attack is also tested. In this issue’s Collections Corner Michael Krawitz presents his collection of Cannabis art, consisting of lithographs, posters and hemp textile. The paper is illustrated by a very nice series of photos of hemp artwork.