SSN-2023-114-JS - New West Genetics Hemp Recombinant Inbred Lines

Colorado State University (CSU) hereby gives notice of its intent to purchase hemp recombinant inbred lines (RILs) via sole source from New West Genetics. The Department of Agriculture Biology at Colorado State University intends to purchase hemp recombinant inbred lines (RILs) from New West Genetics to examine the adaptive roles of plant defensive chemistry on pest resistance in hemp. CSU will quantify the performance of key hemp pests (cannabis aphids and hemp russet mites) and cannabinoid content on a population of hemp RILs. New West Genetics’ breeding program has created novel genotypes, each with distinct, uniform and stable cannabinoid profiles. They have crossed the extremes of these and have F2 seed in hand so they can rapidly develop the RILs in year 1. Once the lines are developed we will screen for insect resistance in these lines. New West Genetics will will also collect leaf samples from the lines for DNA testing.