Station Bulletin 681
May 1998
Feasibility of Industrial Hemp
Production in the United States Pacific Northwest
Daryl T. Ehrensing
Department of Crop and Soil Science
Oregon State University
Summary:- Introduction:
- Botany:
- History:
- Economic
Importance:
- Adaptation:
- Climatic
Requirements
- Moisture
- Soils
- Agronomy:
- Hemp Varieties
- Seedbed
Preparation and Planting
- Fertilizer
- Weed control
- Insects,
Diseases, and other pests
- Harvest
- Retting
- Fiber Separation
- Yield
- Transport
and Storage
- Seed Production
- Climate
and Soils of the PNW:
- Possible
Hemp Adaptation to the PNW:
- Hemp
Production Budget:
- Conclusions:
- References:
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Oregon State University
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This report was prepared and printed with support from the
Oregon Natural Resources Council, the Turner Foundation, and the
Wallace Genetic Foundation.
Agricultural Experiment Station
Oregon State University