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Morphoanatomical, histochemical, and molecular characterization of female Cannabis plants from three Argentine strains.

Cristian Vaccarini, María Inés Mercado, Graciela Inés Ponessa, Andrés McCarthy, Christina McCarthy, Raúl Amado Cattáneo, Daniela Sedan, Darío Andrinolo

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Cristian VaccariniCentro de Investigaciones del Medioambiente (CIM-CONICET-CIC), Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-3599-2356
María Inés MercadoInstituto de Morfología Vegetal, Fundación Miguel Lillo, Tucumán, Argentina. mimercado@lillo.org.ar.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8128-3377
Graciela Inés PonessaInstituto de Morfología Vegetal, Fundación Miguel Lillo, Tucumán, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5819-7350
Andrés McCarthyCentro Regional de Estudios Genómicos CREG, CONICET-UNLP, La Plata, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7772-091X
Christina McCarthyCentro Regional de Estudios Genómicos CREG, CONICET-UNLP, La Plata, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6666-5094
Raúl Amado CattáneoCentro Regional de Estudios Genómicos CREG, CONICET-UNLP, La Plata, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5242-4476
Daniela SedanCentro de Investigaciones del Medioambiente (CIM-CONICET-CIC), Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-7666-0370
Darío AndrinoloCentro de Investigaciones del Medioambiente (CIM-CONICET-CIC), Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-5294

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study analyzed the morphoanatomical, histochemical, and molecular characteristics of three Cannabis sativa strains, CAT1, CAT2, and CAT3, acronyms for Argentine therapeutic strains in Spanish (Cepas Argentinas Terapéuticas), using bright light, fluorescence, and scanning electron microscopy. The strains were previously cultivated and chemically characterized at CIM, UNLP, CONICET. Five plants from each strain were collected at the end of the vegetative and flowering phases; part of the material was fixed for anatomical studies, and part was used fresh for histochemical analyses. Anatomical features of roots, stems, leaves, and flowers were analyzed, focusing on stomatal density, trichome types, and the presence of laticifers. Histochemical analyses detected phenolic compounds, cannabinoids, lipophilic compounds, and other metabolites using specific staining techniques. Additionally, short sequence repeat (SSR) molecular markers were employed to characterize and confirm the genomic identity of the strains. Morphoanatomical and histochemical traits enabled differentiation among the strains, revealing significant variations in leaflet dimensions, trichome density, and metabolic profiles. For example, CAT1 exhibited thicker leaves and larger stomata, CAT2 had a higher density of laticifers, and CAT3 showed a greater density of cannabinoid-rich glandular trichomes. Using SSR molecular markers, strain genomic identity was confirmed with a probability greater than 99.99999983%. This integrative approach, combining morphoanatomical, histochemical, and molecular analyses, highlights the unique features of CAT1, CAT2, and CAT3 and underscores the importance of molecular markers in validating strain identity.

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CannabisArgentinaPlant LeavesArgentine therapeutic strains (CAT)CannabisHistochemistryMolecular markers SSRMorphoanatomy

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