کنگره بین المللی زیست فناوری گیاهان دارویی و قارچ های کوهی

صفحه اصلی / چهارمین کنگره بین المللی و پنجمین همایش ملی زیست فناوری گیاهان دارویی و قارچ های کوهی

CannOMICS: integrated omics approaches to put cannabis, cannabinoids and terpens data at work

نویسندگان :

Seyed Alireza Salami¹

1- University of Tehran

کلمات کلیدی :

Hemp،OMICS،Cannabinoids،Terpens،COVID-19،Mars

چکیده :

Cannabis sativa L. (Cannabinaceae) is a multi-purpose plant with a long controversial history. Once we are talking about cannabis, the first thing that comes to mind is its recreational abuse. However, the share of this plant in food, medicine, fiber, and oil industries is even more than its drug market. The unique properties of cannabis/hemp can introduce this plant as a possible candidate to fight against new emerging diseases like COVID-19 and a possible candidate for cultivation on Mars. On December 2020, the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), re-classified cannabis and cannabis resin under an international listing that recognizes its medical value. The cannabis legalization movement is gaining momentum across many countries; however, there are still big gaps in cannabis data. Filling these gaps provides a clearer horizon in front of researchers and cannabis lovers for the development of new medicinal, oil, fiber, and ornamental cannabis cultivars. Diverse cannabis populations and gene pools which include local varieties and landraces or even newly bred strains considered to be high potential resources to start pre-breeding and breeding programs towards introducing new cannabis and hemp cultivars or clones. Respect to high morphological, biochemical and genetic variation of thousands of accessions available across the world, scientists are able to create new hybrid lines or select clones using conventional and biotechnological approaches such as mutagenesis, gene and genome editing tools, and gene silencing technologies. Advances in genomics and functional genomics enabled genetic improvements in an efficient way through molecular breeding programs. Using integrative OMICS approaches in parallel with development of bioinformatics tools to analyze and integrate the data has improved the efficiency and robustness of breeding programs of cannabis. In this regard, CannOMICS deals with integrated omics approaches to put cannabis, cannabinoids and terpens data at work which consequently has a great impact on cannabis and hemp industry.