Assessing the adaptive role of cannabidiol (CBD) in Cannabis sativa defense against cannabis aphids

Cannabis sativa is known for having unique specialized or secondary metabolites, cannabinoids that are derived from an extension of the terpene pathway in the Cannabis lineage and includes more than 100 other similar metabolites. Despite the assumption that cannabinoids evolved as novel herbivory de...

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Main Authors: Jacob MacWilliams, Erika Peirce, William Jacob Pitt, Melissa Schreiner, Tierra Matthews, Linxing Yao, Corey Broeckling, Punya Nachappa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1223894/full