HempCyberFarm Answer 3 Poland

Answer 3 Polish Hemp-seed

3. Polish strains to use and their prices:

The Institute of Natural Fibers (INF, see Hemp-seed Suppliers for address) is responsible for the breeding and supply of sowing material of Polish Hemp. The current Polish cultivars ‘Bialobrzeskie’ and ‘Beniko’ are monoecious. They are mainly intended for production of cordage, military fabrics, blended yarns (Hemp with wool and cotton), fiber board and technical oil products. Seeds of both ‘Bialobrzeskie’ and ‘Beniko’ are readily available. 1995 price by INF were US$3.00/kg = US$1.50/pound.

Creative Hemp breeding has continued at INF and recently resulted in monoecious cultivars with the tentative names ‘W-1’, ‘Dolnoslaskie’ and ‘D/83’. Ancestry of these potential cultivars is not known at this time. They are low in THC and have better (finer) fiber quality for textiles than ‘Bialobrzeskie’ and ‘Beniko’. ‘W-1’ and ‘Dolnoslaskie’ have been submitted to national registration tests but now seem to have been withdrawn again, and ‘D/83’ is still in the breeding process.

‘Bialobrzeskie’ registered in 1968, is the result of a multiple crossing of dioecious and monoecious strains: (((‘LKCSD’ x ‘Kompolti’) x ‘Bredemann 18’) x ‘Fibrimon 24’), followed by long term plant selection for fiber content. The dioecious parent ‘LKCSD’ was selected from ‘Havelländische’ or ‘Schurings’ Hemp from Central-Russian origin. The dioecious ‘Bredemann 18’ is a selection from Germany (originally also Central-Russian) and is very rich in fiber. ‘Bialobrzeskie’ is submitted for registration in Austria by Saatbau Linz.

The most recent cultivar ‘Beniko’ is a progeny, obtained by individual selection, from the crossing (‘Fibrimon 24’ x ‘Fibrimon 21’). It was registered in Poland in 1985. To make it eligible for EU subsidy, ‘Beniko’ was submitted for registration in 1995 in the Netherlands by HempFlax B.V., as well as in Austria by Saatbau Linz.

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*Industrial-Hemp has no psychoactive properties following definition of the European Economic Community (EEC); THC content is less than 0.3%. In general, low THC-seed varieties without psychoactive properties are those that have a THC content of less than 1%. (See also No-THC Hemp-seed.) THC= Delta-9 TetraHydroCannabinol.