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Potential impacts of soil microbiota manipulation on secondary metabolites production in cannabis

By July 3, 2021July 5th, 2021No Comments
Review
. 2021 Jul 3;3(1):25.

doi: 10.1186/s42238-021-00082-0.

Bulbul Ahmed 1, Mohamed Hijri 2 3
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Abstract

Background: Cannabis growing practices and particularly indoor cultivation conditions have a great influence on the production of cannabinoids. Plant-associated microbes may affect nutrient acquisition by the plant. However, beneficial microbes influencing cannabinoid biosynthesis remain largely unexplored and unexploited in cannabis production.

Objective: To summarize study outcomes on bacterial and fungal communities associated with cannabis using high-throughput sequencing technologies and to uncover microbial interactions, species diversity, and microbial network connections that potentially influence secondary metabolite production in cannabis.

Materials and method: A mini review was conducted including recent publications on cannabis and their associated microbiota and secondary metabolite production.

Results: In this review, we provide an overview of the potential role of the soil microbiome in production of cannabinoids, and discussed that manipulation of cannabis-associated microbiome obtained through soil amendment interventions of diversified microbial communities sourced from natural forest soil could potentially help producers of cannabis to improve yields of cannabinoids and enhance the balance of cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) proportions.

Conclusion: Cannabis is one of the oldest cultivated crops in history, grown for food, fiber, and drugs for thousands of years. Extension of genetic variation in cannabis has developed into wide-ranging varieties with various complementary phenotypes and secondary metabolites. For medical or pharmaceutical purposes, the ratio of CBD to THC is key. Therefore, studying soil microbiota associated with cannabis and its potential impact on secondary metabolites production could be useful when selecting microorganisms as bioinoculant agents for enhanced organic cannabinoid production.

 

Keywords: Bioinoculants, Cannabidiol (CBD), Cannabinoid, Cannabis, Microbiota, Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)

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