Finola (hemp)

Finola is a hemp variety used to produce hemp oil.

'FIN-314'
GenusCannabis
Speciesruderalis
Cultivar'FIN-314'
Marketing namesFinola
BreederJace Callaway, Tero Laakkonen[1]
OriginUniversity of Kuopio and Palkkila Farm, Finland

It is the first oilseed variety of hemp recognized by Canada and EU, and the first variety developed for use as a grain, instead of a fiber.[2] As of 2016, Finola was the most popular variety grown in Canada.[3]

Formerly named 'FIN-314', then marketed as Finola, the cultivar is a cross of two northern Russian landraces that were obtained from the Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry. The developers of the variety thought the parent stock may have been Cannabis ruderalis.[4] It is short in stature at 1.5 m when mature, making it amenable to machine harvesting.[5] Combine harvesters suitable for grain can also be used to harvest Finola without modification.[6]

References

  1. "FINOLA". Plant health Plant Breeders' Rights – Crop Reports. Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  2. Some basic things to know about FINOLA VoteHemp, 2018
  3. Cherney & Small 2016, p. 58.
  4. Callaway & Laakkonen 1996.
  5. Grassi & McPartland 2017, p. 153.
  6. Small 2016, p. 269.

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