Cannabis sativa L. - Botany and Biotechnology

Suman Chandra, Ph.D.Senior Research Scientist National Center for Natural Products Research Research School of Pharmaceutical Sciences School of Pharmacy The University of Mississippi, USAHemant Lata, Ph.D. Senior Research Scientist National Center for Natural Products Research Research School of Pharmaceutical Sciences School of Pharmacy The University of Mississippi, USAMahmoud A. ElSohly, Ph.D. Research Professor National Center for Natural Products Research Research School of Pharmaceutical Sciences School of Pharmacy The University of Mississippi, USA & ElSohly Laboratories Inc. Oxford, Mississippi, USA

• Classification of Cannabis sativa L. in relation to agricultural, biotechnological, medical and recreational utilization.- History of Cannabis as Medicine: Nineteenth Century Irish Physicians and Correlations of their Observations to Modern Research.- Cannabis Sativa L.: Botany and Horticulture.- Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica versus “Sativa” and “Indica”.- Morpho-anatomy of Marijuana (Cannabis sativa L.).-Chemical and Morphological Phenotypes in Breeding of Cannabis sativa L.- Natural Cannabinoids of Cannabis and Methods of Analysis.- Cannabinoids: Biosynthesis and Biotechnological Applications.- The Pharmacology and Therapeutic Potential of Plant Cannabinoids.-Cannabinoid CB2 Receptor Mechanism of  Cannabis sativa L..- Cannabidiol as a Treatment for Seizures, Convulsions and Epilepsy.- Allergenicity to Cannabis sativa L. and Methods to Assess Personal Exposure.- Micropropagation of Cannabis sativa L. – An Update.- Hairy Root Culture as a Biotechnological Tool in C. sativa.- Genomics and Molecular Markers in Cannabis sativa L.- The Role of Agrobacterium-Mediated and Other Gene-Transfer Technologies in Cannabis Research and Product Development.- Induction of Polyploidy and Its Effect on Cannabis sativa L.- Classical and Molecular Cytogenetics of Cannabis sativa L.- Assessing Genetic Diversity in Cannabis sativa Using Molecular Approaches.- Cannabis Endophytes and Their Application in Breeding and Physiological Fitness.- Chemical and physical elicitation for enhanced cannabinoid production in Cannabis.- Contaminants of Concern in Cannabis: Microbes, Heavy Metals and Pesticides.