<i>Cannabis </i>plant named ‘MOC20P01’

Abstract

A new cultivar of Cannabis plant named ‘MOC20P01’ that is characterized by about 1% THC and about 16% CBD by dry weight.

Claims

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Cannabis plant named ‘MOC20P01’ as described and illustrated herein.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The accompanying color photographs depict characteristics of ‘MOC20P01’ at about 11 weeks after rooting the clone. The photographs were taken in a facility in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The colors shown are as true as can be reasonably obtained by conventional photographic procedures.

(2) FIG. 1 shows a whole plant of ‘MOC20P01’.

(3) FIG. 2 shows a medium view of the stem, branches, inflorescence, and foliage of ‘MOC20P01’.

(4) FIG. 3 shows an alternative medium view of the stem, branches, inflorescence, and foliage of ‘MOC20P01’.

(5) FIG. 4 shows a close-up view of an inflorescence and foliage of ‘MOC20P01’.

(6) FIG. 5 shows a close-up view of a bud of ‘MOC20P01’.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

(7) The following is a detailed description of the new cultivar ‘MOC20P01’.

(8) ‘MOC20P01’ has not been tested under all possible environmental conditions. Phenotypic differences may be observed with variations in environment without any variance in genotype.

(9) The traits of ‘MOC20P01’ have been repeatedly observed and represent the distinguishing characteristics of ‘MOC20P01’.

(10) The data that follows was collected in Markham, Ontario Canada.

(11) Plants were flowered under standard indoor environmental conditions with High Pressure Sodium (HPS) and light-emitting diode (LED) lamps. Plants were cut from healthy mothers and allowed to root for 14 to 18 days prior to being introduced to the flower room. The room was maintained at 18 hour days/6 hour nights for a week to allow the cuttings to establish adequate vegetative tissue. The floral transition was initiated by switching to 12 hour days and 12 hour nights. Flowering lasted 8-9 weeks before harvest, at which point samples were taken for chemical analysis, and yield was quantified. Morphological measurements were taken from plants aged 9 weeks post-floral transition.

(12) Standard in-house developed nutrients were used throughout growth, and the plants were defoliated and pruned as necessary throughout the cycle.

(13) In the following description, the color determination is in accordance with the 2017 Munsell Plant Tissue Color Book, except where general color terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used. Classification: Denomination.—‘MOC20P01’. Family.—Cannabacaeae. Genus.—Cannabis. Species.—Cannabis sativa. Common name.—Marijuana. Parentage: Female Cannabis sativa variety ‘Nollia’ (Buddha's Sister Seed #35, ‘MOB19P01’) and male Cannabis sativa variety of uncertain background referred to as “Med #1 Seed #1” (no agricultural ID). Propagation: ‘MOC20P01’ is asexually (clonally) propagated from vegetative cuttings. It takes approximately 14-18 days to produce a rooted young plant. Roots are fine and well-branched. Plant: Height.—79.5 cm-93.5 cm (average 86.5 cm). Diameter.—35 cm-60 cm. Stems: Length/height.—79.5 cm-93.5 cm (average 86.5 cm). Width/diameter.—8 mm-10 mm. Color.—2.5 GY 5/6 [e.g., 2.5 GY 7/8, 5 RP 3/4]. Shape.—Tubular. Texture.—Fibrous and Pubescent. Nodes.—21-24 (average 23). Foliage: Type/form.—Palmately Compound. Arrangement.—Alternate. Attachment.—Petiolate. Leaf width.—17 cm-20 cm. Leaf length.—14 cm-16 cm. Number of leaflets per leaf.—5-7. Leaflet shape.—Lanceolate. Leaflet length.—14 cm-16 cm. Leaflet width.—2.5 cm-3 cm. Leaflet margin.—Serrate. Leaflet apex.—Acuminate. Leaflet base.—Attenuate. Leaflet color, upper surface.—7.5 GY 3/4. Leaflet color, lower surface.—5 GY 5/4. Venation pattern and description, upper and lower leaflet surfaces.—Pinnate. Texture (both surfaces).—Pubescent, primarily on the abaxial side and along leaf vasculature. Stipules.—Present, 2 per node on either side of a petiole, attenuated. Fragrance.—Earthy, herbal, tea aroma. Petiole: Length.—4 cm-6 cm. Diameter.—˜2 mm. Texture.—Fine, short non-glandular trichomes. Color.—5 GY 6/6, 5 RP 3/6. Inflorescence: The plant is a genetically female dioicous plant and, therefore, produces predominantly female flowers. There are no male-only plants. There is a very low incidence of hermaphroditism. Blooming habit.—Short day photoperiod sensitive. Blooming period.—56 days (average) from photoperiod switch. Male flowering: male flowers are very rare and have not been observed. Attachment.—Subsessile. Bracts.—Covered with trichomes and resin glands with 2 stigmas. Bract shape.—Slightly pointed at the apex; bracts ovate to lanceolate; margins entire; bases rounded to cuneate; apices acute to acuminate. Bract color.—5GY 6/10 (exterior) and 5GY 5/6 (interior). Trichomes.—Capitate-sessile, capitate-stalked, bulbous, and non-glandular (cystolith hairs); trichomes are present on almost all aerial organs but are present at highest concentration on female flowers (calyxes, bracts, etc.) as well as subtending intra-flower leaves. Bract trichome, resin gland color.—Mix of mix of clear, cloudy, and 10R 4/8. Inflorescence color.—5 GY 4/4. Number of inflorescences per plant.—Approximately 23. Diameter.—2.5 cm-5 cm. Length.—3 cm-7 cm. Inflorescence anthocyanin.—Absent for both female and male (very rare) flowers. Average flower width.—4.4 cm. Inflorescence fragrance.—Earthy, herbal, tea aroma. Reproductive organs: Pistils.—1. Quantity (of stigmas) per flower.—2-2. Stigma length.—0.3 cm-0.6 cm. Stigma width.—<1 mm. Stigma color.—2.5 GY 8/4, 7.5 YR 5/6, 10 R 3/4. THC and CBD content: (As quantified with a Waters LC-MS/MS, running an Acetonitrile:Methanol:2-propanol gradient mobile phase through a Raptor ACR-18, 2.7 um, 2.1×150 mm column): Average % THC by dry weight.—1%. Average % CBD by dry weight.—13%-18% (average 16.2%). Yield: Average flower yield.—810 g/m.sup.2 (grams dried, trimmed flower per m.sup.2 of growing space). Average trim yield.—170.1 g/m.sup.2. Disease and insect/pest resistance: Not directly tested. However, no disease or pest issues have been observed.

COMPARISON WITH KNOWN VARIETIES

(14) When compared to female parental cultivar ‘Nollia’ (CBD: 5-8%; THC (3-5%)), ‘MOC20P01’ produces higher CBD and lower THC. ‘MOC20P01’ also yields significantly more mass than ‘Nollia’ (average of 378 g/m.sup.2). ‘Nollia’ is also shorter than ‘MOC20P01’ at 70 cm on average. The male parent plant was not available for comparison.

(15) A close variety of Cannabis known to the inventors is the commercial variety ‘Avidekel’ (not patented). The variety ‘MOC20P01’ can be distinguished from the variety ‘Avidekel’ by the traits shown in Table 1.

(16) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Comparison between ‘MOC20P01’ and ‘Avidekel’ Characteristic ‘MOC20P01’ ‘Avideke’ Overage Average Height 86.5 cm 49 cm Average Active Height 80.7 cm 39 cm Average # of Nodes 23 26 Average Yield (g/m.sup.2) 810 551 Average Flower Width 4.4 cm 3.7 cm Average % THC by Dry Weight 1% 0.55% Average % CBD by Dry Weight 13-18% 12.44%

(17) In comparison to the variety ‘Avidekel’, the ‘MOC20P01’ variety is characterized as a high CBD producing cultivar. The ‘MOC20P01’ variety provides a high yield of CBD, which increases the grams CBD/m.sup.2 growing space relative to other CBD-producing cultivars, such as the ‘Avidekel’ variety. This improvement allows for improved extraction efficiency. ‘MOC20P01’ propagates easily, grows consistently batch to batch, and had no observed disease issues to date, all of which promote production and extraction of CBD at scale.