Dr Rajasekhar Kasula

INTRODUCTIONHemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is an annual herbaceous plant belonging to the family Cannabinaceae(Turner et al., 1979), traditionally grown for fiber and seed production. Whole hemp seed contains approximately 25% crude protein, 33 to 35% oil, and 34% carbohydrate, in addition to a broad range of vitamins and minerals (Darshan and Rudolph, 2000; Callaway, 2004; House et al., 2010). Hemp se ...

INTRODUCTIONThe Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) forecasts that the human population will increase by 30% by 2050 (FAO, 2019) with corresponding increase in demand for food. Animal protein, the largest component of human food is entirely dependent on livestock production channels as its source. Over 70% of the cost of livestock production is feed, and the second largest component and c ...

INTRODUCTIONHemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is an annual herbaceous plant belonging to the family Cannabinaceae1, traditionally grown for fiber and seed production. Whole hemp seed contains approximately 25% crude protein, 33-35% oil and 34% carbohydrate, in addition to a broad range of vitamins and minerals2-4. Hemp seed oil contains 75 to 80% polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), including 60% linoleic ...

INTRODUCTIONHemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is an annual herbaceous plant belonging to the family Cannabinaceae1, traditionally grown for fiber and seed production. Whole hemp seed contains approximately 25% crude protein, 33-35% oil and 34% carbohydrate, in addition to a broad range of vitamins and minerals2-4. Hemp seed oil contains 75-80% polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), including 60% linoleic aci ...