<i>Cannabis </i>plant named ‘BIHEMP 050924’

Abstract

The present invention provides a new and distinct cannabis cultivar designated as BIHEMP 050924. Disclosed herein are main terpenes of BIHEMP 050924, which are beta-caryophyllene, limonene, alpha-humulene, linalool, myrcene, trans-ocimene, beta-pinene, fenchol, and alpha-terpineol. Also, the present invention provides the estimated concentration of the THC.sub.max, CBD.sub.max, and CBG.sub.max, about 0.21-0.43%, about 5.02-10.86%, and about 0.10-0.72%, respectively, at the time of assaying metabolites from flower samples of BIHEMP 050924.

Claims

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Cannabis plant named BIHEMP 050924 substantially as shown and described herein.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The accompanying color photographs depict characteristics of the new BIHEMP 050924 plants as nearly true as possible to make color reproductions. The overall appearance of the BIHEMP 050924 plants in photographs is shown in colors that may differ slightly from the color values described in the detailed botanical description.

(2) FIG. 1 shows an overall view of the BIHEMP 050924 plant from the side.

(3) FIG. 2A shows a close view of a single leaf of the check variety BLK03 plant.

(4) FIG. 2B shows a close view of a single leaf of the new variety BIHEMP 050924 plant.

(5) FIG. 3A shows top parts (including inflorescence) of the BLK03 plant from the side.

(6) FIG. 3B shows top parts (including inflorescence) of the BIHEMP 050924 plant from the side.

(7) FIG. 4 shows a close view of flowers of the BIHEMP 050924 plant at the late flowering/mature stage.

(8) FIG. 5 shows another close view of flowers of the BIHEMP 050924 plant at the late flowering/mature stage.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

(9) BIHEMP 050924 has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions, and the phenotype may vary significantly with variations in environment. The following observations, measurements, and comparisons describe this plant as grown at Salinas, Calif., when grown in the greenhouse, nursery or field, unless otherwise noted.

(10) Plants for the botanical measurements in the present application are annual plants. In the following description, the color determination is in accordance with The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 2007 Edition, except where general color terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.

(11) The cannabis plant disclosed herein was derived from female and male parents that are internally designated as below.

(12) A GNBR internal Code of the cannabis plant named BIHEMP 050924 is 05.09.24. A GNBR Breeding Code of the cannabis plant named BIHEMP 050924 is (V24.S1.O3xV24.S1.N5.05)x(V24.S1.O3xV24.S1.N5.09).24. The additional number .24 was only assigned to the 24.sup.th individual plant (i.e. BIHEMP 050924) selected from progenies of the cross event between pollen acceptor (O3.N5.05) and pollen donor (O3.N5.09). BIHEMP 050924 is a fertile hybrid derived from a controlled-cross between two proprietary cultivars: (i) V24.S1.O3xV24.S1.N5.05 (pollen acceptor; female parent), also known as O3.N5.05 or 05 and (ii) V24.S1.O3xV24.S1.N5.09 (pollen donor; male parent), also known as O3.N5.09 or 09. The initial cross between two parental cultivars was made in April 2015. The primary phenotypic criteria used to select the new and distinct cannabis cultivar disclosed herein is as follows: structure score, nose/organoleptic testing, mold susceptibility/resistance, and insect susceptibility/resistance. Also, the first asexual propagation of BIHEMP 050924 occurred on Mar. 25, 2017 in Salinas, Calif.

(13) The following traits in combination further distinguish the cannabis cultivar BIHEMP 050924 from the check variety BLK03, which is set as a standard for phenotypic comparison. Tables 2 to 6 present phenotypic traits and/or characteristics of BIHEMP 050924 compared to the check variety BLK03 as follows. All plants were raised together and evaluated when 100 days old (i.e., 25 days in vegetative stage, 15 days in propagation stage, and 60 days in flowering times).

(14) TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 General Characteristics Characteristics New Variety Check Variety (BLK03) Plant life An herbaceous plant An herbaceous plant forms (herb) (herb) Plant growth An upright, tap-rooted An upright, tap-rooted habit annual plant; forming annual plant; forming fibrous roots when fibrous roots asexually propagated when asexually propagated Plant origin A controlled-cross A controlled-cross between between pollen acceptor pollen acceptor (GLD13) (O3.N5.05) and pollen and pollen donor donor (O3.N5.09) (BSIA) Plant Asexually propagated Asexually propagated propagation by stem by stem cuttings and cloning cuttings and cloning Propagation Easy Moderate ease Height 0.3-1.2 m 0.5-2.5 m Width 56 cm 119.5 cm Plant vigor High Medium Time to 10 weeks 8 weeks Harvest (Seed to Harvest) Resistance to Resistant to pests as Not Resistant to pests as pests or follows; (1) follows; (1) two spotted diseases Western Flower Thrip spider mite (Frankliniella (Tetranychus urticae occidentalis); (2) (Koch)); (2) Aphids Leaf Miner (Liriomyza species such as: Cannabis sativae); (3) Whitefly Aphids (Phorodon (Trialeurodes vapor- cannabis), Green Peach ariorum); (4) Lepidoptera Aphid (Myzus persicae species such as: (Sulzer)), Foxglove Aphid Armyworm (Spodoptera (Aulacorthum frupperda), Cabbage solani), Peach Whites (Pieris rapae), Aphid (Macrosiphum Painted Lady (Vanessa euphorbiae) and Black cardui), Lepidoptera sp. Bean whitefly Aphid (Aphis fabae); (3) (Trialeurodes Resistant to diseases as vaporariorum); follows; Botrytis/ (4) Lepidoptera species Flower Rot (Botrytis such as: Armyworm cinerea), Powdery (Spodoptera frupperda), Mildew (Podosphaera Cabbage Whites xanthii) (Pieris rapae), Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), Lepidoptera sp. Not resistant to diseases as follows; Botrytis/Flower Rot (Botrytis cinerea) and Powdery Mildew (Podosphaera xanthii) Genetically- NO NO modified organism

(15) TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Leaf/Foliage Check Variety Characteristics New Variety (BLK03) Leaf Alternate Alternate arrangement Leaf shape Palmately compound Palmately compound Leaf structure Linear-lanceolate Linear-lanceolate leaflet blades with leaflet blades with glandular hairs glandular hairs Leaf margins Dentate, coarsely Dentate, coarsely serrated, and the serrated, and the teeth point away teeth point away from the tip from the tip Leaf hairs Present on both upper Present on both and lower surfaces upper and lower surfaces Leaf length with petiole 20.4 cm 16.6 cm at maturity Leaf width at maturity 9.8-14.6 cm 10.7 cm Petiole length at maturity 7.7 cm 6.5 cm Petiole color (RHS No.) 53A at day 60 in 140C flowering; 134B at day 5 in flowering Intensity of petiole Weak (early flowering Medium (vegetative anthocyanin stage); stage); very Medium (late flowering strong (late stage - during days flowering stage) 30-60 in flowering) Stipule length at maturity 0.6 cm 0.7 cm Stipule shape Elliptical Elliptical Stipule color (RHS No.) 134A 149B No. of leaflets 5-7 5-7 Middle largest (longest) 12.1 cm 9.8 cm leaflet length Middle largest (longest) 2.2 cm 2.3 cm leaflet width Middle largest (longest) 12.1:2.2 9.8:2.3 leaflet length/width ratio No. teeth of middle leaflet 22 25 (average) Leaf (upper side) color 139B 132A (RHS No.) Leaf (lower side) color 139C 134D (RHS No.) Leaf glossiness Strong at the Strong upper surface Vein/midrib shape Obliquely continuous Obliquely throughout leaflet continuous throughout leaflet Vein/midrib color 151D 144C (RHS No.) Aroma Pungent, yet sweet Spicy

(16) TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 4 Stem Check Variety Characteristics New Variety (BLK03) Stem shape Hollow, ribbed, Hollow, ribbed, large textured Stem diameter at base 2.3 cm 2.8 cm Stem color (RHSNo.) 149D N144D Depth of main stem ribs/grooves Shallow Absent Internode length 14.4-27.2 cm 2.4-4.9 cm

(17) TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 5 Inflorescence (Female/Pistillate Flowers) Characteristics New Variety Check Variety (BLK03) Flowering Elongated compound Elongated compound (blooming) cymes, from 0.2 m- cymes, from 0.5 m- habit 1.5 m in length 1.2 m in length Proportion of female 100% pistillate 100% pistillate plants Inflorescence Above Even position Flower arrangement Cymose Cymose (terminal bud matures, while lateral flowers mature thereafter) Number of flowers 110-143 per cyme 80-120 per cyme per plant Flower shape Calcarate-urceolate Calcarate-urceolate Flower (individual 0.3 cm 0.7 cm pistillate) length Flower (compound 4.7 cm 3 .8 cm cyme) diameter Corolla shape No defined corolla No defined corolla Corolla size n/a n/a Corolla Color n/a n/a (RHS No.) Bract shape Urceolate Urceolate Bract size 0.4-1.2 cm 0.2-0.8 cm Bract color 130B N134C (RHS No.) Calyx shape No defined calyx No defined calyx Calyx color n/a n/a (RHS No.) Stigma shape Linear Acute Stigma length 1.9 mm 2.2 mm Stigma color 53A 159D (RHS No.) Trichome shape Capitate-stalked glandular Capitate-stalked glandular Trichome color 157A before harvest, at 157A at day 40 in (RHS No.) approximately day flowering 38 of flowering Other types of Capitate sessile tri- Capitate sessile tri- trichomes chomes are present chomes are present on on the leaves of plants, the leaves of plants, as as well as being noticed well as being noticed in the flowers (color: in the flowers (color: 157A at day 38 157A at day 40 in flowering). in flowering). During later flowering, During later flowering, i.e. day 40 to i.e. day 48 to day 60 day 60 in flowering, in flowering, capitate the capitate stalked stalked trichomes are trichomes are present present (color: N30B). (color: N30B). Bulbous and non- glandular trichomes are also present and most noticeable on the petioles, stems, and leaves (color: 157A). Terminal bud shape Oblong Oblong Terminal bud color 132C 203C (RHS No.) Pedicel Absent Absent Staminate shape No staminate flowers No staminate flowers produced naturally; produced naturally; however, male flower however, male flower (staminate) can be (staminate) can be induced with chemical induced with chemical compounds (such as compounds (such as silver nitrate silver nitrate and silver and silver thiosulphate thiosulphate anionic anionic complex). complex). Pollen description Absent Absent Seed shape Smooth and globular Smooth and globular Seed size 2.0-2.8 mm 1.8-2.3 mm Marbling of seed Weak Absent (non-existent) Petal description Apetalous Apetalous Max THC content About 0.21-0.43% About 18.88-19.37% Max CBD About 5.02-10.86 % 0.00% content Max CBG About 0.10-0.72% About 0.84-0.91 % content n/a: not available

(18) TABLE-US-00006 TABLE 6 Other Characteristics Characteristics New Variety Check Variety (BLK03) Time period and 6-8 weeks 7-9 weeks condition of flowering/ blooming Hardiness of Hardy to 25 F.-ambient Hardy to 25 F.-ambient plant temperature temperature Breaking action Flexible, highly resistant to Strong, non-flexible breakage Rooting rate 99%-vigorous 70%-moderate after cutting/cloning Types of Stem Stem Cutting for Cloning Shipping quality Good Moderate Storage life Medium (2-5 months Medium (2-6 months with minor changes in with minor changes in physical appearance physical appearance and/or smell/taste) and/ or smell/taste) Market use Medicinal n/a Productivity of Approximately Approximately flower 0.136-0.363 kg 0.14-0.45 kg can can be produced per be produced per plant, dependent on plant; dependent finished plant size on finished size (1.0-2.6 m); Growing (0.6-1.2 m); Growing conditions/en- conditions/en- vironment will vironment will dictate final yield/output dictate final yield/output

(19) In general, BIHEMP 050924 is larger in height than both parents, (O3.N5.05) and (O3.N5.09). BIHEMP 050924 is more robust in terms of growing performance, time to rooted clones, and time to flower maturity. Also, BIHEMP 050924 has greater resistance to pests and diseases, stronger branches, thicker stems, greater flexibility, and higher yielding. BIHEMP 050924 clearly demonstrates hybrid vigor, and outperforms both parents overall. Chemically, BIHEMP 050924 has a higher propyl cannabinoid content as well as a higher terpene content than either parent.

(20) When BIHEMP 050924 is compared to the check variety BLK03, BIHEMP 050924 is shorter in plant height and narrower in plant width than BLK03.BIHEMP 050924 shows higher plant vigor and longer time to harvest than BLK03. However, BIHEMP 050924 has longer leafs than BLK03 in terms of whole leaf length including petiole. Also, BIHEMP 050924 has longer leaflets than BLK03 when comparing the middle largest leaflet length, while BIHEMP 050924 has less teeth numbers in middle leaflet than BLK03. BIHEMP 050924 has a longer petiole but a little shorter stipule in average than BLK03 at maturity. Regarding the average stem diameter at base, BIHEMP 050924 is shorter than BLK03. However, the internode length of BIHEMP 050924 is conspicuously longer than that of BLK03. In terms of flower numbers per cyme, BIHEMP 050924 has more flowers than BLK03. When comparing the compound cyme diameter, BIHEMP 050924 is longer than BLK03, while individual pistillate flower of BIHEMP 050924 is shorter than that of BLK03. BIHEMP 050924 has a longer bract than BLK03, while having a little shorter stigma. With respect to aroma, BIHEMP 050924 have a pungent yet sweet scent, while BLK03 has a generally spicy smell.

(21) When BIHEMP 050924 is compared to the known cannabis plant named ECUADORIAN SATIVA (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 27,475), there are several distinctive characteristics. For example, overall form of BIHEMP 050924 plant is short in plant height but wider across at the widest point than the ECUADORIAN SATIVA plant. BIHEMP 050924 plant has a little longer middle leaflet (without petiole) and whole leaf (with petiole) length than the ECUADORIAN SATIVA plant. Generally, BIHEMP 050924 plant has a little shorter petiole at maturity than the ECUADORIAN SATIVA plant. BIHEMP 050924 plant has a narrower middle leaflet width than the ECUADORIAN SATIVA plant. Regarding stem diameter at base, BIHEMP 050924 is similar to ECUADORIAN SATIVA. While the aroma of ECUADORIAN SATIVA is strongly mephitic with hints of limonene, BIHEMP 050924 has a pungent yet sweet scent. When comparing total THC content between BIHEMP 050924 and ECUADORIAN SATIVA, the total THC content of BIHEMP 050924 is between 0.21-0.43%, while ECUADORIAN SATIVA accumulates 12.45% total THC.

(22) BIHEMP 050924 having no more than 0.3% THC content, qualifies as a hemp under most growing conditions. As with other plants, BIHEMP 050924 may accumulate higher contents of total THC under some growing conditions, or if allowed to continue growing past maturity.