Anika Chowdhury

• SOAR Position: Member; Alumni
• Major: Biology
• Faculty Mentor(s): Dr. John Dubois

Current Focus: Cross-Breeding Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa) Varieties to Assess Changes in Cannabinoid Content and Seed Yield

Additional Interests: travel, paint, play soccer

Project Description

Cannabis sativa is a dioecious species, meaning that there are separate male and female plants. Female inflorescences (flower buds) have higher concentrations of CBD than male inflorescences. This makes female plants much more valuable in