Often plants are used either for their flowers or the fruit that is produced from the flowers; however, the plant must receive triggers for flowering to occur. Many of the exact triggers that cause specific plants to switch from their vegetative states into flowering states have not yet been discovered. The flowering of Cannabis sativa was examined through the isolation of its FT gene. FT has previously shown to be significant in the conversion from vegetative to flowering in model plants. The FT gene in Cannabis was identified, sequenced, and compared to published FT sequences of various other plants to form a phylogenic tree. In Cannabis specifically, active ingredients are found in the flowers; to be able to control when the plant flowers gives control over the production of the active ingredients. Since flowering in Cannabis has not previously been explored, this study was a starting point for future research.

FT flowering gene examination in Cannabis sativa

245th National Meeting (2013)

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