Henola and Bialobrzeskie Variety Trial Data
The importance of industrial hemp research cannot be overstated. While performance and yield data are critical for variety selection and farm planning, hemp research also provides a guide for useful production techniques and parameters to help increase a grower’s chance of success with a new crop. This has proven to be especially valuable for fiber and grain industrial hemp production.
In 2020, we supplied researchers at land grant universities across the country with our two certified varieties. This included the Multi-State Initiative coordinated by Dr. Bob Pearce at the University of Kentucky, which includes hemp variety trials across dozens of states. This data informs hemp farmers which cultivars are more suited to perform in their region and microclimate, choose an optimal planting date, and sheds light on other agronomic practices for producing a competitive crop. All of this information helps farmers project financial forecasts and plan for the upcoming production season.
Below is the current agronomic data on Henola and Bialobrzeskie from universities across the United States. As new trial data is published, we will aggregate it here.
Percentage of Bast Fiber Content in Stalks of European Varieties
There are two types of bast fibers. Primary bast fibers characterized by long length (up to 50 mm), high cellulose (50-70%), and low lignin (about 7%) content compose 70-90% of the stalk. Secondary bast fibers that are shorter (approximately 2 mm) and more lignified comprise the remaining 10-30% of the bast fibers.
The hurd of hemp stalks are short fibers that make up an inner woody core. Hurd accounts for 70-80% of the stalk and typically contains 20-30% lignin.
