While industrial hemp is becoming popular in the United States, we need to learn how different hemp varieties grow in organic farming and how their roots work with beneficial fungi (called AMF) to support sustainable farming and increase hemp’s industrial use.
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) help plants absorb nutrients and water by forming a beneficial relationship with their roots, which is important for maintaining healthy soil in regenerative organic farming.
Over two growing seasons (2022-2023), we studied the growth of four hemp varieties (MS 77, Futura 75, Santhica 27, and Han NE) in a regenerative organic system. We also examined root colonization to understand its connection with different hemp varieties and environmental conditions.
View and download our findings in this handy one-page summary of our research.