An International Symposium on the Most Advanced Applications that Can Be Foreseen for Hemp

Abstract A report of the recent symposium on “Hemp: perspectives for advanced utilisation,” held in Bologna (Italy) on March 5-6, 2004, and organised by the Istituto Sperimentale per le Colture Industriali, under the sponsorship of the Italian Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, is presented. The symposium was organised into an Introduction and four sessions: Agronomy; Fibre and Seed; Cannabinoids and Endo-cannabinoids; and Germplasm and Marker Assisted Selection. Twenty-two speakers were present, from nine different countries. The main topics covered during the symposium are reported.