THC federal compliance is one of the most limiting bottlenecks in the hemp industry today. In addition, the majority of varieties and cultivars available in the U.S. market are imported from different parts of the world with different microclimates (latitude, altitudes, soil types, and agricultural practices). Gene expression is driven by the interaction of the plant genotype with the environment and a slight difference might trigger an epigenetic response that conventional breeding won’t be able to detect leading to the loss of interesting genotypes not meeting the vigor requirement for selection. Want to know more? Hear from leading hemp geneticist Oussama Badad from Trilogene Seeds about why it all starts and ends with genetics.