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RCK

Chemotype diagnosis of cannabis is currently made by Thin-layer chromatography (TLC), high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC), Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GCMS), or Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LCMS), all require sampling, extraction, and for GCMS and LCMS - transportation to a cannabis certified laboratory. These destructive  procedures are time-consuming and require highly skilled labor. NIR spectroscopy is recently used to quickly analyze dried cannabis inflorescences without grinding; However, the results are of specific cannabinoids rather than a broad profile, and the analysis is approximate.

As breeders, we have hundreds/thousands of new strains each year which need to be scanned. We are looking for an accurate method for cannabinoid and terpene profiling in living cannabis plants. We encourage the development of a portable, hand-held, reliable and non-destructive tool for metabolite profiling that can be performed directly in the greenhouse to verify the plant chemotype.

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