New hop cultivars for South-Western British Columbia

葎草是一个开花植物的小属，原产于北方的温带地区。啤酒花是啤酒花的雌花（球果，球花），在啤酒生产中用作调味剂。在北美有许多种啤酒花。每一种不同的啤酒花品种都为啤酒提供了独特的风味和香气，并且在当地的生长环境中具有不同的优点和缺点。因此，非常需要开发具有理想风味和香气特征的新的本地啤酒花品种。昆特伦理工大学（KPU）生物创新实验室将利用其专业知识，为绿色植物群温室有限公司提供遗传和代谢支持，以开发新的不列颠哥伦比亚省（BC）衍生啤酒花品种。KPU基因组学实验室将使用遗传工具来指导育种和农业实践，并使用色谱法来量化绿色植物群的每一个新品种中对味道和香气至关重要的分子。学生将受益于参与应用研究的机会，并为BC生产和分销的新啤酒花品种的开发做出贡献。这项工作的产品将用于绿色植物群温室和他们的客户在整个不列颠哥伦比亚省和加拿大，以提高啤酒花生产，并提供更多的品种选择啤酒酿造商。

Humulus is a small genus of flowering plants native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Hops are the female flowers (seed cones, strobiles) of the species Humulus lupulus that are used as flavouring agents in beer production. There are many hop varieties grown in North America. Each different hop variety contributes unique flavour and aroma profiles in beer, and have different advantages and disadvantages in local growing environments. As such, there is significant need for the development of new local hops varieties with desirable flavour and aroma profiles. The Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) Bio-Innovation lab will use its expertise to provide genetic and metabolomic support to Green Flora Greenhouses Ltd. for the development of new British Columbia (BC) derived hops cultivars. The KPU Genomics Lab will use genetic tools to guide breeding and farming practices, and use chromatography to quantify molecules important for taste and aroma in each of Green Flora's new cultivars. Students will benefit from the opportunity to participate in applied research and contribute to the development of new hop cultivars ideal for BC production and distribution. The products from this work will be used by Green Flora Greenhouses and their clients throughout BC and across Canada to improve hop production and provide more varietal options for brewers.