Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is a species sensitive to the influence of
exogenous growth regulators, both in the treatment of vegetative plant
tissues and in vitro culture. 1-naphthylacetic acid, indole-3-acetic acid,
2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, kinetin, 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP),
gibberellic acid (GA3), ascorbic acid and nicotinic acid of exogenous origin
in the studied concentrations and doses caused a change in the content of
cannabinoids in plants of the variety USO 31. Ascorbic acid, auxins and GA3
significantly reduced the content of cannabinoids, whereas nicotinic acid
and cytokinins increased it. Under the influence of nicotinic acid and BAP,
a higher content of cannabinoid compounds was stably manifested during each
of the three years of processing and it is inherited by at least one
generation of descendants. An additional method to increase the level of
non-psychotropic cannabinoids may be the treatment of vegetative plant
tissues with cytokinin BAP (the concentration of 40 mg/l, the consumption
rate of 30 ml/m2, the phase of growth and development BBCH 51), which, in
contrast to high concentrations of nicotinic acid, significantly increased
the content of cannabidiol, and, to a lesser extent, tetrahydrocannabinol.
The selection traits of the hemp - stem total length, mass and fiber
content, seed productivity and sex determination significantly increased
under treatment. A wide range of possibilities for phytohormones of
exogenous origin in regulating cannabinoid accumulation, morphogenesis of
hemp plants and their productivity was confirmed. Different hemp genotypes
may have different responses to plant growth regulators and concentrations,
which should be established in each case.