Digestate
Digestate is the nutrient-rich material remaining after anaerobic digestion and may be evaluated for soil or fertilizer uses.
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Dioecious
Dioecious hemp plants have separate male and female plants, which affects seed production, pollen control, fiber traits, and crop management.
farming / geneticsRead definitionDistillate
Distillate is a refined hemp extract fraction produced through distillation to concentrate selected cannabinoids or compounds.
processing / testingRead definitionDry Weight Basis
Dry weight basis is a way of expressing chemical concentration after removing moisture so hemp compliance results can be compared consistently.
policy / testingRead definitionDual-Purpose Hemp
Dual-purpose hemp is grown to capture value from more than one crop output, usually grain and stalk fiber or grain and biomass.
farming / supply-chainRead definitionDust Content
Dust content measures fine particulate material in hemp hurd, fiber, bedding, or processed inputs and can affect usability, safety, and buyer acceptance.
materials / testingRead definitionEconomic Threshold
An economic threshold is the pest or disease level at which management action is justified by expected crop value and control cost.
farmingRead definitionEdestin
Edestin is a major storage protein in hemp seed and is often discussed in relation to hemp protein quality.
foodRead definitionEffluent Management
Effluent management controls wastewater or liquid byproducts from hemp processing methods such as water retting or extraction.
fiber / processingRead definitionElementary Fiber
Elementary fiber is an individual plant fiber cell within a larger hemp bast fiber bundle.
fiber / materialsRead definitionEnvironmental Product Declaration
An environmental product declaration is a standardized document reporting life-cycle environmental data for a product such as hemp insulation or hempcrete components.
construction / sustainabilityRead definitionEnzymatic Hydrolysis
Enzymatic hydrolysis uses enzymes to break hemp biomass polymers into smaller molecules for bioprocessing or material conversion.
fuel / materials / processingRead definitionEnzyme Retting
Enzyme retting uses targeted enzymes to help break down binders in hemp stalks for more controlled fiber separation.
fiber / processingRead definitionErosion Control
Erosion control uses management practices and ground cover to reduce soil loss from wind or water in hemp production systems.
farming / sustainabilityRead definitionERP Integration
ERP integration connects hemp inventory, orders, compliance records, lots, processing, and accounting in an enterprise resource planning system.
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